Yeah....and with all those full sized Transits there will be lots and lots of parts and service available nationwide.� Also, my understanding is that the full sized Transit is the "world" platform....meaning parts and service available in Canada, Mexico, and Central America as well.� That catches my attention as I'm thinking of a long term retirement roadtrip vehicle across the North American Continent.� I'm just hoping it's a rock-solid platform, but pretty good reports I've read about current Transit in Europe; lots of guys convert them into campers, which is what I'd do.

Rich
San Diego

--- On Fri, 5/25/12, JordanVw@AOL.COM <JordanVw@AOL.COM> wrote:

From: JordanVw@AOL.COM <JordanVw@AOL.COM>
Subject: Re: Friday NVC: Ford may import Transit (Westfalia converts this)
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Friday, May 25, 2012, 3:10 PM

 
its not a rumor. Ford is doing is phasing out the full size� Econolines..���
the full size Transit will replace it.
 
ford sells more full size vans than chevy..���the dodge full size� van was 
dropped 10 yrs ago and replaced by the Sprinter.
 
so that means that all those econoline vans will be replaced with thefull� 
size Transit van.
 
 
In a message dated 5/25/2012 1:39:44 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,� 
stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM writes:

Rumor� anyway.� The smaller made-in-Turkey Ford Transit Connect has been� a
success here (has same engine that the Bostig conversion uses).���Here is
what (bankrupt) Westfalia is doing with the larger Transit in� Europe in 
case
you have not seen� it:
http://westfalia-ford.co.uk/elevated%20roof/index.html� This sells� for 
about
�50,000 in the UK or $78,000.� That includes significant� VATs.� Both the 
van
and conversions would have to be made/done in the� US (or Mexico) to be
reasonably priced.� Maybe Sportsmobile will step� up.