Slowmod Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Hello my name is Dave Hall, long time for owner and very pleased with all of the vehicles I've owned. I'm disabled, Multiple Sclerosis. Prior to the disabiltiy I drove in Public Transit....40 foot long Gillig Phantoms. I still function pretty well if I'm rested very well. When I go bad it's double vision, which is what caused my commercial driver license to go away.. So, with pension in hand I want to get my hands on a Transit Connect with a diesel and 5 or 6 speed manual gear box. Reason: I've had my Focus, its the second the first was a 2002 model for many happy miles. The Transit Connect has the same 2.0 liter engine with a slush box. Somewhat heavier vehicle than a four door focus. With a 5 speed this little car will scoot. I love that. But an automatic in a van? I can't see it. Even a small diesel with a 5 speed manual would be great. Who from Ford looks at this board? How about one spec'd for the UK brought over here? Doable I would think,and there appears to be significant interest here. Electric isn't gonna do it for a lot of us. I am hoping to get some feedback, but mostly I'd like to see one available sometime. Want make an RV out of it. I hope to talk soon. Dave Hall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtn Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Hi, Dave. Any European TC would be ok, most are LHD anyway. It'll be expensive tho, as it would be one-off with all the respective taxes and paperwork. The diesel options are 75, 90 and 110 hp, all with particle filters. No automatic option here, just 5M. I have the 75 hp one and it's really slow. Still, as strange as it sounds, I tend to pick my Transit instead of Mazda 6 whenever I need to go somewhere alone (it's a 2-seater). Fun to drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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