Overview
We are selling our beloved, second-owner, accident-free 2017 Ford Transit 150 Wagon (mid-roof) with a thoughtful partial build—dialed where it matters and ready for your finishing touches. Reliable, well-maintained, and adventure-proven (Sierra Nevada trips, Oregon family runs, Utah desserts, and Baja surf trips). We’re only selling to upgrade to a van with rear airbags for our growing family.
Highlights & Unique Features
- Build: Fixed queen-size bed, tons of storage, single-burner induction cooktop
- Power: Goal Zero Yeti 1500X (charges from the alternator, included with van); solar-ready with easy roof-rack install
- Comfort & Drive: Falken Wildpeak A/T tires (newer), Sony head unit with Apple CarPlay, upgraded speakers, add 3M sound/thermal insulation throughout body and cabin
- Platform: Ford Transit mid-roof—great standing height ( < 5’8″, without the high-roof wind penalty
- Condition: Meticulous maintenance, no known mechanical issues
- Work: Preventative coolant tank replacement around ~90k (common Transit item)
What’s Left (so you can make it yours)
- Finish carpentry only (trim/finish panels/edges). The fundamentals—electrical, bed, storage, kitchen—are already in and usable.
Specs & Details
Year / Make / Model: 2017 Ford Transit 150 Passenger Wagon (mid-roof)
Mileage: 100,500
Title: Clean, in hand
Transmission: Automatic
Seating / Sleeping: Seats 2, can seat two more if you purchase extra bench seat
Electrical: Goal Zero Yeti 1500X, alternator charging; solar-ready
Kitchen: Single-burner induction stove, storage for cookware & pantry
Audio/Infotainment: Sony dash with Apple CarPlay + upgraded speakers
Tires: Falken Wildpeak A/T (regularly rotated, ~20,000 miles)
Storage: Under-bed “garage” + interior cabinets/shelves
Roof: Bare roof (set up to easily add solar + rack) with Maxxair Fan installed
Exterior color: White
Accidents: None
Owners: Second owner
Maintenance & Reliability
- Regular servicing at ~60,000 and 90,000 miles (fluids, belts, etc.) with A&E Automotive here in Goleta. They have service history.
- Coolant expansion tank replaced when hairline cracks appeared (known Transit wear item near 90k)
- Runs strong; no mechanical issues during our ownership
- Excellent Falken Wildpeak tires, just rotated
What We Love
This van’s been a rock—smooth highway manners, confident on graded dirt in Utah dessert with the A/T tires, and a super livable interior layout thanks to the fixed queen bed and generous storage. The Goal Zero system keeps things simple and modular, and the mid-roof form factor hits a sweet spot for drivability and headroom.
Known Items / Disclosures
- Build is ~90% complete: you’ll be finishing trim/finish carpentry—perfect if you want to put your style on it
- No solar / rack installed yet, but the system is prepped and straightforward to add
- Brake pads will need to be changed out soon.
- Tint bubbling on a couple windows. Nothing terrible.
- Minor paint chips and blemishes from car doors, etc. (Size of quarter, see picture)
What’s been upgraded
- Goal Zero Yeti 1500X power station
- Maxxair Fan
- VanEssentials Bug/Mosquito Door screen
- VanEssentials Ceiling cabinet
- Window covers + blackout curtains
- Fixed queen bed frame + mattress
- Single-burner induction cooktop
- Sony CarPlay head unit + upgraded speakers
- Falken Wildpeak A/T tires
- Tow hitch
- Snow chains
- Storage bins / organization system
- Tools, Van build materials (paint, trim, fasteners, etc; if you want)
Why We’re Selling
We are expecting our first child and would like to have a van with rear airbags.
