[ April 25, 2012, 07:25 PM: Message edited by: Mikes Mischeif ]
Posted by Glenn Taylor (Member # 162) on :
Oh dear lord. Crap from Europe. Just what we need.
Posted by old paint (Member # 549) on :
dodge was replaced with the mercedes van......
Posted by Joey Madden (Member # 1192) on :
Just yesterday I saw a very similar van and went around to the front of it and it said Ford on the grill. Looked full size to me but hey, I could have been wrong..
Posted by old paint (Member # 549) on :
the ford transit, goes all the way back to the ENGLISH FORD, cortina days. then the brits took it to Australia. http://www.ford-transit.info/history/ Posted by Nikki Goral (Member # 7844) on :
I have a high top Nissan to wrap...lucky me.
Posted by Bob Rochon (Member # 30) on :
ok shoot me I dont find it all that bad at all. Posted by Nikki Goral (Member # 7844) on :
Which one?
Posted by Neil D. Butler (Member # 661) on :
I just wish they would not put those deep creases in the Panels...Like the Chev has.
Posted by Bob Rochon (Member # 30) on :
The ford Nikki
Posted by Nikki Goral (Member # 7844) on :
The Nissan has a bodyline crease of 1.13"!!!! I will run the sides down and then have to print a second panel to cover the inside, overlapping the sides, or something...
Posted by Dale Feicke (Member # 767) on :
It looks like the Dodge Sprinter, with a little different face........bring back the old one.
We should know, from past history, if Fiat's involved, it'll be crap! with the Dodge, that is.
[ April 27, 2012, 10:29 AM: Message edited by: Dale Feicke ]
Posted by David Wright (Member # 111) on :
What kind of prices are we talking about?
Posted by Kissymatina (Member # 2028) on :
I would love to sit down with the designers of these things. Obviously, these are going to be commercial vehicles. So why in the hell do they put the deep, awful creases & other "trim" crap all over the place making them difficult or fugly to letter? I thought the sprinter was bad.
Posted by old paint (Member # 549) on :
for the un mechanical folks, these vehicles are stamped steel, and the panels stamped are "multi purpose."so are the ones without windows, these creases give thin metal stability from wrinkling. its the same in you autos. how many vehicles do you know of that have ZERO creases or body lines in the outside sheet metal? any that dont have body lines you lean against it and it will pop in. some of these vans get windows. with the pre-pressed panel having place for window glass, every truck will use the same window glass and seal.
[ April 26, 2012, 01:43 PM: Message edited by: old paint ]
Posted by Mikes Mischeif (Member # 1744) on :
Op IS spot on. Ford ruined the clean lines of the F150 tailgate with 4 panels because it's one grade thicker than aluminum foil. As the Gov't requires more fuel milage, expect commercial trucks to be an aluminum frame covered in rice paper.
One engineer said that mechanically, there is no way to reach the milage requirements. Expect vehicles going over 60MPH to become airborn.
Posted by DianeBalch (Member # 1301) on :
FIAT means Fix It Again Tony. or Fix It All the Time. When I met my husband Ernie he had a 4 year old Fiat Spider. We would have to park it on a hill or someplace where we would have to push start it and pop the clutch. I was lousy popping the clutch, but got good at push starting it. Rusted out easily. Not much heat. The Fiat x 1/9 (mid engine) came out in 1974. That was just as bad.
Diane
Posted by DianeBalch (Member # 1301) on :
FIAT means Fix It Again Tony. or Fix It All the Time. When I met my husband Ernie he had a 4 year old Fiat Spider. We would have to park it on a hill or someplace where we would have to push start it and pop the clutch. I was lousy popping the clutch, but got good at push starting it. Rusted out easily. Not much heat. The Fiat x 1/9 (mid engine) came out in 1974. That was just as bad.
Diane
Posted by David Wright (Member # 111) on :
Funny Diane, sounds like FORD fix or repair daily.
Government mandates fuel efficiency but leaves the details to the manufacturers. Figures.
Posted by Si Allen (Member # 420) on :
FIAT = Figgin Italian Automotive Trash
Ford = Found On Road Dead
Posted by Tony Vickio (Member # 2265) on :
Easy now you guys! I have a Fiat Spider convertible & a (FIAT) Dodge truck!! Posted by Brian Dish (Member # 10782) on :
GMC= Government Motor Corporation or (Obama Motors)
Posted by old paint (Member # 549) on :
brian politics..........big NONO)))
[ April 28, 2012, 03:05 PM: Message edited by: old paint ]
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