Yes! Turbo Transit FTW! Seriously though, the Transit Connect is probably the only midsize anything that handles like a small hatchback. Too bad nobody keeps many turbos in stock, and they don’t even put the turbo in the long wheelbase version.

Seems a wee bit down on powered even compared to even a Fusion. And the MKZ is even more powerful still, and probably closet to the TLX price-wise?

Same with OR and WA.

500,000 km = 310,000 miles, which is pretty much expected for cars in north america. Anything non-FCA built should have no trouble doing that.

It was a 2016. It was not a base model, so maybe the larger tires are the culprit.

Even consumer reports complains about its road noise compared to all the others in that class.

I agree it also looks externally initiated. But do under a charging cord next to the car? It actually looks like arc flash damage, as if the neighboring touched the contacts of the charger to the door.

Interesting. My state generally requires a title, but does allow home built and “race activity vehicles”. There’s enough garage EV conversions here somebody could probably pass it as home-built, since not many folks remember the ranger EV was a factory offering.

Ford recalled all of them and pulled their certificates of conformity, because they didn’t want to continue factory support. Basically same as the EV1 but Ford didn’t bother to hunt down the survivors. This can probably only be registered as a Neighborhood Electric Vehicle now.

Also on older locomotives, they had to switch from series for launches, to parallel above a certain speed. Newer freight trains use power regulation for limiting launch current (and hence stay in parallel) but newer passenger trains use series-parallel switching again for better efficiency, but of course its all…

Meh.... Nobody every uses glove box locks anyways, except on accident, then you just pull harder anyways.

They do have traction control. And built-in rail sanders on passenger trains for more traction. And 100% torque at zero RPM. Curb weight is a tad higher though.

Does is still feel premium after your umpteenth unscheduled service visit? No first hand experience, but seems to be over-represented in the “What car are you glad you got rid of” story.

It was a ‘99 or a 2000. I don’t remember now. I’m sure the same vans were used for all shifts, just like ambulances.

Yup, pretty sure that happened to my prior van before I bought it. I turned out to have been re-painted too. Next van (my current one) I bought directly from Enterprise, because even though it was probably driven hard always, it at least came with a reputable service and mileage history. Be especially aware of lifted…

It’s electro-mechanical, but yes. There’s no cable, it’s moved by the PCM. Not sure why. Maybe to make it easier to check mileage on parked fleet rigs? It 2003 they went back to digital, but the ODO turns on automatically when you open a door.

That’s a pre-’97 Ford van cluster (or pre’99 Ford pickup). Here’s a newer van: 

Neat!

Honestly, every issues you’ve had on both cars sounds like deferred maintenance issues. I’m pretty sure the Sebring doesn’t blow tires more than other cars.

Starting in ‘97 all Econolines got a 999,999 mile odometer. Tenths are only on the trip odometer. There’s plenty of Econoline out there with over a million miles, some on their original powertrains.