Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2017 18:33:27 +0200
Reply-To: Raimund Feussner <ray@V6BUS.DE>
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From: Raimund Feussner <ray@V6BUS.DE>
Subject: Re: Yahoo: VW California XXL is the camper van of our dreams
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I totally agree on the Gen 1 Sprinter/LT (when it wasn´t called Crafter
yet).
Wonder why the Sprinters look worse than the LTs regarding rust ?
Gen 2 seems much better, and was available (if I remember correctly) way
before the Transit.
Transits are too new to suffer from severe rust, I think. Let´s in a few
years...
Regarding engine, I don´t now how good the Transit Diesel really is, the
5cyl US version is not available in Europe.
Raimund
Am 26.08.2017 um 18:26 schrieb steve meassick:
> I own a business where we have many transits and had sprinters. I have gotten rid of the sprinters due to their very poor rust resistance. Look at any of them in the snow belt and the are rustng severely. You would think that being designed in Germany they would have that taken care of...
>
> Also, repair costs for three diesel engine are very high.
> Steve
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Raimund Feussner <ray@V6BUS.DE>
> Date: 8/26/17 11:08 AM (GMT-06:00)
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Yahoo: VW California XXL is the camper van of our dreams
>
> The latest VW Crafter split away from the Mercedes sprinter in it´s
> newest model year. They are now independent vehicles/designs again.
>
> The Transit is of course independent of the other two, and engineered in
> Dunton, UK.
> I supported its proto builds as one of the wiring designers/engineers in
> Dearborn MI and Kansas City.
>
> ...not that fascinated by what the Transit offers, compared to
> Sprinter/Crafter when it comes to fancy gadgets...
> HID headlights...no.
> electric park brake...no.
> etc.
>
> Of course, the Van/Chassis etc frame styles are all alike between those
> competitors.
>
> Raimund
>
>
>
> Am 26.08.2017 um 17:53 schrieb OlRivrRat:
>> Not sure why Ford Transit is in this list as it is entirely Ford Designed & Built while VW Crafter is a Rebranded
>>
>> Mercedes Sprinter, as are Dodge & FreightLiner Sprinters ~ The Sprinter came on the scene in 1995 & the Transit
>>
>> that the Sprinter Looks Most Like hit the streets in 1986 ~ ~ They are all just Mini MotorHomes ~
>>
>> What the heck does the Media have to do with it ~
>>
>> ORR ~ DeanB
>>
>>
>> On 26 Aug , 2017, at 6:31 AM, Roy Nicholl wrote:
>>
>>> Gotta love the media. The Mercedes Sprinter, VW Crafter, Ford Transit, Fiat Ducato, Peugeot Boxer, Renault Master, Iveco Daily, etc are all based/derived on the world platform originally championed by VW and Mercedes and, as a consequence, are all very similar vehicles.
>>>
>>>> On 25-Aug-2017, at 23:21, David OKC 🇺🇸 <okdavid55@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> It’s Friday. How about one for the wish-list?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> https://www.yahoo.com/style/m/a08a0c30-7115-3ecb-a99d-e7baaacee50f/ss_vw-california-xxl-is-the.html
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