Date:         Sun, 16 Feb 2003 22:13:02 -0600
Reply-To:     Robert Berkemer <berky@WWT.NET>
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From:         Robert Berkemer <berky@WWT.NET>
Subject:      Re: 16" steel wheels?
Comments: To: Stephen Steele <steeles@horizonview.net>
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Steven,

No european anything except the Freightliner which is really the
Mercedes Sprinter. Chrysler owned Freightliner and now Mercedes owns
Chrysler so they are beginning to produce some Mercedes trucks under the
Freightliner name. The Sprinter is the base of many european campers. I
may be wrong but it is my understanding that it is very prohibitive to
import the european campers into the U.S. because of the high tariffs
placed on them by the U.S. I didn't even look at the price as it was a
very fancy model and they were profiling the Mercedes 5 cylinder engine.
Had to be $80,000 or more.

Oh.......by the way..hows the snow in Chillicothe??

Bob
84 westy

Stephen Steele wrote:

> > Anyway in addition to seeing a new 16' Airstream and the
> > first (to me) iteration of the Mercedes Sprinter via Freightliner 5
> > cylinder manual camper rated at 22 mpg,
> Bob:
> Did they show the MB Marco Polo at the show?
> How about any MSRP's?
> Just curious.
> --
> Stephen
> Chillicothe OH