Nissan NV

Desperado · Jul 19, 2011

yea yea yea i have 2500 mesured and i have 10 ' 3500 lb load i weigh 185 figger 200 lb for e trac plywood and cheapest new sprinter is what and used is out of Queston rember junk like bars leak and oil has to be so so i can get oil changed where i want or my self for a few bucks no i won't get fuel milage as sprinter but i have a daston eng good for a lot of miles

OntarioVanMan · Jul 19, 2011

chefdennis said:
OVM wrote:

all that means is they were overpriced in 2005 also...

And not everyone will run one for 600,000 miles to get the ROI that you have....

because everyone MISTAKENLY compares sprinters to NA vans and treats them as such....it is a MERCEDES.....you have to drill that into some heads....

not a friggin ford or Gm....

OntarioVanMan · Jul 19, 2011

Desperado said:
yea yea yea i have 2500 mesured and i have 10 ' 3500 lb load i weigh 185 figger 200 lb for e trac plywood and cheapest new sprinter is what and used is out of Queston rember junk like bars leak and oil has to be so so i can get oil changed where i want or my self for a few bucks no i won't get fuel milage as sprinter but i have a daston eng good for a lot of miles

HEY pal...I am glad you got what ya want..really...gee whiz...

Dakota · Jul 19, 2011

OntarioVanMan said:
HEY pal...I am glad you got what ya want..really...gee whiz...

Is gee wiz kinda like cheese wiz?

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tumbleweeds · Jul 19, 2011

Marty said:
The NV looks better and better the more I hear about it. That is good mileage even if you drive it like a grandfather.
I just wonder if I could live with 9 feet of cargo space and living space combined doing expediting.

Even with the extended Chevy, living is tight. You need more space to live. The extended NV would rock. Maybe. Time will tell.

Jack_Berry · Jul 22, 2011

Saw an e1 nv yesterday at the petro at exit 333 on 94 here in Wisconsin. Looked odd tall and short. Owner was inside somewhere. Good luck driver.

Falligator · Jul 22, 2011

Jack_Berry said:
Saw an e1 nv yesterday at the petro at exit 333 on 94 here in Wisconsin. Looked odd tall and short. Owner was inside somewhere. Good luck driver.

That was my friend Ron's NV. He got a load 4 miles away going to PA over the weekend. Doesn't pick up til 3pm

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scottm4211 · Jul 22, 2011

Falligator said:
That was my friend Ron's NV. He got a load 4 miles away going to PA over the weekend. Doesn't pick up til 3pm

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Do you know what kind of mileage he's getting?

LDB · Jul 22, 2011

I spent some time talking to the dealer about them at the expo. He's been driving one for various things. In the 2500 tall roof v8 he says he gets about 17-17.2 mpg based on pencil and paper arithmetic when filling up. The 3500 should closely match since it's basically the same unit. At 102" from the back doors there is basically no space left. If they can add a couple more feet minimum it has definite potential. The "flight deck" is very nice and the seat in the SV (the nicer trim level) is very comfortable with the lumbar support etc..

Jack_Berry · Jul 22, 2011

Falligator said:
That was my friend Ron's NV. He got a load 4 miles away going to PA over the weekend. Doesn't pick up til 3pm

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Never never had a load that close. Thirty miles minimum.

Camper · Jul 22, 2011

LDB said:
I spent some time talking to the dealer about them at the expo. He's been driving one for various things. In the 2500 tall roof v8 he says he gets about 17-17.2 mpg based on pencil and paper arithmetic when filling up. The 3500 should closely match since it's basically the same unit. At 102" from the back doors there is basically no space left. If they can add a couple more feet minimum it has definite potential. The "flight deck" is very nice and the seat in the SV (the nicer trim level) is very comfortable with the lumbar support etc..

It would be perfect for local courier work but without an extended version, It's not conducive to OTR runs.

purgoose10 · Jul 22, 2011

I talked with the dealer in the Expo. Nice looking truck but 2 pallets. He did say that Nissan in the next two years will have one two foot longer and will take 3 pallets. If it looks as good as these then Sprinters will have a big run for their money. You can get a two pallet truck for $32,000 with some nice options.

Camper · Jul 22, 2011

purgoose10 said:
I talked with the dealer in the Expo. Nice looking truck but 2 pallets. He did say that Nissan in the next two years will have one two foot longer and will take 3 pallets. If it looks as good as these then Sprinters will have a big run for their money. You can get a two pallet truck for $32,000 with some nice options.

One potential advantage I see is lower maintenance costs, given how costly many of the maintenance items and parts tend to be with the Sprinters.

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greg334 · Jul 22, 2011

Camper said:
One potential advantage I see is lower maintenance costs, given how costly many of the maintenance items and parts tend to be with the Sprinters.

Who said they would be cheaper. The first problem is going to be the same as the sprinter, who services them in the dealer's network?

Are all of them going to carry parts and train their service people?

The second problem will be how fast Nissan will release the parts to secondary or third party suppliers to make the aftermarket parts.

danthewolf00 · Jul 22, 2011

The van you think you see is really a pick-up truck.

LDB · Jul 22, 2011

Isn't it basically a Titan with full bodywork? Wouldn't every dealer therefore work on them?

greg334 · Jul 23, 2011

LDB said:
Isn't it basically a Titan with full bodywork? Wouldn't every dealer therefore work on them?

Did all the GM dealers work on the Duramax van when it came out?

Nope.

Camper · Jul 23, 2011

greg334 said:
Who said they would be cheaper. The first problem is going to be the same as the sprinter, who services them in the dealer's network?

Are all of them going to carry parts and train their service people?

The second problem will be how fast Nissan will release the parts to secondary or third party suppliers to make the aftermarket parts.

With the current dealer network Nissan already has in place for their current models, They have a foundation on which to build a commercial van network.

greg334 · Jul 23, 2011

Camper said:
With the current dealer network Nissan already has in place for their current models, They have a foundation on which to build a commercial van network.

I understand your point but the issues that they have will be the same ones others have had in the past - training, parts and after-market parts.

This held true for Mercedes (which has a strong support network), Dodge and Freightliner who all handled the sprinter and held true for Ford with the Transit connect and GM with the Duramax van.

Overall I think Nissan will have a better product than GM or Ford on the market, Ford is still dragging their a** with the transit and GM has zero plans to move out of their taxpayer paid comfort zone.

Camper · Jul 23, 2011

greg334 said:
I understand your point but the issues that they have will be the same ones others have had in the past - training, parts and after-market parts.

This held true for Mercedes (which has a strong support network), Dodge and Freightliner who all handled the sprinter and held true for Ford with the Transit connect and GM with the Duramax van.

Overall I think Nissan will have a better product than GM or Ford on the market, Ford is still dragging their a** with the transit and GM has zero plans to move out of their taxpayer paid comfort zone.

I agree, it should be interesting to see how the implementation phase goes. Beyond that, I think they have a good product. I'm not really a fan of it for expediting unless they offer an extended wheelbase version but for local courier work, I think it will be a competitive product.