carringb wrote:
Since you are doing 4x4, I'd go with the V10. It'll have more torque and better gearing for if you leave pavement, or end up towing heavier in the future. And will me much easier to sell if you ever decide to change things up.
The 5.4L advantage gets narrower as profile goes up, since most of the load is from pushing wind. I think the reason you see a huge delta on fuelly is simply that the 5.4L was biased towards van bodies and the V10 is biased towards RVs and box trucks. In fact, with the 6-speed behind the V10, it might get the same fuel economy as the 5.4L with the 5-speed.
I hear ya there. Actually would spend the dough just to get the 6 Speed. The 5.4 can be T-charged or Bank's-ed if I ever needed more guts but having the right gears in the hills is paramount.
Luckily this thing is only 90" wide and sloped so probably not much worse than my Syncro was. Still pushing a brick through the wind tho.
I originally was looking at Coachmen Orion's but the cold weather performance is suspect as is build quality. Pretty sure the Yakima built ADV will take a better beating than any current US Transit rig.
QuadVan John laughed when I said Transits look stupid anyway with their tiny little wheels. Without so much saying so, he agreed.
2018 model is another re-sale point and the interior/exterior was upgraded. Still want to paint it. RV graphics look HIDEOUS !
Thanks,
Paul
