That last thread was bastardized pretty heavily so here's a new one. I'm starting to dig these things. Even with camper conversions they get over 20 MPG. Too bad they aren't available in 4wd..... or are they? 
Mercedes Sprinter again
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Get some heart shaped side windows, cover the inside with shag carpet, and have a mural painted of the Madonna and Child on the side.
Odalee essa, dats one charp ride.
Odalee essa, dats one charp ride.
They are starting to win me over as well.
Minivan Xtreme... coming to a Chrysler dealership soon? As a Dodge what?
I was really impressed in them as far as vans go. They are super tall inside (no slouching or bonking of head) and come in many configurations. I see them all around as delivery trucks and I hear they are going to be popular as Airport shuttles in the people hauler version. They are just an oversized tin box....more room is cool for working in and transporting stuff.
I couldn't find the thread I started about them back last spring when I first saw one on the road (car salesman was running a errand and he happened to jump out as I was walking by on the sidewalk...I made the mistake of showing interest
) I wa the cargo version with solid sides, tall roof, and screen driver compartment/cargo seperator....the Fleet model if you will. Didn't geta chance to drive one. 
Rhino
I couldn't find the thread I started about them back last spring when I first saw one on the road (car salesman was running a errand and he happened to jump out as I was walking by on the sidewalk...I made the mistake of showing interest
) I wa the cargo version with solid sides, tall roof, and screen driver compartment/cargo seperator....the Fleet model if you will. Didn't geta chance to drive one. Rhino
here's to verify that.... a pic of the under chassis
notice the transfer case and notice the drive shafts going to the front and back
Also it says allrad on the side
:devil:
Pretty nice car..yeah. I have seen they are fast to. But i am satisfied with something smaller. Like a Volkswagen Caddy.
How wide is the wheelbase? It looks like it'd be uber easy to roll that thing...
If you want one the CHEAPEST place to get them should be your local Freightliner dealership.
http://www.fl-sprinter.com/
Build your own.
http://www.fl-sprinter.com/
Build your own.
Heck of a lot less tippy than a motorhome or box truck.
It is more an illussion of being top heavy.....the ones I have seen the extra height is mostly shell. It isn't that bad. Can't be very wide......have to fit in the lanes you know.
Rhino
Well it's already badged as Dodge Sprinter from about $28,000.00 - I thought I saw one in RED at my local dealership. Custom hopped up versions are sure to follow.
maybe hopped up sprinters will be big with the rappers, ya know, 16in wheels on your bling bling sprinter 
I can see it now... ricer sprinters... 
Ok, serious questions.
Gas or diesel?
.....and....
That thing gotta HEMI?
Gas or diesel?
.....and....
That thing gotta HEMI?
No Hemi for the Sprinter. but this has got a HEMI
Is that a Pacifica? My dad was looking at getting one, but hes liking the Touaregs cause he didn't think the Pacifica for the lack of engine powa. Touaregs are like 50 grand new though so he may have to get the one he doesn't like as much...
WHolly crap they tucked the trani up high. I don't think I've ever seen the transfer case/trani/trans shaft all in line/piggybacked like that before. Is it me, or are most transfer cases & shafts set off to the side of the trani?
Not to bastardize, but in Europe, the G500 is a work truck. At least the ones I saw.
Oh no that's not a Pacifica. Its a Dodge Magnum. That's all station wagon right there.
M-B diesel w/ 5spd automatic tranny. A guy on tdiclub.com has one for his business and regularly gets in the mid-high 20's hauling 2 tons of cargo at 70+ mpg.
I've been fawning over the Sprinter since I first saw a FedEx version a couple of years ago. A 138"WB, hi-roof cargo version with a few options hits the wallet for about $38k.
Way too high of a compression ratio to be a hemi.
I drove a Sprinter from Olympia to Seattle. Actual seat time.
My observations.
The transmission likes to rev the holy hell out of the engine before it shifts.
There is a + - option kind of a lame truck version of tiptronic or something. It lags, but is a little faster than just letting the tranny shift.
Power is adequete. I drove the Turbo Diesel model configured as a 15 passanger van. It was loaded with 15 people.
It will cruise all day at 80 mph.
It's comfortable to drive.
The build quality of the dash is decent.
It has tiny tires, which is great when it's time to replace 'em.
My observations.
The transmission likes to rev the holy hell out of the engine before it shifts.
There is a + - option kind of a lame truck version of tiptronic or something. It lags, but is a little faster than just letting the tranny shift.
Power is adequete. I drove the Turbo Diesel model configured as a 15 passanger van. It was loaded with 15 people.
It will cruise all day at 80 mph.
It's comfortable to drive.
The build quality of the dash is decent.
It has tiny tires, which is great when it's time to replace 'em.
The sprinter is a comercial wehicle..
Theyre built to be economical as MB wants the fleet customers such as parcel services, taxi companies, small buissnesses and such alike.
They are ment to be cheapish and run well and cheap..
Lots of problem with them tho. The parcel service people i spoke to hate them.. Unstable, breaks easily and they are slow..
Drove a older version that we had to sandbag to be able to push it over 90km/h.. otherwise it would wiggle like crazy..
But.. they still smoke those pancy chevys any day of the week.. Becouse those suck majorleuge..
Theyre built to be economical as MB wants the fleet customers such as parcel services, taxi companies, small buissnesses and such alike.
They are ment to be cheapish and run well and cheap..
Lots of problem with them tho. The parcel service people i spoke to hate them.. Unstable, breaks easily and they are slow..
Drove a older version that we had to sandbag to be able to push it over 90km/h.. otherwise it would wiggle like crazy..
But.. they still smoke those pancy chevys any day of the week.. Becouse those suck majorleuge..
Got to use one a few weeks ago at the TourdeGeorgia.
Thing was pretty peppy around town. Would get right up and go. Doesn't go over 86mph in stock trim, and I don't think it was governed by anything other than aerodyamics. Foot to the floor and all it would do is 86...but hey that's cool, shouldn't go that fast on Georgia backroads anyway.
There were a few days when we had that thing loaded down pretty heavy, and it still just chugged right along. Not peppy loaded, but it got up to speed smoothly.
We were mussing to use one of those as a team equip. transporter istead of the 15passenger vans, but alas, there are no seats in those bad boys. And the people hauler version just takes away too much floor space.
Team vehicle of choice for me? Prison Transport van conversion. You know, they look like Airport shuttle buses, all squatty and bulbous. Seats 12, with a huge cages in area that at the end of the day you can lock your stuff into and no way anyones getting in there no matter how hard they tried. Bulletproof windows even!
Thing was pretty peppy around town. Would get right up and go. Doesn't go over 86mph in stock trim, and I don't think it was governed by anything other than aerodyamics. Foot to the floor and all it would do is 86...but hey that's cool, shouldn't go that fast on Georgia backroads anyway.
There were a few days when we had that thing loaded down pretty heavy, and it still just chugged right along. Not peppy loaded, but it got up to speed smoothly.
We were mussing to use one of those as a team equip. transporter istead of the 15passenger vans, but alas, there are no seats in those bad boys. And the people hauler version just takes away too much floor space.
Team vehicle of choice for me? Prison Transport van conversion. You know, they look like Airport shuttle buses, all squatty and bulbous. Seats 12, with a huge cages in area that at the end of the day you can lock your stuff into and no way anyones getting in there no matter how hard they tried. Bulletproof windows even!