Yeah yeah yeah! I miss my E250! But I'll bet you didn't go 400 miles on 13 gallons of liquid gold!

Actually I'll probably, no surely, have to use the E250 Tuesday since I have to pick up a 850 lb auto lift. The weight the TC can handle but the lift is 86 inches long ......... not in a TC !!

 

So you can't put a 96" piece behind the seats?

 

No I surely did not and am guessing neither would you. That's 30 MPG.

 

TC cargo area is 72" and that's pushing it!



It'll drop a little bit but never below 385! I snapped this photo a couple hours ago. That's 406 miles to empty.....and you can squeeze at least 5 more out of it after it hits Zero. I sweated that Zero the first time out in the boonies. Specs say the tank capacity is 15.4 gallons. When it hits Zero it'll take 13 -13.5 gallons. I can't do my Tuesday run on a tank. The big van, holding about 35 gals IIRC would run the 470 miles with a bit left over. My 2005 E250 4.6L/4.10 would do 18 hwy (not over 65) but the 2008 E250 SD 5.4L/3.73 won't better 15.

 

1994 Ranger 4.0L, m5od tranmission, pulled a FULL load of silage with a 2000lb round bail of hay in the bed. Top that, Rangers rule !!!!! Oh yeah, and I got 250000 miles on it, still getting 23mpg
Originally Posted by SilverE350
I put 50, 5/8 sheets of Sheetrock in my E350 the other day. So there. ; )

 

That's pretty good! Had several Rangers, loved them, may be another in my near future.

Keep in mind this IS the TRANSIT CONNECT forum though and actually my original post was about miles traveled and not MPG, although that is relevant too.

 

49K in 26 months... 95% Hwy

New tires at 48.5K, still had 5-10K of tread but I traverse US Hwy 395 IN Sierras and need traction

Front brakes @ 80%, rears @ 90%

 

Got it 8/2/10. At 58K on mine just replaced the tires, at 64K brake pads, tranny service & alignment. These new Michelin HydroEdge tires are awesome in all this heavy rain we've had lately.

 

ncranchero, what is max allowable tire pressure on the Michelin rainforce sidewalls? Are they rated 44# max and if so do you inflate the rears to 50#? or have any issues with TPMS light on dash

 

Sorry for the delay in answering Cy. I'm running 46 psi in the rears, no light problems. Their spec is 1510 LBS @ 44 PSI. These are P215/65R15 95T tires. I mis-spoke on the series. They are HydroEdges, awesome in the rain.

 

2013, 16 months (new), 21,000 miles, including:
1 cross-country (US, NJ to CA) towing a 700 pound trailer (with load), and 800 pounds inside.
Daily driver in Los Angeles (pretty steep canyon neighborhoods), quite a bit of freeway driving with 800 pounds in the van, towing a 400 pound trailer once or twice a week x 120 miles (total per week), plus regular, unloaded driving.
Zero problems and I'm grateful for that!

 

Mad Geek.. I agree.. Those other micro vans are very crappy looking.. Dodge with it's Karl Malden nose, Nissan/Chevy with their too thin top heavy designs and small tires..

Oh Our Current Mileage: 13,289 015 Ford Transit Connect Purchased April 2015.

 

2010 F-150 Platinum (Lariat <- the vin says lariat truck says platinum?)

Still runs great, engine and transmission was rebuilt. Just picked it up last week. Its my first truck, plan on restoring it back to its former glory. The previous owner destroyed two deer with it and it still runs perfect. This thing is a tank lol