1997 Ford E-Series Van

Minivan, Van

5.4 liter Factory CNG

Automatic

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CNG

Really does have just 46,685. Having such low miles on it kinda makes it much newer van than most 1997 vans. It has the nice advantage of not having as many computerized electrical as newer vans to have issues with. For example, the keys are old-school simple $4 keys, vs. the 2004+ transponder keys at $28 + programming. Bought it on eBay from the Medford, OR motorpool asset handler auction department about a year ago when it had 37,xxx miles. Selling it because a great deal came up for me on a diesel version of the same van. I can drive the diesel van out of state where there are no CNG stations, but always diesel stations. For example, going east, the next CNG station east of Sacramento is Reno. Consult cngprices, cnglocator, or cngnow (search "cng stations" for more sites) to get current CNG filling station information. If you're unfamiliar with CNG engines, here's a rundown: CNG vehicles have the same engines as standard gasoline-powered vehicles. Only the fuel storage (tanks) and delivery systems (injectors and ECU, or engine control unit) are different. Maintenance for CNG vehicles is the exact same as for a gasoline vehicle. Filling stations are not as common as gas stations, but in my area (San Francisco bay area) they are plentiful. PG&E has filling stations all around here and the major airports all have filling stations for all of the shuttles buses and many of the taxis run on CNG. Native CNG: this means it was not a vehicle originally made to run on gasoline and converted to use CNG, but rather one designed at the factory to run only on CNG. These "native CNG vehicles qualify for single-occupant (driver) in the HOV (carpool) lane and 1/2 price bridge tolls until June 2015. 13 Gasoline-Gallon-Equivalent (GGE) tankage means a 180 mile range between fill-ups, which are only $27-30 @ $2.19-2.31 per GGE, almost half the price of the gasoline equivalent, and still 20-30% cheaper to run than diesel at current CNG ($2.24)/gasoline (~$3.89)/diesel (~$4.19) rates. Standard (most common) length Slider side door Cruise control works very well A swing-door divider is installed and available, but I want $150 extra for it or I'll just transfer it to my diesel van. Puck style locks means that while a would-be thief could break the window, he still couldn't open the doors and would have to climb in and out over the broken glass. Shelving - Two steel shelves on the driver's side - 5' x 2' each w/ 4" fence all around Tires have good tread, better than 1/4" all around, plenty of tread before the "wear bars". Has A/C, but it doesn't "blow cold", I never had it looked into. Quite clean - More pictures coming soon, when I clean it out. Call me with questions: Bain Campbell 415/ 724-3452