Yakmike Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Newbie here and thanks for all of the great intel on the Transit vans. I am in the process of deciding on either a used or new vehicle to convert into a camper. I kayak fish and wanted to ask if anyone here has installed a roof rack for kayaks on the tall model? The interior may be long enough to rig something to load a 14' kayak for travel. Whatever model I finally decide on will be used also for a primary driver. I also want the Eco Boost engine for my vehicle. Any thoughts in this direction would be most helpful. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Ridley Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Ecoboost only available on 2014-2016 SWB vehicles. It's a fun engine if you can find one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty150 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 You are not going to fit a 14' kayak inside, when 8' of plywood won't fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herb Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 9 hours ago, Yakmike said: Newbie here and thanks for all of the great intel on the Transit vans. I am in the process of deciding on either a used or new vehicle to convert into a camper. I kayak fish and wanted to ask if anyone here has installed a roof rack for kayaks on the tall model? The interior may be long enough to rig something to load a 14' kayak for travel. Whatever model I finally decide on will be used also for a primary driver. I also want the Eco Boost engine for my vehicle. Any thoughts in this direction would be most helpful. Thanks! You talking about the Transit Connect or the Transit ? A Transit model will work for what you want to do but i highly doubt a Transit Connect will . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainman Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Welcome, @Yakmike! I think putting a roof rack on a Transit Connect is fairly straightforward, especially if you get the utility version which basically has holes for you to bolt whatever you want up there. So it's just a matter of getting some bars that you can mount your kayak rack to. Regarding new vs used: I always buy used because a new car loses a ton of value just driving off the lot and you might get a lemon (My Transit Connect was actually a leman that the previous owner bought new, but they lived in California so Ford had to buy it back. I bought it cheap from a dealer who got it at action after Ford replaced the entire electrical!). That said, I think diesel is an engine option in the 2019 Transit Connects, which is probably going to get you better fuel economy and (high end) torque than an ecoboost engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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