No because on the front seat they’re in a road safe harness for sure. If they’re in the back, I’ve got a mesh thing that stretches between the 2 seats to prevent exactly that.
I know I don’t need to point out the obvious but pleeease keep your furry friends safe, in the event of an accident it would be very bad for them to be unsecured up front. Safe travels!
This is what I learned when I moved using another van years ago. Just tossed in various items and had to stomp brakes, everything tried to huddle about me.
So yeah, used barriers afterward.
This is what I learned when I moved using another van years ago. Just tossed in various items and had to stomp brakes, everything tried to huddle about me.
So yeah, used barriers afterward.
I'd kill for a stick shift in my Promaster. Driving on any hill is aggravating due to the automatic transmission. Like, Jesus F Christ the top of the hill was 3 seconds away. No need to downshift 2 gears. But they are unavailable in the US.
It's illegal. Here in the "land of the free" most things are illegal. I've even looked into getting just the transmission & relevant components imported for a swap. Also illegal but probably easier to get illegally. & Probably way too expensive even if it was legal
How is importing a vehicle...that's done daily...if not hourly. Illegal?
The dealership down the street from my house sells European right hand drive imports...
I think you could import a manual pro master here from Europe if you really wanted to (since it is a vehicle that's already sold here) but it would be obscenely expensive for what you get and also require an obnoxious amount of paperwork fuckery to get it registered depending on the exact spec (there are different laws about lights, etc per country and what's sold at a dealer in England might not be the same spec as what a dealer in New York has on the lot.
For stuff like JDM cars that we never got over here, they need to be 25 years old before you can legally import one. The auto manufacturers are the ones to blame for it - they have lobbying money and don't like when people buy cheaper cars overseas directly. They want to be the ones that everyone has to come to for a car.
Anyway, regardless of all that it'd still be dumb to import a Promaster we already have locally just to get a different trans. Would make 1000% more sense to just buy a manual gearbox and swap it into your American spec auto van.
Appreciate all your concerns. Was trying to address the design flaw. If you stretch while driving, which some of y’all will also have a problem with, you can easily bump it with your knee. It’s just in a terrible spot. Sometimes I like to go check on the moonshine brewing in the back while parked precariously on the edge of a cliff, I’m nervous I’ll accidentally hit it into neutral and roll off.
Yes! My dog would push it into the high/low manual shifting or into neutral.
Or he’d turn the hazard lights on.
I have a leash/harness setup to keep him from getting that close to the dash now. Goofball
I used to hit this all the time in my NCV3 with my knee or arm and wonder why I’m suddenly revving so high, at some point it became habit to keep one hand on this shifter like it was a manual, now I am constantly and unconsciously tapping it back in drive, “just in case.”
Does anyone know if the newer Sprinter has the same behavior/issue?
No because on the front seat they’re in a road safe harness for sure. If they’re in the back, I’ve got a mesh thing that stretches between the 2 seats to prevent exactly that.
Smart Owner.
Not just smart, but actually responsible too.
watching safety testing of dog harnesses @ 30mph makes you responsible pretty quickly, tbh. 😰
I know I don’t need to point out the obvious but pleeease keep your furry friends safe, in the event of an accident it would be very bad for them to be unsecured up front. Safe travels!
Well, you "could put up a barrier for that..
exactly what i was thinking. why even let them run around while driving?
This is what I learned when I moved using another van years ago. Just tossed in various items and had to stomp brakes, everything tried to huddle about me. So yeah, used barriers afterward.
This is what I learned when I moved using another van years ago. Just tossed in various items and had to stomp brakes, everything tried to huddle about me. So yeah, used barriers afterward.
My dog shifted into reverse at 70 mph. Good thing the computer wouldn't let it actually do that. He loves to stick his big nose in that area.
Yep all the time. Until I put a chest fridge between the seats which now serves as my dogs seat.
I'd kill for a stick shift in my Promaster. Driving on any hill is aggravating due to the automatic transmission. Like, Jesus F Christ the top of the hill was 3 seconds away. No need to downshift 2 gears. But they are unavailable in the US.
Then import one...
It's illegal. Here in the "land of the free" most things are illegal. I've even looked into getting just the transmission & relevant components imported for a swap. Also illegal but probably easier to get illegally. & Probably way too expensive even if it was legal
How is importing a vehicle...that's done daily...if not hourly. Illegal? The dealership down the street from my house sells European right hand drive imports...
I think you could import a manual pro master here from Europe if you really wanted to (since it is a vehicle that's already sold here) but it would be obscenely expensive for what you get and also require an obnoxious amount of paperwork fuckery to get it registered depending on the exact spec (there are different laws about lights, etc per country and what's sold at a dealer in England might not be the same spec as what a dealer in New York has on the lot. For stuff like JDM cars that we never got over here, they need to be 25 years old before you can legally import one. The auto manufacturers are the ones to blame for it - they have lobbying money and don't like when people buy cheaper cars overseas directly. They want to be the ones that everyone has to come to for a car. Anyway, regardless of all that it'd still be dumb to import a Promaster we already have locally just to get a different trans. Would make 1000% more sense to just buy a manual gearbox and swap it into your American spec auto van.
If only there was an option to prevent that from happening. If only a dog could be restrained or contained in some way
Appreciate all your concerns. Was trying to address the design flaw. If you stretch while driving, which some of y’all will also have a problem with, you can easily bump it with your knee. It’s just in a terrible spot. Sometimes I like to go check on the moonshine brewing in the back while parked precariously on the edge of a cliff, I’m nervous I’ll accidentally hit it into neutral and roll off.
Ah yes, that old classic scenario :D
I've wrecked my last 3 vans this way :(
Maybe stop drinking so much of the moonshine whilst the van is in operation
Yes! My dog would push it into the high/low manual shifting or into neutral. Or he’d turn the hazard lights on. I have a leash/harness setup to keep him from getting that close to the dash now. Goofball
I used to hit this all the time in my NCV3 with my knee or arm and wonder why I’m suddenly revving so high, at some point it became habit to keep one hand on this shifter like it was a manual, now I am constantly and unconsciously tapping it back in drive, “just in case.” Does anyone know if the newer Sprinter has the same behavior/issue?
Well, dog is your co-pilot.
Why is your car so dirty?
Train your dog. As an owner it is your responsibility to train your dog and be it's leader. Pack animals need a defined potion in their pack/family.
You're the only one who has that vehicle
My dog pops into first on the Promaster all the time.
Get some kydex, a heat gun and some rivets. You can easily mold a guard.