# Am I the first one to buy one of these vehicles? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [January 12, 2010, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/am-i-the-first-one-to-buy-one-of-these-vehicles/42421 "2010-01-12T23:00:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Building\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@Building\_Geek](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Building_Geek)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2010, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/am-i-the-first-one-to-buy-one-of-these-vehicles/42421/1 "2010-01-12T23:00:18Z")
I just bought a Transit Connect. Although I have only just over 500 miles on it I like the vehicle very much. It holds all my stuff ('til I buy more) and I find it comfortable to drive. Here’s the thing; the only other one I’ve seen on the road was a parts delivery vehicle for a Ford dealer. Has anyone else encountered one on the road? ---
**Author:** ![Building\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@Building\_Geek](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Building_Geek)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2010, 11:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/am-i-the-first-one-to-buy-one-of-these-vehicles/42421/2 "2010-01-12T23:05:26Z")
Still me. I tried to edit a spelling error and the topic got posted twice. My apologies ---
**Author:** ![Docnick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Docnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Docnick)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2010, 11:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/am-i-the-first-one-to-buy-one-of-these-vehicles/42421/3 "2010-01-12T23:09:58Z")
The Transit is common as dirt in the UK; it has been in production since the 60s. I’m not familiar with the “Connect”, however. Where do you live? ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2010, 11:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/am-i-the-first-one-to-buy-one-of-these-vehicles/42421/4 "2010-01-12T23:29:53Z")
I’ve seen several around Dallas, but they’re all commercial versions. Seems that’s where Ford’s trying to make the most sales, but the 5-passenger version does look very practical. ---
**Author:** ![UncleTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e9a140/32.png) [@UncleTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/UncleTurbo)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2010, 11:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/am-i-the-first-one-to-buy-one-of-these-vehicles/42421/5 "2010-01-12T23:35:05Z")
There are a few out there, in a few years you’ll have lots of company on the roads. At the Detroit Auto Show Ford received a “major” award for the Transit. It is a good vehicle and meets the needs of decent cargo capacity and lower fuel use. Congrats for being one of the first to see the value of such a small truck, or van, or wagon, or whatever it is for you. Yes, I’ve seen 2 on the road so far and hope to see more. ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2010, 11:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/am-i-the-first-one-to-buy-one-of-these-vehicles/42421/6 "2010-01-12T23:48:24Z")
Ford just began selling these to the consumer market here in the U.S. They seem to be selling well. I work right by a Ford dealership, and they had them out front a few months back when they first hit the U.S. market. ---
**Author:** ![bscar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bscar/32/34_2.png) [@bscar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bscar)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2010, 12:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/am-i-the-first-one-to-buy-one-of-these-vehicles/42421/7 "2010-01-13T00:13:41Z")
I, too, seen several on the local Ford lot recently and can see several companies snapping them up for new in-town delivery trucks. ---
**Author:** ![ken\_green](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/ken_green/32/816_2.png) [@ken\_green](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ken_green)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2010, 12:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/am-i-the-first-one-to-buy-one-of-these-vehicles/42421/8 "2010-01-13T00:24:40Z")
Maybe in your town but we’ve sold three already in thes town of only 30,000. Just don’t lose the key. ---
**Author:** ![meaneyedcatz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/meaneyedcatz/32/692_2.png) [@meaneyedcatz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/meaneyedcatz)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2010, 3:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/am-i-the-first-one-to-buy-one-of-these-vehicles/42421/9 "2010-01-13T03:22:57Z")
These have been popular in Europe for a few years now. There will be tons of these in the near future. These are made in Turkey and because of some convoluted tax laws they come over on the boat with rear glass and passenger seats. It’s cheaper than sending a cargo version. Then the seats are pulled and shredded. Then sent to a landfill and the metal is recycled. The glass is cut out, recycled and metal panels are installed in their place. That is how a Transit Connect cargo van enters the U.S. ---
**Author:** ![SonofSpermcube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@SonofSpermcube](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SonofSpermcube)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2010, 3:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/am-i-the-first-one-to-buy-one-of-these-vehicles/42421/10 "2010-01-13T03:28:03Z")
The Transit Connect is a different vehicle from the Transit. The Transit is a full-sized van, the Connect is a little car-based thing with a big box on the back. ---
**Author:** ![MurrayHenson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e19b73/32.png) [@MurrayHenson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MurrayHenson)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2010, 6:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/am-i-the-first-one-to-buy-one-of-these-vehicles/42421/11 "2010-01-13T06:09:20Z")
Indeed, you see Transits everywhere in Poland, too… But I’ve never seen a Ford, by any name, that looked like this Transit Connect. It makes me think of a Renault Kangoo with a missing rear window.