Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2016 13:01:54 -0700
Reply-To: Neil2 <vidublu@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Neil2 <vidublu@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: do you have $160.00 to spend?
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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
> >
>
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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
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