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RE: Ford Transit van as a class B platform?
This is what Wikipedia says:
Ford intends to replace the E-Series by 2014 with a global version of the fourth generation Transit platform developed by Ford of Europe. The Transit has been the E-Series' equivalent in Europe since 1965 and competes with the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter.
It is not known if the North American versions of the Transit will be equipped with turbodiesel power which makes up the vast majority of European sales. In order to introduce American buyers to Ford's Euro-vans, the company began importing the mechanically unrelated Transit Connect range for the 2010 model year.
In 2011, the United Auto Workers confirmed the existence of a North American version of the Transit as the future product plans for the Ford Kansas City Assembly Plant were revealed. In late September 2011, Ford registered trademarks for Ford T-250, T-350, T-450, and T-550; the T-Series name will likely be used both as a continuation of the E-Series and to avoid similarity with the smaller Transit Connect.
Ford E-Series
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McK
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04/09/12 06:24pm |
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RE: 1992 Coachmen is ready to hit the road!
Mythbusters examined drafting several seasons ago. You need to be 10ft behind the truck to get a 40% increase in fuel efficiency.
They also pointed out that this is incredibly dangerous.
http://mythbustersresults.com/episode80
Drafting behind a big rig will improve your car’s fuel efficiency.
confirmed
To test this myth, the build team procured a car, a big rig, and a device that could measure a car’s fuel efficiency. They then drove the car behind a moving big rig at various distances ranging from 100 to 2 feet and measured the amount of fuel the car consumed. The Build Team discovered that the closer the car was to the big rig, the less drag is produced, thus the more fuel saved. At just ten feet, the car managed to increase its fuel efficiency by 40%. Drafting at two feet was slightly lower than the ten foot distance, mainly because Grant had to keep working the car pedal to maintain distance from the truck. However, that did not dispute the fact that drafting actually can increase your car’s fuel efficiency. However, the Build Team has warned that drafting is incredibly dangerous because the truck driver may not able to see you and you may not be able to react in time if the truck were to make a sudden stop
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McK
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04/04/12 08:49pm |
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RE: Roadtrek Adventurous Questions
I have this Sony unit installed in my 2006 Sprinter, my 1995 Chevy 1 ton truck and my 1986 Alfa Romeo Spider:
Sony - 52W x 4 Satellite Radio-Ready In-Dash CD Deck
Installation was done by Best Buy in each case.
I am very satisfied with the units. The Bluetooth capability allows me to use my IPAQ hand held computer as the music source without needing an MP3 cable. I can also link my cell phone to the radio via Bluetooth to permit hand free answering.
I also had the speakers replaced in the Sprinter.
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McK
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04/02/12 10:17am |
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RE: GF Performance Chip? Has anyone used this? Sprinter
I just tried Googling this product and I could not find any independent evaluation of it. Lots of sites selling it, however.
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McK
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03/28/12 04:53pm |
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RE: What do I need?
And a towel.
Douglas Adams
"A towel, it says, is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have. Partly it has great practical value - you can wrap it around you for warmth as you bound across the cold moons of Jaglan Beta; you can lie on it on the brilliant marble-sanded beaches of Santraginus V, inhaling the heady sea vapours; you can sleep under it beneath the stars which shine so redly on the desert world of Kakrafoon; use it to sail a mini raft down the slow heavy river Moth; wet it for use in hand-to- hand-combat; wrap it round your head to ward off noxious fumes or to avoid the gaze of the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal (a mindboggingly stupid animal, it assumes that if you can't see it, it can't see you - daft as a bush, but very ravenous); you can wave your towel in emergencies as a distress signal, and of course dry yourself off with it if it still seems to be clean enough.
More importantly, a towel has immense psychological value. For some reason, if a strag (strag: non-hitch hiker) discovers that a hitch hiker has his towel with him, he will automatically assume that he is also in possession of a toothbrush, face flannel, soap, tin of biscuits, flask, compass, map, ball of string, gnat spray, wet weather gear, space suit etc., etc. Furthermore, the strag will then happily lend the hitch hiker any of these or a dozen other items that the hitch hiker might accidentally have "lost". What the strag will think is that any man who can hitch the length and breadth of the galaxy, rough it, slum it, struggle against terrible odds, win through, and still knows where his towel is is clearly a man to be reckoned with."
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McK
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03/28/12 04:47pm |
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RE: What do I need?
A few more items:
fire extinguisher
jumper cables
channel lock pliers (useful for connecting and disconnecting the water hose)
spare engine belts
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McK
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03/28/12 12:26pm |
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RE: Motel?
