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on: 03-14-2015
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Dear US Postal Service,
You need a replacement for the Grumman LLV? Here you go. The Ford Transit Courier.
It's already manufactured in RHD, has efficient gas engines with available diesel powertrains. It may be a European design, but it's an "American" brand. It's based on the B3 platform, same as the Fiesta and Mazda2... a nice, solid, well-engineered chassis.
Best Regards,
DiRF Vergenbuurg |
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3-14-2015 @ 09:31:10 PM |
Posted By : Low-Tech Redneck |
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It did strike me just the other day at the post office that they haven't refreshed their fleet in any real way since the Grummans displaced the Jeeps, and I was like, what, ten? When that happened? |
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3-14-2015 @ 10:57:17 PM |
Posted By : ricerocketboy |
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#1, YES.
Funny, enough, I was thinking that this, or either the Fiestavan would be great postal vehicles. |
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3-15-2015 @ 01:53:29 AM |
Posted By : ricerocketboy |
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#4, Ah, yeah that makes sense.
In other news, I peeked inside a Chevrolet City Express today at the auto show. I couldn't believe how chintzy it was, especially for $26,000. |
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3-15-2015 @ 02:47:56 AM |
Posted By : ricerocketboy |
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#6, The Nissan is more expensive yet. :/ I sat in a bare-bones C/Express today and asked myself.. "Who the fuck would buy this?" |
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3-15-2015 @ 03:06:43 AM |
Posted By : ricerocketboy |
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#8, C/Express = City Express; I think the big GM vans sell on reliability and discounts (where offered). Also, most of their mechanicals have been around for a good while, and most vehicles sharing that powertrain have multiple-hundred-thousand miles and are still going strong.
The GM-Twins sell on that alone. |
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3-15-2015 @ 06:25:54 PM |
Posted By : Obsidian |
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#8, I highly disagree about the GM vans. While the paint on our took it's time to flake and the body had rust coming through - it started every morning of those 14 years and had plenty left of steam left in it when we left it with 352K kms.
Around here - you cant find a single Sprinter older than 3 years that isn't suffering from body rust; the small pimples that become a grapefruit sized patch of rust after the winter - and we can't afford to have body work done ever few years.
As for the old Econolines - their LWB versions are worthless. Ford simply grafted an extra 3' on the rear and never bothered change the wheelbase length like the Express. If they aren't loaded properly - they get ass heavy and have the handling dynamics of a forklift.
As for the new Transit and ProMaster - we can't accept FWD.
We have a new Express now (15') - and while it's dash isn't beautiful and its rear headroom sucks - I have little reason to think it won't outlast the old one. |
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12-18-2018 @ 05:05:05 PM |
Posted By : Obsidian |
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Mister DiRF Vergenbuurg;
None of us at the US Postal Service even know what a Ford Transit is.
Did you that bob here in ME sorting warehouse #2 here in Bangor can swing a hammer and hit a nail WITHOUT using his hands? I bet you can't figure out how he does it.
See ya. Wouldn't wanna be ya!
OBS - federated incorpoerted certified bonified us potasl inpector fist class totallly officicla. |
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