Date:         Mon, 27 Jun 2016 21:37:25 -0400
Reply-To:     Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: do you have $160.00 to spend?
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A good friend of my brother is manager and part owner of a trucking
company.  For a time they used Sprinters for smaller deliverys.  They got
rid of them because of the frequent breakdowns and high cost of repairs.

Larry A.


On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 5:45 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:

> Not "compared to a Vanagon".   Just plain expensive....and this from those
> well off enough to pay cash....an Orange county builder who has had similar
> vans his whole life, a Trendy former Sport mobile owner, etc.... They have
> not appreciated the cost nor frequency in the dealer their rigs are
> demanding.... could be normal for new vehicles, I guess....things may have
> changed since  my last new rig in 1997....but the owners of them I have
> spoken with don't say much good... they're roomy....is the faint praise I
> hear....
> On Jun 27, 2016 1:01 PM, "Neil2" <vidublu@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Perhaps expensive compared to a Vanagon but what would a Vanagon cost to
> > own if we all paid pros to do what we do to them?  My Sprinter was as
> > reliable if not more than another other domestic or import I've owned and
> > it is a MB so I assumed, being my first MB it would be expensive.
> > Considering all the computers they possess I'd say they're about as
> > expensive as another vehicle of the same year and options.  I wouldn't
> say
> > Vanagons and i.e. 144" Sprinters are in the same league with respect to
> > cost as much as driving, parking, using as a camper and customizing . .
> . I
> > love them both.
> >
> > On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 8:23 AM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> I have friends who have Sprinters who aren't pleased with the things.
> >> When
> >> they break, they are hellishly expensive to have repaired.   There's
> lots
> >> of em around here, this being a bedroom community of the new wealthy who
> >> work in the Tech Industry in Pdx and Seattle....They don't seem to fit
> >> easily.
> >> On Jun 26, 2016 7:31 PM, "James" <jk_eaton@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > A Sprinter custom conversion "will easily fit in a parking space"???
> >> >
> >> > Neil, parking spaces in malls where you live must be far bigger than
> >> those in Ottawa - here, Sprinters are a very bad fit in most mall
> parking
> >> spaces, and even worse on city street parking.
> >> >
> >> > Our Westy fits comfortably in our 'oversize' seven foot garage door as
> >> well  - Sprinters need 8? 9? feet, which just don't exist here, outside
> of
> >> custom-built homes.
> >> >
> >> > A Sprinter conversion is a very nice motorhome - just not a camper
> van,
> >> and not a Vanagon substitute.
> >> >
> >> > James
> >> > Ottawa, ON
> >> >
> >> > > Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2016 09:42:22 -0700
> >> > > From: vidublu@GMAIL.COM
> >> > > Subject: Re: do you have $160.00 to spend?
> >> > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >> > >
> >> > > Yes and no.  A 144" Sprinter custom conversion is nimble (will
> easily
> >> fit
> >> > > in a parking space and get around town without difficulty once
> you're
> >> > > accustomed to maneuvering the large size), could be designed for
> >> hauling
> >> > > large items (mine did and many I've seen do), are daily drivers.  I
> >> > > wouldn't say it would make the "greatest" daily driver but not a bad
> >> one at
> >> > > all which is why they're so popular.  But it won't fit in most
> garages
> >> > > unless you got a low top with a pop up, which are available.  Sorta
> >> like
> >> > > the Westy.  The key is to not get a bulbous one, like most are
> coming
> >> out
> >> > > of Indiana.  There are a few which keep the OEM chassis and those
> are
> >> the
> >> > > ones easy to daily drive.  One may even get them with side and/or
> rear
> >> > > slide outs which allows the owner to have the typical RV space AND
> >> easy
> >> > > maneuverability.
> >> > >
> >> > > On Sat, Jun 25, 2016 at 4:57 PM, Jeff Schwaia <vw.doka@gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > > Not really comparable to a Vanagon since it wouldn't make the
> >> greatest
> >> > > > daily driver... or fit in your garage... or carry a load from the
> >> hardware
> >> > > > store... or even fit in a parking space at the hardware store...
> >> :-)
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Cheers,
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Jeff
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > > -----Original Message-----
> >> > > > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> >> Behalf
> >> > > > Of Karl Ploessl
> >> > > > Sent: Friday, June 24, 2016 8:43 PM
> >> > > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >> > > > Subject: NVC: do you have $160.00 to spend?
> >> > > >
> >> > > > another option to a Vanagon if you have the cash :-)
> >> > > >
> >> > > > https://www.airstream.com/touring-coaches/
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Karl.
> >> > > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > --
> >> > > Neil2
> >> > > '82 Diesel Westfalia (Ducky)
> >> > > '86 Vanagon (SaVannah)
> >> > > '08 170" 2500 Mega Roof Sprinter (Moby)
> >> > > '90 Westfalia Subagon
> >> > > Fulltiming since August 2008
> >> > > Nunquam Pendite Divendium
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Neil2
> > '82 Diesel Westfalia (Ducky)
> > '86 Vanagon (SaVannah)
> > '08 170" 2500 Mega Roof Sprinter (Moby)
> > '90 Westfalia Subagon
> > Fulltiming since August 2008
> > Nunquam Pendite Divendium
> >
>