Modelo 2012 Ford Transit Connect Minivan Opiniones y Reviews
Exactamente adecuado para lidiar con el tráfico de la ciudad.
Following some windy rainstorms, a pine branch swung over an Armco and I hit it at 70. New power driver side mirror: $450 installed, not bad at all.
Engine gutless? Not really. Just set Cruise before the highway rises and let it rev it right out to 6,000. Transmission and engine smooth and reliable: My copier tech’s Focus with same motor needed a water pump at 235,000. He replaced his Focus with a Transit Connect a year after I did. If tech gurus like Connects, I take their advice.
Trade-in is astoundingly low — at 108,713 miles, my spotless little runabout, maintained by the book, pothole-avoided van is worth FOUR thousand bucks. Only 14% of the purchase price remains after less than five years. Mercedes claims a better resale value, but their new $40,000 Metris is Spanish like the current Connect, so who knows how far it’ll fall from its current $21,000 trade-in with high miles? To be fair, many tradesman vans get driven by guys who don’t own them, so that paper-towel resale value is probably justified.
Would buy another, but the newer Spain-built version does not offer a high roof. The new motor is stronger, though — drove one as a rental. Might as well order the most doodads, even leather if you can find it. Dealer lead time for custom builds has been as high as 6 months, so you may have to take whatever is on the lot, like I did.
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Pequeño, pero rentable
mala elección
operado alrededor de 10 de estos en nuestra flota, modelos de los años 2010, 2011 y 2012. Todos tienen los mismos problemas de confiabilidad, fallas en la transmisión, hemos reemplazado al menos 5 de estos, los radiadores comienzan a tener fugas y una variedad de problemas eléctricos que conducen al sobrecalentamiento. . Estos problemas comenzaron a ocurrir en 40k -50k millas y no transportamos cargas pesadas, por lo que no fue un abuso. Todo se reduce a una cosa, usaron un tren motriz de automóvil de pasajeros de tamaño insuficiente y trataron de hacerlo pasar para uso comercial. Es una gran idea, pero Ford falló totalmente en la ejecución. Esperemos que hayan aprendido algunas lecciones con el nuevo diseño. ¿Mencioné que todos tienen un extraño olor a almizcle por dentro?