Originally Posted by donnyj08
GM vans drive and stop like garbage compared to the sprinters which handle as good as a modern pickup with excellent braking.
I disagree, the center of gravity is much higher on a Sprinter with it's high roof and high floor. My dad has had both and I have driven both with the exact same steel shelving and loadout and they handle nothing like a pickup, even a GMT400 has more stability in corners. The Sprinter has decent power once the turbo winds up, but that was compared to a tired L31 with 300k km in that old GMC Savana.
2000 G3500 extended v 2017 Sprinter 2500 extended both 2WD.
The Sprinter was the only game in town for like 15 years. The early ones were rust buckets and the later ones are great as long as MB is paying to maintain it. My Dad praised the fuel efficiency, as it is half the cost of fuel but his G3500 went 300k km on the original motor and trans, and his Sprinter needed a new trans at 17k km.
Ford Transit high roof is where it's at right now. Sprinter is probably superior if it is deleted and has a manual trans swap. I like the side door on the Transit a little bit more than the Sprinter, and it has a lower floor which makes everything a little bit easier. My boss has one but I haven't driven it.
GM vans drive and stop like garbage compared to the sprinters which handle as good as a modern pickup with excellent braking.
I disagree, the center of gravity is much higher on a Sprinter with it's high roof and high floor. My dad has had both and I have driven both with the exact same steel shelving and loadout and they handle nothing like a pickup, even a GMT400 has more stability in corners. The Sprinter has decent power once the turbo winds up, but that was compared to a tired L31 with 300k km in that old GMC Savana.
2000 G3500 extended v 2017 Sprinter 2500 extended both 2WD.
The Sprinter was the only game in town for like 15 years. The early ones were rust buckets and the later ones are great as long as MB is paying to maintain it. My Dad praised the fuel efficiency, as it is half the cost of fuel but his G3500 went 300k km on the original motor and trans, and his Sprinter needed a new trans at 17k km.
Ford Transit high roof is where it's at right now. Sprinter is probably superior if it is deleted and has a manual trans swap. I like the side door on the Transit a little bit more than the Sprinter, and it has a lower floor which makes everything a little bit easier. My boss has one but I haven't driven it.