Not if there is an acceptable campground available.
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McK
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03/26/12 08:57pm |
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RE: What do I need?
This is what I carry in addition to what you have listed:
Pad for kneeling on when attaching/detaching the drain hose
Rain suit
Mechanic coveralls (Army surplus)
Boonie cap
Heavy duty work shoes or boots
Rags
50 and 20 amp connectors (30 amp cord came with the unit)
Reel up potable water hose
50 amp extension cord
Warning triangle
Flashing emergency light
Chemical light sticks
12v spot light
Cheap tool set with wenches and sockets
Day pack
Umbrellas
Sun screen
Case of boxed wine: Eco friendly wine
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McK
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03/25/12 08:10pm |
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RE: How annoying is a wet bath?
I'm 6'2". I shower sitting on the toilet. No big deal. But as I said, it is difficult to dry off in the wet bath.
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McK
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03/21/12 01:37pm |
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RE: How annoying is a wet bath?
We have no problem using our wet bath. Tank capacities do require short showers: Navy Shower
Drying off is difficult to do in the bath with the door closed so we step out into the aisle.
We also use one of those super absorbent towels to wipe down the shower after each use.
One minor issue is that if the RV is not level, the some water may collect in a corner of the floor pan or behind the toilet.
Oh, don't forget to remove the toilet paper before you shower.
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McK
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03/21/12 11:35am |
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RE: Electrical Outlets
You might want to pick up a copy of this book:
The Complete Idiot's Guide to RVing
We bought a similar book when we got our first RV. Used it a lot the first year. Not so much since then but I keep it stored in the RV along with the owner's manuals. Don't leave home without it.
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McK
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03/19/12 11:41pm |
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RE: My first
Here are some links that may be useful:
Campground Owners' Concerns
New RVers
RV Camping Tips
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McK
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03/16/12 11:48am |
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RE: Zombie Apocalypse
"Looks like it must be related to the MRAP that my kid drives in the Army."
As RobertRyan mentioned, the MRAPs are directly descended from the vehicles developed during the long conflicts in Rhodesia and South Africa:
MRAP
South Africa Border War
Rhodesian Bush War
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McK
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03/14/12 11:06am |
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RE: Zombie Apocalypse
Terra-Sea
I agree: Dale's 1977 Winnebago
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McK
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03/13/12 02:42pm |
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Zombie Apocalypse
I think that this vehicle could be the basis for the Class B that we all will need when the zombie apocalypse arrives.
Marauder
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McK
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03/12/12 06:37pm |
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RE: Roadtrek with kids
Do you want kids sleeping on the front 2 seats folded down?
That means you can't drive while they sleep.
Not a good idea. Kids should be seated and belted if the vehicle is moving.
And, yes, my parents put my brothers and me in the back of our 1960 Rambler station wagon to sleep while they drove. But since the car didn't have any seat belts, I guess we were no worse off than if we had been in the rear seat.
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McK
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03/03/12 02:42pm |
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RE: How long before this becomes the new Class B?
It will become "the" B for those folks whose needs/requirements it will satisfy. But not for me. Which doesn't make it bad, just something I wouldn't want. Just as I do not want to own a $1,000,000 40ft Class A.
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McK
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02/23/12 05:02pm |
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RE: Class Bs at Minneapolis RV & Camping Show
Davydd
But don't you agree that Sportsmobiles are "true Bs"?
One of the reasons we went with Sportsmobile was that we wanted a sofa but did want an electric one. Nor did we want a lot of other things that the other manufacturers insisted on making standard. But that is the great thing about the B market - there is a range of offerings from the "mass producers" but if you can't find what you want with them, there is always Sportsmobile.
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McK
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02/12/12 04:48pm |
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RE: Class Bs at Minneapolis RV & Camping Show
Mumkin,
I believe that 6 c.f. refrigerator and separate freezer double door combo might be the biggest of any of the true Class B vans.
Sportsmobile offers a 7cf double door frig in their Sprinters:
Options
We have one and love it. It allows my wife to prepare meals at home and freeze them. When on the road all she has to do is microwave them. The larger frig allowed us to delete the range and oven. And is large enough to hold several bottles of wine along with everything else.
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McK
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02/12/12 12:24pm |
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RE: Fedex non-Sprinter
Ref door configuration, I wish that the option of replacing the sliding door with a hinged door half the size had been available. Because of the lower cabinet layout, the rear half of the sliding doorway is blocked. The sliding door is a bit of a pain if you are opening it frequently or are parked on a uphill slope.
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McK
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02/10/12 11:25am |
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