Two full sized dirt bikes in a 1st gen Transit Connect

Wish you luck!

Post up what kind of fuel mileage you get… thanks! 

Cool. Now get them out haha

In your second to last picture, you should put up a net to keep your pet out of the drivers seat. 

What year did the 2nd gen start 2015? I’ve just started looking at them, I have a 170 sprinter that’s too big for my daily driving and was looking at the connects this week to have something as a daily and still be able to throw a bike in. I actually like the front end of the older connects more but they’re all such high mileage now 

Second gen is 2014+

Short answer is no they won't fit in a second gen.  I had one and it was an awesome vehicle but they are shorter in height compared to the first gen vans and less 'boxy' so its more narrow at the top.  They are longer though.  I think if you wanted to really strap the front end down you MIGHT be able to get one in but my bike was like 6" too tall to go in.  But there is no way you're going to get two in there.  The Mercedes Metris is a bit bigger than the TC and I know I've seen quite a few people use those as a moto van.  My problem with these small vans is that maybe you can stuff a bike in the back, where are you putting tools, gear bag, etc?  I used a hitch rack with my TC which worked pretty good but it was technically overloaded.  I'm much happier with my Express.

Bikes roll right into nv200 and/or promaster city as well....fyi

I have one and get over 25mpg with just 1 bike and gear. Cruises nice at 80 but you gotta pay attention before any steep hills, if your not paying attention you might end up going 55 in 2nd gear for a while 

Is there a typical mileage for the trans to go on then that I should be avoiding if it’s the original. I had noticed a couple posted for sale saying they had a new trans, looking for it to be reliable and just cruise around and get good mileage compared to my sprinter which only gets 17-20 and it’s diesel

You can do a few things to make it easier to fit bikes in small vans.

With a mates VW  ( I think it was  a  variation of the Caddy? ), I fitted a wheel barrow wheel that matched his axle dia, with spacers to keep it at the right offset to fit into a corner  spot. And, another to go into a little Renault (I've No idea what that little sucker was called) , I made a set up with a castor wheel. With that one, we'd take the front fender mount bolts out, and loose the rears to drop the fender down to not hit things, and, on some bikes with locating 'pins', take the fender off completely.

It can be a bit difficult to get either type of substitute wheel to suit the up to 26mm axles on bikes, but, not impossible.

I made front wheel chocks to suit both set ups - the chock to fit the castor wheel in, also served to spread the load of it so it didn't 'punch' into the van floor.

I've done such set ups for friends with 'not so small vans' as well. 

Helped with overall length, and height of the bars. With the 'not so small vans', it basically gave them gear bag / tools etc room, and, saved hands when dealing with the low entry heights.

All rolled in and out, and went into position with No difficulty. Front wheel swaps take but a minute or two.

You do what you have to, to get you and your bike(s) to the destination.    

Both little vans, and I do mean Little, rode / drove really well.  

The first gen vans are pretty bad on transmissions. The vans in general are exactly all that great. It’s a bummer the 2nd gen vans are not a hair bigger because they blow away the older ones in reliability and performance. I put 275k miles on my 2015 and literally just changed fluids and tires. I didn’t even have to do brakes until I sold it and that was just the rears. I got about 24 mpg average but I wasn’t just cruising at 55 with it haha. Really if it got more like 30 I’d have another in a heartbeat but I drive a ton and pay for my fuel so it’s a big expense. 

I’m a Doc Smith fan. 

How did the race go for you guys?