They stopped making them in 2021. They never sold that many.The Nissan NV vans seem to be the best full-size vans
As much as I like the VQ40 it was way underpowered for a van - if you buy one make sure to get the V8.
They stopped making them in 2021. They never sold that many.The Nissan NV vans seem to be the best full-size vans
The rust is factual though, but smart people who lurk on sprinter source drill some drain holes to let the water out of the quarter panels and that helps with the rust.
They stopped making them in 2021. They never sold that many.
As much as I like the VQ40 it was way underpowered for a van - if you buy one make sure to get the V8.
Our vans are all 3/4 ton, single rear wheel, wheelbases between the MB & Ford were really close. Transit vans are the high roof. I outfit them with another guy(have built out like 20+ vans now)and we used the same Adrien Steel bin packages so the rear cargo areas were almost identical in length. By the time the vans are fully built and loaded with parts and tools they are on the heavy side.Lots of variation in these lines.
Sprinters are expensive, but they were better suited to certain tasks- like heavy hauling.
Does the extended length transit have a long wheelbase yet ?
They had an extended body dually, but it had the shorter wheelbase and lost capacity as a result.
I was always in a heavy haul situation with grooming vans.
Our vans are all 3/4 ton, single rear wheel, wheelbases between the MB & Ford were really close. Transit vans are the high roof. I outfit them with another guy(have built out like 20+ vans now)and we used the same Adrien Steel bin packages so the rear cargo areas were almost identical in length. By the time the vans are fully built and loaded with parts and tools they are on the heavy side.
So many horror stories.Pablo....stay away from the Sprinter. I bought one new and deeply regretted it from the first week. A week in the thing started coughing. Taken out of service for days to get a part from Germany. I had several breakdowns thereafter. No one would work on it and I had to take it to the dealer. When the turbo went out it sat for a month waiting for a fix. I lost tens of thousand of dollars in down time with that thing. The last straw was when the dealer I bough it from would no longer service it. They said they got rid of their proprietary diagnostics and that I had to send it two hours away to work on it. They were sick of the problems and essentially washed their hands of them. I finally sold the thing to another business. A few weeks after they purchased the van it got totaled and insurance cashed out. They don't know how lucky they were.
Rvs live a cushy life. Mostly highway miles, not driven in salty weather (most people camp in the summer)This rust seems to be a Gen 1 thing. Dunno. I've never seen a rusty relatively new Sprinter here.
For the record, I'm talking about a RV Camper van, not a DD or work van.
This was a work van. Thus the loss of income. I cannot over emphasize what a horrible experience the whole thing was.So many horror stories.
Was this a camper? Most appear to be work vans.
Than I'm missing something... The RV stuff is an add on and is irrelevant to the sprinter conversation.This rust seems to be a Gen 1 thing. Dunno. I've never seen a rusty relatively new Sprinter here.
For the record, I'm talking about a RV Camper van, not a DD or work van.
I am talking about an RVThan I'm missing something... The RV stuff is an add on and is irrelevant to the sprinter conversation.
If you are asking about an RV than my opinion is they are great depending on who made the conversion happen. There are so many different lay-outs and options today.
Perhaps I'm wrong, but It sounds like your mind is made up already. I know the feeling. I was warned as well when I purchased mine. Perhaps they are better brand new. Mine was hacked at the selling dealer as well costing me thousands from poor techs so good luck with the warranty work, hopefully they have improved. Do what you will and report back Pablo. We all would be interested.
There’s a guy around here that only services sprinters. He is always busy.My dad had one, I think Ive posted on it before. I loved driving it, almost as easy as a car. It would run cabin heat with the engine off, and get mid 20’s on the highway. The sheet metal surrounding the windshield rusted out and nobody would touch it for repairs. They sold it.
that said, I’m not sure if it was really that bad, or just an exaggeration to go buy something else. Personally I really liked the driving dynamics.
edit- PS - dashboard plastics all fell apart way too fast.