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What vehicle do you think they should consider? Should it be a vehicle from an American company? Not sure of the reliability, but a Jeep Renagade matches the size of the old vehicle and has an AWD option. Ford Transit seems ready made for deliveries. What other vehicles do you think they should consider?
the Ford Transit seems to fit the bill of being a RWD with optional AWD commercial fuel efficient work van:
For the United States and Canada, the Transit shares only a 180-hp 3.2L Duratorq I5 diesel (branded as a PowerStroke) with global-market models. The standard engine is a 275-hp 3.7L Ti-VCT V6 (shared with the F-Series and Police Interceptor version of the Ford Explorer) and an optional 320-hp 3.5L EcoBoost V6 shared with the F-150 and D3-platform vehicles. All versions in North America are specified with a 6-speed automatic transmission and rear-wheel drivetrain. The 3.7L Ti-VCT V6 can be converted to run on compressed natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas with an optional Gaseous Engine Prep Package.
Canada Post has bought the Ford Transit, with normal left hand drive. The letter carrier parks the vehicle on the street, and delivers to the home mail boxes, then they move the van on to another location , park and do some more deliveries. They also have some larger parcels that are stowed in the back, for home delivery, if the recipient is at home. If no one is there to sign for the box, they leave a "pick up notice " indicating which Canada Post store to go to, to get it. No leaving the item at the door, to be stolen.
Canada Post has bought the Ford Transit, with normal left hand drive. The letter carrier parks the vehicle on the street, and delivers to the home mail boxes, then they move the van on to another location , park and do some more deliveries.
That's fine in a developed area, wouldn't work where I'm at.
What vehicle do you think they should consider? Should it be a vehicle from an American company? Not sure of the reliability, but a Jeep Renagade matches the size of the old vehicle and has an AWD option. Ford Transit seems ready made for deliveries. What other vehicles do you think they should consider?
The old vehicles are too little. The service has shifted its focus from delivery market ads along with an ever declining amount of letters to delivering parcels. However with larger vehicles come parking problems as many vehicles sit in one spot an half hour plus local communities are less likely to look the other way as they do when a FedEx or UPS truck double parks for a few minutes before driving off
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