Let's talk about the new Ford Transit Van
Anything Ford Transit Van related. What up-fitters are going to build on it, gas/diesel, mileage, tire size, seats, floor plans, sizes, etc. All I ask is to keep it about the Ford Transit Van.
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If I were to guess, because American RV makers are starting with a clean slate, I'd probably go with Fastpaddler and bobojay5 here. The Transit sits higher and has more ground clearance. This will make life easy for engineering tanks to fit, hanging a generator underneath, having easy to reach dump valves, and so forth.
GVW is key here. This is where the Sprinter excels at right now, and is why most "B" makers just focus on that model. If Ford can come to the table with similar specifications and lengths, it would be a no-brainer for upfitters to go with a Transit upfit.
I am going to keep an eye on Sportsmobile. Whatever they pull off, the rest of the industry will follow (and likely charge 2-3 times for.) If they are able to pull off an all-diesel Transit upfit with a Webasto stove, Espar heater, flat plate water heater, and diesel generator, then I'd be surprised if another RV maker didn't follow suit.
GVW is key here. This is where the Sprinter excels at right now, and is why most "B" makers just focus on that model. If Ford can come to the table with similar specifications and lengths, it would be a no-brainer for upfitters to go with a Transit upfit.
I am going to keep an eye on Sportsmobile. Whatever they pull off, the rest of the industry will follow (and likely charge 2-3 times for.) If they are able to pull off an all-diesel Transit upfit with a Webasto stove, Espar heater, flat plate water heater, and diesel generator, then I'd be surprised if another RV maker didn't follow suit.
