Mid roof Moto van?

Bradj70
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Quick question, anybody know if the ford transit mid roof is tall enough to fit full size bike ? ***Updated***Follow up question which would you prefer 12' mercades sprinter with 42k miles or 15' transit 350 with 80k miles?
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Mid roof van tall enough for full size bike?

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d394
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11/4/2020 5:20am
its 6 ft tall inside
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yz133rider
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11/4/2020 9:20am
A tiny transit connect van is tall enough to fit a bike inside...

You could stand the bike vertically inside a mid roof van.
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TeamGreen
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11/4/2020 9:25am
I have the Mid-Roof - Long Wheelbase.

Love it!

Got it March 14th.

It has over 29,000 miles on it...already.
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11/4/2020 10:21am
Can nearly stack 2 bike on top of one another... so yes.

Have a 2015 ford Transit med. Super comfortable and spacious. Very happy.

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Bradj70
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yz25 wrote:
Can nearly stack 2 bike on top of one another... so yes.

Have a 2015 ford Transit med. Super comfortable and spacious. Very happy.

Do you think it's reliable? And would you say 80k miles for 21g is a good deal?
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Spooner
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11/4/2020 1:04pm
yz133rider wrote:
A tiny transit connect van is tall enough to fit a bike inside...

You could stand the bike vertically inside a mid roof van.
This is only for the 2010-2013, they won’t fit in the 2014+
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11/4/2020 1:48pm
yz25 wrote:
Can nearly stack 2 bike on top of one another... so yes.

Have a 2015 ford Transit med. Super comfortable and spacious. Very happy.

Bradj70 wrote:
Do you think it's reliable? And would you say 80k miles for 21g is a good deal?
Extremely. Have 114k. Drives great. Not really sure about the gas mileage.
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11/4/2020 2:25pm Edited Date/Time 11/4/2020 2:25pm
yz25 wrote:
Can nearly stack 2 bike on top of one another... so yes.

Have a 2015 ford Transit med. Super comfortable and spacious. Very happy.

Bradj70 wrote:
Do you think it's reliable? And would you say 80k miles for 21g is a good deal?
I have a 2015 high roof, extended length Ford Transit. Have 110K on it, Ecoboost v6. Replaced the rear brakes once and replaced tires, then did the spark plugs and air filter at 100K. The only issue I've had with it was the electrical sensor on the throttle body injector went bad. It was really easy to fix, it's right at the front of the engine when you open the hood and I think a new TBI was about $150. That went out around 106K. Other than that no issues whatsoever. I went with a Transit instead of a Sprinter because of maintenance costs and I have heard that the Fords are a nicer ride, though I haven't driven a Sprinter so I can't say if that's the case or not.
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11/4/2020 10:26pm
This is a standard height 2019 Transit 250, bark buster shields leave little marks on the door frame, but it fits!




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11/5/2020 4:27am
I’d be weary of buying a diesel with the emissions garbage they have these days. Sprinters are know to have paint issues, and I’d assume insurance, parts, and service are pricier.
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I have the Mercedes sprinter 2500 diesel, gets 21 miles to the gallon

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11/5/2020 5:45am Edited Date/Time 11/5/2020 5:46am
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Fantasy
11/5/2020 5:59am
Anyone have the Metris?
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11/5/2020 6:41am
You may be missing the obvious, the old stand by. I have an 05 E150 cargo. cheap, absolutely bulletproof. slightly cramped inside when dealing with the bikes I guess, but I did not intend to spend a great deal of time in the back....
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11/6/2020 10:53am
I have a T-250 ecoboost short wheelbase mid-rood and a T-150 v-6 mid wheelbase mid-roof Transits for work vehicles. Both have been pretty reliable and great rigs for working out of. Last May we decided to build out a moto/mtb van and was pretty set on getting a new Transit AWD. Couldn't find one even remotely local so looked at ordering which would allow us to get it optioned like we'd want.

I had always ruled out Sprinters due to all the horror stories I hear about but last minute decided to look at them. Local dealer had a few so we went and drove them. Right then and there we knew if we bought a van it would be the Sprinter. Driving was so much more comfortable than any Transit I've driven and light years ahead of a Promaster. And to boot, it was only a few thousand more than the Transit equipped the way we wanted.

Ended up with the 4wd 170" extended and it drives much smaller than it looks, has a few nice touches you can't get in Ford and tons more room. Only have 4500 miles on it so far and needing to add DEF for the first time and already annoyed I had to go find some

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