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rv:van_issues [2022/05/20 17:14]
princess_fluffypants [Ford Transit] |
rv:van_issues [2022/05/23 15:47]
princess_fluffypants [On the likelihood of problems] |
| ===== On the likelihood of problems ===== | ===== On the likelihood of problems ===== |
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| Only a small percentage of failures occur on any particular vehicles; it's not like "this is guaranteed to happen to you!" It's more a list of things to look for, to be aware of. Forums and complaint sites list tons of problems because **people with problems are more likely to post**. It is rare to see a post saying "drove my van for a year and nothing happened!". Beware of people who claim "the [fill in the blank] forum is full of unhappy owners!!!" without mentioning unhappy owners of //their// vans on //their// forums. Forum links are included below for further research. | Only a small percentage of failures occur on any particular vehicles; it's not like "this is guaranteed to happen to you!" It's more a list of things to look for, to be aware of. Forums and complaint sites list tons of problems because **people with problems are more likely to post**. It is rare to see a post saying "drove my van for a year and nothing happened!". Beware of people who claim "the [fill in the blank] forum is full of unhappy owners!!!" without mentioning unhappy owners of //their// vans on //their// forums. Forum links are included below for further research. More popular vans are also more likely to have documented problems, as the ownership base of people who are passionate enough about the vehicles to actually post to ownership forums and meticulously document everything is larger as well. |
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| With that being said, [[rv:diesel|use extreme caution with modern Diesel engines]]. Tightening emissions requirements have lead to extremely predictable (and expensive) repairs. | With that being said, [[rv:diesel|use extreme caution with modern Diesel engines]]. Tightening emissions requirements have lead to extremely predictable (and expensive) repairs. |
