Ford 2008 Econoline Van

momto5 · May 15, 2009

We are looking at vans and I was wondering if anybody has measured the new style of seats that the 2008 have. They looked more arced, kind of like a school bus seat..anyway just wondering..here is a link to one on ebay..if you look at the seats you can see that they are not flat across..Thanks

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford....c0.m245&_trkparms=72:317|65:12|39:1|240:1308

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2boys3girls · May 16, 2009

I noticed the EXACT same thing on an identical van in my area..... i can't give you any further information about it. Just wanted to say that we are *quite possibly* in the market for something that SAFELY accomodates more passengers, with our sixth baby due in July. Right now we have an 8 passenger Montana. At a local dealership, there is an 08 Ford passenger van with 19,000 miles. A few weeks ago, we talked to a sales person & I KNOW he said the price is NOW 13,900. I went in on Thurs. They had a tag hanging from the RV mirror that said 15,500. I went in to ask, the sales manager said "oh no, it was never 13,900. That would be paying you to buy it." sorry for the OT. Just wanted to comment. Thanks!

momto5 · May 17, 2009

we are also due with #6 come Sept and I have a 7 seater now...so we really need to upgrade. Hopefully we'll find one around here ( we have a call in to a dealership that was on ebay in my area). I am going to measure it when I see it in person. Thanks for the reply..I was hoping I wouldn't hear crickets...lol

Amber

strollerfreak · May 17, 2009

What do you mean "measured"? I have a 2008 E350. The only issues I have had with installations is using LATCH with my infant seat (the LATCH bars stick out too far for my base to sit "on top" of, and aren't quite far enough apart for the base to get all the way in between when it's installed tightly enough), and headrest/beltguide/seatbelt geometry issues in the last row with boosters.

I haven't had ANY problems installing any convertible seats anywhere in it.

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strollerfreak · May 17, 2009

2boys3girls said:
I noticed the EXACT same thing on an identical van in my area..... i can't give you any further information about it. Just wanted to say that we are *quite possibly* in the market for something that SAFELY accomodates more passengers, with our sixth baby due in July. Right now we have an 8 passenger Montana. At a local dealership, there is an 08 Ford passenger van with 19,000 miles. A few weeks ago, we talked to a sales person & I KNOW he said the price is NOW 13,900. I went in on Thurs. They had a tag hanging from the RV mirror that said 15,500. I went in to ask, the sales manager said "oh no, it was never 13,900. That would be paying you to buy it." sorry for the OT. Just wanted to comment. Thanks!

My guess is that their price at auction was 13,900...and that the lot price *is* 15,500. We bought ours in November with 19K miles on it for $16K with DH's employee pricing.

momto5 · May 17, 2009

whoops sorry..it kind of was unclear..I just wanted to see it anybody has measured the 2008 bench seat vs the older model..in height. since the 2008 seemed taller..kwim..sorry if unclear..lol

Amber

strollerfreak · May 18, 2009

Ah! Gotcha. That makes sense. Yes, the back rest portion does seem taller than the old style bench seats...I would say that it is, but I can't say that definitively since we never had an older one.

I could try my 8yo in a LBB and see where his head winds up at when he gets home from school, but I know that the no headrest issue is going to get us eventually. We're actually having our benches custom retrofitted to have headrests since we plan on driving this until it dies or until all our kids move out...whichever comes first.

Hopefully this will happen in July over shutdown. :thumbsup:

momto5 · May 29, 2009

well we ended up getting the 2008 Ford E350. The bench seat is a little higher. My 10 year old can sit with no booster and his head is fine..however I have him in a Parkway for now. I want to look into getting headrests on the bench too. My husband actually was sitting back there and it looked like it hit him in the right place on the head..but then again he's only 5'5"..lol..Thanks for all your replies!

Amber

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