Tbru59 Posted November 22, 2019 Hey everybody!!! My wife and I just sold our Ford Transit Connect and will be looking to buy an NV cargo in the coming weeks. No kids but we have 13 dogs to haul around which is the reason for the upgrade. We will be looking at a cargo high roof 2017 or newer to take advantage of the 7 speed transmission with a V8. Eventually I will be mounting a single rear bench seat in it to haul friends around if needed. Will probably be outfitting it with an on board generator and roof top air conditioner for the doggies. Might as well throw some outlets in there at the same time... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
radin2son Posted November 22, 2019 Welcome. There are several dog hauler posts on this forum. Good luck finding them. One major negative compared to your Transit is the scarcity of NV commercial dealerships and the fact that non commercial dealerships cannot work on NVs. This may not be a problem if you do your own service or have an independent mechanic. Recalls have been almost nonexistent. Warranty work will require a trip to commercial dealership. Carfax is a good place to start for pricing and availability if your local dealer has a limited selection. Limited may be optimistic... The older V8 is a good engine and mpg is about the same. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tbru59 Posted November 23, 2019 Thanks radin2son, I'll search for the dog hauling posts here!!! Lucky for me, I have a full shop and do everything myself. The only thing I can't do is any coding that would require a dealer diagnostic tool. But I am close enough to STL that I should be able to find an appropriate dealer if required. 2 ASD Dad and radin2son reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ASD Dad Posted November 25, 2019 Welcome to the site. There is info here but the site has been a wee bit slow for a while with not much back end maintenance. I am more of a figurehead mod now. 13 dogs is a lot, I assume they are smaller! I have two dogs, both 100 lbs and they take up some room! 1 radin2son reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tbru59 Posted November 28, 2019 We have dogs ranging from 7 lbs all the way up to almost 50 lbs, and everything in between with a little bit of everything in terms of breeds. 2 angelinejovan and ASD Dad reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
