biffsgasgas Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 I am super psyched about the Transit Connect comming to the States. As long as we don't ba$tardize it like the Focus it should be a good thing. Ford Transit I have always liked the Sprinter unfortunately I don't work for that company. I do work for this one but have not had an opprotunity (yet) to put it through the paces. I don't think that we will get the diesel but I have a couple of questions for you EU boys/girls It looks like it will take two bikes. Am I correct? It looks like i could put a full size cot in there maybe two. Have you done this? I would guess that a bunch of you use these. I am not worried about the whole reliability thing. I am on the fix it end of that. What is the overall use ability of this thing for what we do? Thanks in advance for your thoughts. --Biff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 sprinter is alot bigger than a connect, unless its a vito by another name? http://www2.mercedes-benz.co.uk/content/un...cedes_benz_vans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jandyb Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 I am super psyched about the Transit Connect comming to the States. As long as we don't ba$tardize it like the Focus it should be a good thing. Ford Transit I have always liked the Sprinter unfortunately I don't work for that company. I do work for this one but have not had an opprotunity (yet) to put it through the paces. I don't think that we will get the diesel but I have a couple of questions for you EU boys/girls It looks like it will take two bikes. Am I correct? It looks like i could put a full size cot in there maybe two. Have you done this? I would guess that a bunch of you use these. I am not worried about the whole reliability thing. I am on the fix it end of that. What is the overall use ability of this thing for what we do? Thanks in advance for your thoughts. --Biff Hi Biff The car is good. We have about 2000 of them at my work.. I have not tried to put trials bikes into them, but studying the measurements I have my doubts that it takes two. At least the "normal" sized Connect. The measurements are Max length:1739 mm Max height: 1193 mm With between wheel boxes: 1226 mm. My GasGas is 2050 mm long with front wheel straight and about 1180 mm high. I tryed once to put two GG`es in a VW Caravelle with 1900 mm long cargo room and that was a tight fit. But the Connect also come in a "long and high" version with these measurements: Max lenght 1986 mm and max hight 1384 mm. I think that should be perfect. -Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 I am super psyched about the Transit Connect comming to the States. As long as we don't ba$tardize it like the Focus it should be a good thing. Ford Transit I have always liked the Sprinter unfortunately I don't work for that company. I do work for this one but have not had an opprotunity (yet) to put it through the paces. I don't think that we will get the diesel but I have a couple of questions for you EU boys/girls It looks like it will take two bikes. Am I correct? It looks like i could put a full size cot in there maybe two. Have you done this? I would guess that a bunch of you use these. I am not worried about the whole reliability thing. I am on the fix it end of that. What is the overall use ability of this thing for what we do? Thanks in advance for your thoughts. --Biff Regardless of all the above, any euro van will be much easier at speed hold the road better and on the twisty bits leading up to venues on smaller roads much better than the yank stuff. Economy should be good but you will need high and long I think for the two bikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilc0 Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 Click Herefor more spec. Think your find you can only get the LWB in high roof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biffsgasgas Posted October 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 Thanks for the input guys! I will let you know how it goes. I might have some opprotunities to try some stuff out. Have a great day. --Biff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldcake Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 There's a small wheel base and long,I can only say i us the small and i can just about get scorpa in at a angle,can't see you getting two in there unless it's atleast a 18" longer. hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diesel dan Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 That's the mini me of Transits..... I could get one in the back of my transit LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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