Date:         Wed, 9 Feb 2005 14:26:17 -0500
Reply-To:     Jonathan Farrugia <jfarrugi@UMICH.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jonathan Farrugia <jfarrugi@UMICH.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Re Sprinter Camper
Comments: To: Sharon Mendonca <bobonsharo@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
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i don't think i would ever purchase a sprinter camper i'm so picky that i
would probably have to build my own.  that said i would like to make a few
points.  the sprinter is a 5 cylinder turbo diesel as far as i know so if
you are going to compare it to full size motorhomes you would need to
compare it to a diesel.  also i bet if you equalized dollar value between
what a full westy sold for in 1991 and also considered that this
conversion has much more in it and is bigger i think the price wouldn't be
such of a shock.

i doubt many of the people on this list bought their westies new.
sprinter/dodge is selling a lot of these vehicles.  so i foresee them
staying on the market for a while.  that means as they age they might very
well become affordable replacement options for vanagons if vw doesn't step
up to the plate.  i know here in the detroit area that when fedex dumped
their last load of ford econolines that they were very affordable.  they
run sprinters now :).

jonathan

On Wed, 9 Feb 2005, Sharon Mendonca wrote:

> Do you realize how nice a used full size motorhome you could get for
about half that $63,000 - the savings in purchase price could be used for
the gasoline.  What's surprising is that these conversion vans don't get
much better gas mileage than the full size motorhomes, so what do you
gain other than being easier to park and drive?  I'll keep our low-cost Westy!!
>
> Sharon Mendonca
>
> 88 Westy
>
> 88 Vanagon
>
> Barb Cotton <cottonscrafts@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
> i ran across this sprinter camper and i have to say that it looks nicer
> than those ones with the eclair on top of them :).
>
> http://www.sportsmobile.com/2_eb-12sr.html
>
> jonathan
>
>
> Nice price too! The more I see of some of those other camping vans, the more I love my Westy.
>
>
> Barb
> 83 Westy
>
> Never regret.
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