jmo
Supportive Member
Transit or Promaster 3500. Who’s used or owned both, did you prefer one over the other? Any cons to either?
Ford/Ram
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Hack Attack
Member
Transit drive, handling and comfort is suprisingly car like
doesn't help you though, as I can't compare the 3500
doesn't help you though, as I can't compare the 3500
Small town janitorial
Member
I'm a ram truck guy, and wouldnt drive a ford diesel for a million bucks. But I have driven in both Van's and prefer the transit. The ecoboost engines are impressive, and the options on the transit make it very versatile.
jmo
Supportive Member
So transit 2 promaster 0 so far.
hogjowl
Idiot™
Local cleaner I know told me he’d never buy another Promaster.
BradFenstermaker
Member
I have been in a Promaster 2500 for 2 weeks. Easy to drive and I love the high top.
Was considerably cheaper than transit.
Friend has put 85,000 miles under 3 yrs. Drives it like he stole it. And it's been fine.
Was considerably cheaper than transit.
Friend has put 85,000 miles under 3 yrs. Drives it like he stole it. And it's been fine.
Mikey P
Administrator
My mechanic buddy who's almost never wrong when it comes to things mechanical, said he'd divorce me if I bought a Ram Van
hogjowl
Idiot™
Not surprised Brad has one.
Damon will get one next.
Damon will get one next.
Mikey P
Administrator
.....and how much weight does he carry?....
Mikey P
Administrator
hogjowl
Idiot™
You sure have had an interest in my performance lately.
Mikey P
Administrator
You do know Damon has had a pos Ram for like 3 years now, right?
hogjowl
Idiot™
No
Not surprised though
Not surprised though
Idiots 
jmo
Supportive Member
jmo
Supportive Member
What machine do you have in yours?
None,
I'm at 40k miles now on my 1 ton Promaster. No problems. Love it and would buy it again. But I'm not going to get into a pissing contest about it. Drove it to Las Vegas and Reno for Mikey's Fests. Drive it all around Shasta, Tehama, and Butte counties.
I'm at 40k miles now on my 1 ton Promaster. No problems. Love it and would buy it again. But I'm not going to get into a pissing contest about it. Drove it to Las Vegas and Reno for Mikey's Fests. Drive it all around Shasta, Tehama, and Butte counties.
Mikey P
Administrator
jmo
Supportive Member
What kind of brake problems? Just pads? That doesn’t seem like a problem to me.
Nope, they are fine that was a one time squeak thing. Hasn't happened since.
Trip Moses
IMOL
Transit here. No complaints.
BradFenstermaker
Member
Friend carries more than I do
TCS Chief 2 100 gal fresh #4 Little Giant.
All the tools you could need.
I moved my Judson TNT #3 Heater and 50 gal fresh. All the tools.
What's the big complaint about Ram??
I also heard the same BS this and that about Transit too.
There just Van's. Load them up and make money. Maintain them.
I have owned all the big brands at some point. They needed maintenance repairs
TCS Chief 2 100 gal fresh #4 Little Giant.
All the tools you could need.
I moved my Judson TNT #3 Heater and 50 gal fresh. All the tools.
What's the big complaint about Ram??
I also heard the same BS this and that about Transit too.
There just Van's. Load them up and make money. Maintain them.
I have owned all the big brands at some point. They needed maintenance repairs
Hack Attack
Member
the bogey I've had on my transit was the dual mass flywheel went at 40k, apparently normally goes around 150k..
admittedly it got a workout the week before on a steep driveway that had a muzza of a hairpin at the steepest point
admittedly it got a workout the week before on a steep driveway that had a muzza of a hairpin at the steepest point
hogjowl
Idiot™
Do you really talk like that?
Hack Attack
Member
hogjowl
Idiot™
At least he didn’t do a Minnesota accent.
