Top Gear Series 22
Discussion
They pass the IVA test so regarding safety, everything is ok there.
As said previously, Ford would sell a fairly small amount of these as you are getting into dropside Transit territory for business so to go through all the E marking and rhd malarkey would probably be cost prohibitive for the numbers sold.
If there was still a tax advantage to running one as a company car you might be ok but that's gone now and the grey importers do a fine job for those who really want one.
As said previously, Ford would sell a fairly small amount of these as you are getting into dropside Transit territory for business so to go through all the E marking and rhd malarkey would probably be cost prohibitive for the numbers sold.
If there was still a tax advantage to running one as a company car you might be ok but that's gone now and the grey importers do a fine job for those who really want one.
HD Adam said:
They pass the IVA test so regarding safety, everything is ok there.
As said previously, Ford would sell a fairly small amount of these as you are getting into dropside Transit territory for business so to go through all the E marking and rhd malarkey would probably be cost prohibitive for the numbers sold.
If there was still a tax advantage to running one as a company car you might be ok but that's gone now and the grey importers do a fine job for those who really want one.
Iva is nothing like as stringent as homologation.As said previously, Ford would sell a fairly small amount of these as you are getting into dropside Transit territory for business so to go through all the E marking and rhd malarkey would probably be cost prohibitive for the numbers sold.
If there was still a tax advantage to running one as a company car you might be ok but that's gone now and the grey importers do a fine job for those who really want one.
HD Adam said:
Willy Nilly said:
Those full sized pickups are all mouth and no trousers.
Interesting viewpoint.In what way?
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Look at the website of them ALL. They give it the work vehicle big 'un, bouncing over rocks, being loaded with logs in a quarry by a pay loader etc. They stick a 400 horse engine in them and give it the haulage big 'un, but can't stop the f
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They are utility vehicles and nothing more.
Willy Nilly said:
HD Adam said:
Willy Nilly said:
Those full sized pickups are all mouth and no trousers.
Interesting viewpoint.In what way?
![](/inc/images/censored.gif)
Look at the website of them ALL. They give it the work vehicle big 'un, bouncing over rocks, being loaded with logs in a quarry by a pay loader etc. They stick a 400 horse engine in them and give it the haulage big 'un, but can't stop the f
![](/inc/images/censored.gif)
They are utility vehicles and nothing more.
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