I asked on the Ford Bronco thread but got silence so...
I've had a VW Vanagon now for almost 20 years, that is to say, long before the #Vanlife craze. When I got my first Vanagon, a 4WD syncro (for $4000), they were pretty much just old cars. I've watched the interest and value of the vehicles go up. I'm on my third. Both the others I sold for much more than what I paid, and I expect the same will be true if I sell this one.
I'm a year or two away from retirement. My wife and I are thinking we'll have the time to range a little further from home. On the shortlist are Yellowstone, Gran Tetons and Glacier. She says we need a more reliable vehicle. I wanted to just get the new Ford Ranger (before my Vanagons I had a series of Fords- f100, f250 and Ranger. But my wife says she doesn't want to be in a tent in grizzly country and in a van you can throw in a Webasco heater and camp through all four seasons (or at least three).
I researched a bit and it seems like the Ford is definitely better than the Mercedes, despite the Mercedes popularity.
I use my Vanagon as a daily driver. I'm just wondering if the Ford Transit is too big to be a daily driver? Is it a pain to park? The Vanagon turns a tighter radius than most cars (feels like it's moving sideways when parallel parking). MPG for the Transit is about the same as the Vanagon.
Anybody have one?
Or anybody have solutions to tent camping in freezing weather with Grizzlies
I've had a VW Vanagon now for almost 20 years, that is to say, long before the #Vanlife craze. When I got my first Vanagon, a 4WD syncro (for $4000), they were pretty much just old cars. I've watched the interest and value of the vehicles go up. I'm on my third. Both the others I sold for much more than what I paid, and I expect the same will be true if I sell this one.
I'm a year or two away from retirement. My wife and I are thinking we'll have the time to range a little further from home. On the shortlist are Yellowstone, Gran Tetons and Glacier. She says we need a more reliable vehicle. I wanted to just get the new Ford Ranger (before my Vanagons I had a series of Fords- f100, f250 and Ranger. But my wife says she doesn't want to be in a tent in grizzly country and in a van you can throw in a Webasco heater and camp through all four seasons (or at least three).
I researched a bit and it seems like the Ford is definitely better than the Mercedes, despite the Mercedes popularity.
I use my Vanagon as a daily driver. I'm just wondering if the Ford Transit is too big to be a daily driver? Is it a pain to park? The Vanagon turns a tighter radius than most cars (feels like it's moving sideways when parallel parking). MPG for the Transit is about the same as the Vanagon.
Anybody have one?
Or anybody have solutions to tent camping in freezing weather with Grizzlies
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