Ford Transit Forum

by **thehangmen** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 4:09 pm

Makes life a little more relaxing to discover that your vans little 'traits' are not so rare after all :wink:

Things that were once a puzzle or concern are now just taken as granted thanks to this forum:

a regular bit of oil consumption
a little Judder in reverse now and then
the odd whining from behind if you listen out for it
The onslaught of mileage (old age)
80mph top cruising speed is nothing to be ashamed of

Any more...?

by **MR MOVE IT** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 4:59 pm

That rust is your new friend

by **rover** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 6:02 pm

Yeah a major one!

I no longer worry that I wont get any enthusiasm when I say "Look what I did today"

all I ever got from the missus was "Oh Right!" :roll:

Rover.

by **OxtonyxO** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 7:56 pm

hummm i have a wife like that :lol:

hates me spending all my time on the van,but
like riding around in it (even asked to have a go in it, but i wont let her :lol:

)

by **jay** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 10:18 pm

rover wrote:Yeah a major one!

I no longer worry that I wont get any enthusiasm when I say "Look what I did today" all I ever got from the missus was "Oh Right!"

Rover.

yeah i get that as well..

by **paul@mercury** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 10:25 pm

well my mrs reckons using my transit as an everyday vehicle aswell as a workhorse is impracticle, she says the van is to big, too high up, and all her mates other halves drive a "normal" car, she reckons i should buy a car, i told her not to swear at me again lol, and the transit is much more practicle than a car and more reliable.....but i dnt think she's very convinced lol

by **AndyG** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 11:27 pm

paul@mercury wrote:well my mrs reckons using my transit as an everyday vehicle aswell as a workhorse is impracticle, she says the van is to big, too high up, and all her mates other halves drive a "normal" car, she reckons i should buy a car, i told her not to swear at me again lol, and the transit is much more practicle than a car and more reliable.....but i dnt think she's very convinced lol

What she really means, is, she wants her own Transit :wink:

by **paul@mercury** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 11:34 pm

i really think if i turned up with a transit for her i'd be sleeping in it lol, i asked her to reverse mine down the drive the other day so i could get an old rusty useless bedford cf pickup out of my sight, and she nearly took the gatepost out, then had the cheek to blame my van for being to big, she could never drive a transit, she'd kill it

by **Guy88** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 11:54 pm

im always told i should get car. but i say to compare the load space. plus the RWD makes it more fun in the rain.

Iv noticed its a good thing to have as soom as something needs moving :lol:

by **AndyG** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 11:59 pm

Yeah

funny that

But they don't get away with that any more as my van is always full :shock:

Then they offer to unload it 'till they see how much stuff there is :lol:

by **madvanman** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 12:32 am

OxtonyxO wrote:hummm i have a wife like that
hates me spending all my time on the van,but
like riding around in it (even asked to have a go in it, but i wont let her )

when i was married, i converted the mrs into a vanner, from then on she kept asking what else i had done to it

i even taught her to drive in a LWB mk2, though it was the only time ive ever been in a van with 6 tires and only 1 of them touching the road :lol:

by **AndyG** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 12:34 am

madvanman wrote:
OxtonyxO wrote:hummm i have a wife like that
hates me spending all my time on the van,but
like riding around in it (even asked to have a go in it, but i wont let her )
when i was married, i converted the mrs into a vanner, from then on she kept asking what else i had done to it i even taught her to drive in a LWB mk2, though it was the only time ive ever been in a van with 6 tires and only 1 of them touching the road