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It mentions only 7,000 have been sold in the US so far. I drove across the country in October & only saw one dealership that had any on display. I did not see a single one on the road. The web sites for my local Ford dealers (NE OH) have no links to the Transit Connect, you have to call or email the dealership to learn if they have any in stock.
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1983 F250 6.9L Diesel, bought new & have 160,000 miles on it. Still getting 22-25 mpg driving it around town. Supposed to need a new flywheel ring gear and clutch hydraulics.
2001 F150 4.2L gas, bought at 11,000 miles & have 108,000 on it. Getting 14 mpg around town & 17-21 mpg on interstates depending on wind & slopes. Radiator support has completely rusted away & I am attempting to replace it on my own. Otherwise not much rust
Strange, here in Los Angeles our local dealer has 6 of them displayed prominently, I haven't really been watching to see if they are moving them though.
In addition I have seen probably 20 or so getting around the roads - that sales figure really surprises me, but given the nature of the truck it isn't surprising that the sales are in urban areas.
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Adrian | 2005 4x4 Diesel Ranger CrewCab in Aus | 2000 4x4 SC/LB F350 7.3 ZF-6 in the US
In October Turner Ford in ABQ had a dozen on display, and I was told they had already sold 6. I drove 3000 miles across the USA that month, and that dealership was the only one of many I passed that had any TC's on display. I rechecked a couple of my local dealers since I posted, and they now have TC's in stock, linked from their websites, which was not the case a few days ago.
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1983 F250 6.9L Diesel, bought new & have 160,000 miles on it. Still getting 22-25 mpg driving it around town. Supposed to need a new flywheel ring gear and clutch hydraulics.
2001 F150 4.2L gas, bought at 11,000 miles & have 108,000 on it. Getting 14 mpg around town & 17-21 mpg on interstates depending on wind & slopes. Radiator support has completely rusted away & I am attempting to replace it on my own. Otherwise not much rust
I drive by that same dealership about once a week, haven't seen any there so far. I'll keep my eyes peeled.
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1983 F250 6.9L Diesel, bought new & have 160,000 miles on it. Still getting 22-25 mpg driving it around town. Supposed to need a new flywheel ring gear and clutch hydraulics.
2001 F150 4.2L gas, bought at 11,000 miles & have 108,000 on it. Getting 14 mpg around town & 17-21 mpg on interstates depending on wind & slopes. Radiator support has completely rusted away & I am attempting to replace it on my own. Otherwise not much rust
Finally many of the NE OH dealerships are starting to mention the TC on their websites (which wasn't the case just a few months ago), so I expect it is becoming available nationwide.
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1983 F250 6.9L Diesel, bought new & have 160,000 miles on it. Still getting 22-25 mpg driving it around town. Supposed to need a new flywheel ring gear and clutch hydraulics.
2001 F150 4.2L gas, bought at 11,000 miles & have 108,000 on it. Getting 14 mpg around town & 17-21 mpg on interstates depending on wind & slopes. Radiator support has completely rusted away & I am attempting to replace it on my own. Otherwise not much rust
I see them almost daily in Chicago. Probably a lot more in the big cities.
Local dealer in the Detroit area had only one a few months back, but they now have a little row with about 10 Transit Connects. I'm guessing that it has taken a while to ramp up production and ship them to the US in any numbers. Since winning Motor Trend's truck of the year award, I suspect we'll see even more cropping up.
i live... well, lived, lol about 50 miles north of Milwaukee wi, and there EVERYWHERE here... the dealership in Fond Du Lac, 20 miles west, has like 4 or 5. i now live very close to Madison, and they are all over there as well... there really a cool idea... if only they would make a longer wheel base model and offer the 2.3L duratorq diesel available in europe... but the duratorq is a whole other rant that i will not get into hear... i will simply state that the EPA can suck my left ********... lol... well, that, and 40-50 mpg ranger, or focus... think about it for a minute
can't wait to get one of those engines shipped here... but not until i have enough Spotted Cow to help with the headaches... lol
but the longer wheelbase model would open up the opportunity for hauling motorcycle's, among many other things...
Bloomberg.com states sales in the USA were 8,834 in 2009.
It also mentions trucks are more profitable per unit sold than cars, currently the manufacturer makes 6-8% on each. It states Ford does not plan to manufacture the Transit Connect in the USA.
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1983 F250 6.9L Diesel, bought new & have 160,000 miles on it. Still getting 22-25 mpg driving it around town. Supposed to need a new flywheel ring gear and clutch hydraulics.
2001 F150 4.2L gas, bought at 11,000 miles & have 108,000 on it. Getting 14 mpg around town & 17-21 mpg on interstates depending on wind & slopes. Radiator support has completely rusted away & I am attempting to replace it on my own. Otherwise not much rust
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Ford Transit Connect - only 7,000 sold so far
Otherwise not much rust
can't wait to get one of those engines shipped here
... but not until i have enough Spotted Cow to help with the headaches... lol
