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[goof2]

Originally Posted by shmike

Who is DTE?

Maybe if the Sprinter wasn't $40k more of them would have sold.


Nice truck, Cutty!

Maybe he is talking about the energy company up in Michigan.

I agree with you, the Sprinter is very expensive for what it is. The Sprinter available in North America is bigger than the Ford Connect available here, but Dodge also charges double (or more) for that extra size. Ford does have larger sizes of the Connect (Transit elsewhere) in the rest of the world, but didn't seem to think the larger sizes were justified for the NA market, something the market seems to agree with.

ETA: Nice truck. That thing is a beast.

[Kaneman]

Fuck yea dude, that's a beautiful truck! Love the F250...

Also, Chrysler is a shithole company that should've been out of business years ago.

[Gas Man]

Nice truck cutty.

Don't listen to cave... he's got inner issues that are best left alone like a sleeping bear.

The sprinter and the transit connect ford thing are both nice for what they are made for. Saying the ford is a pos because it's small just shows that their mental capability is dismal. The sprinter which is really just a cheap knock off the mercades is nice, but as stated very pricey and perhaps not the best application for DTE (yes SE, MI energy company/Detroit Edison). Finally, the lack of mental capability doesn't exactly make me feel comfortable being those guys are running the nuclear plant 20 mins from my house.

[Cutty72]

Originally Posted by caveman

I'm not a big Ford man,....actually I kinda hate Ford. Dad, worked for Chrysler for 30 years so I am partial.

Yours is nice will say that. Love that huge front bumper.

But the thing that makes me dislike Ford is that they could put a box on wheels and people/corporations would buy it. Chrysler when they were with Diamler they made the Dodge Sprinter offered with a gas engine and the super econo class Diesel. Nice for all sorts of purposes; buses, panel vans, cargo vans, work vans, an actual standard van, lots of applications. But did DTE buy them? NO. Ford comes out with a mini version the Ford Connect, not even made in N. America, made in Turkey. And they don't have a deisel version yet. And DTE buys the shit out them. the people I have talked to say they hate them, main reason why; TOO SMALL. fucktards the Sprinter would have done so much better

Yeah, I like the bumper too, pretty sure I can hit anything from a squirrel to a moose and anything between without damage! In fact I did get a coon on the way home and barely even felt it.

The Guard has a few Sprinters, the are pretty good for hauling a few people and a bunch of gear.
We used the shit out of the Transit's and the Mercedes Benz version while we were in Germany. Awesome rigs, love the little diesel, pretty peppy.

Originally Posted by Gas Man

Nice truck cutty.

Don't listen to cave... he's got inner issues that are best left alone like a sleeping bear.

The sprinter and the transit connect ford thing are both nice for what they are made for. Saying the ford is a pos because it's small just shows that their mental capability is dismal. The sprinter which is really just a cheap knock off the mercades is nice, but as stated very pricey and perhaps not the best application for DTE (yes SE, MI energy company/Detroit Edison). Finally, the lack of mental capability doesn't exactly make me feel comfortable being those guys are running the nuclear plant 20 mins from my house.

Thanks.

I feel for you, hope you don't die from a nuclear "accident"

[azoomm]

Nice truck Cutty!

Now - go get the matching rear bumper www.bumperdude.com If you can't find what you're looking for on his site [might possibly be the worst site I've ever been on] just call him. He's local to Austin, so we picked up ours and installed ourselves. He's got some great deals.

[Cutty72]

Originally Posted by azoomm

Nice truck Cutty!

Now - go get the matching rear bumper www.bumperdude.com If you can't find what you're looking for on his site [might possibly be the worst site I've ever been on] just call him. He's local to Austin, so we picked up ours and installed ourselves. He's got some great deals.

No real need. I wouldn't have swapped out the front bumper, but it was already done so I'm good.
I'd rather spend the $$ on intake (DIY) and Exhaust (MBRP or Magnaflow) a tonneau cover, and maybe wheels and tires

And Local to Austin means a lot of shipping for Cutty!

[azoomm]

Originally Posted by Cutty72

No real need. I wouldn't have swapped out the front bumper, but it was already done so I'm good.
I'd rather spend the $$ on intake (DIY) and Exhaust (MBRP or Magnaflow) a tonneau cover, and maybe wheels and tires

And Local to Austin means a lot of shipping for Cutty!

that just means roadtrip!

We got both, I've been rearended. If someone hits this, I get to just shrug and look at their demolished vehicle.

Good plan on the upgrades tho. I can't believe that fits in your garage.

[Kaneman]

So these bumpers and guards really do add a significant amount of front and rear crash protection?

[TommyHotWheel]

Big upgrade over the thin stockers, Josh.

[Cutty72]

Originally Posted by Kaneman

So these bumpers and guards really do add a significant amount of front and rear crash protection?

Yeah, these are solid steel vs the thin junk of the stockers. I would guess there is about a 300 lb difference in weight between mine and the stock one. Not to say they can't get damaged, but it will take a LOT more abuse.

Next time I put it in the garage, I'll take some pics