sprinter van

asjssl · Sep 25, 2014

not me...love my van and its setup and rarely get a hotel...but if my van is in the shop for the night i am in a hotel if it all possible..worth every penny ..call me when its done..

Big Al · Sep 26, 2014

I use Tripadisor.com to get a rough idea about a property. Days Inn, Super 8, etc. vary quite a bit from location to location. I prefer Best Western overall and some Choice Hotel properties but Marriot and Hilton are good choices. The search engine on Best Western will show you the trip advisor rating for each individual property. But like all tools use with discretion.

beachbum said:
McKinney Tx shop near a place I can stay for free....Hotels this year are killing me because of breakdowns and where they happen...Hell, to day I"m at a days Inn in KC and some idiot family thinks the pool is for dogs to play in... Now I know why I stay at Marriotts and Hilton brand hotels.

guido4475 · Sep 26, 2014

littlejoe said:
680,000 on a 2005 dodge model 2500
Other than new tranny under warranty when new.

Same engine and injectors and does 22-24 mpg everyday

Barely 10 k spent on repairs in 10 years
( Broken down financially that is 80.00/ month...... Pretty **** good if you ask me!!!!) And that includes oil and tranny fluid change

Can't say the same about our 2 - 2008 sprinters (repair garage queens) p.o.s. 's

Will hit 700 k bout the end of November

Joe

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That is awesome! And too bad as well that Freightliner, Mercedes, whoever, had to mess with such a good, dependable vehicle. I am really wondering if the Transit, even with all of the emission stuff on it, the inline 5 cyl diesel, will be as good as the Sprinter inline 5 cyl diesel.

DollarSign · Sep 26, 2014

guido4475 said:
That is awesome! And too bad as well that Freightliner, Mercedes, whoever, had to mess with such a good, dependable vehicle. I am really wondering if the Transit, even with all of the emission stuff on it, the inline 5 cyl diesel, will be as good as the Sprinter inline 5 cyl diesel.

I maybe wrong but it would be hard to compare the two cause different times.

Mailer · Sep 27, 2014

Cargo vans and Sprinters sales: July vs August 2014

Sprinters-down
Promasters-up
Transits-up

GOOD CAR BAD CAR: Commercial Van Sales In America - August 2014 YTD

***September 2014 sale stats should come out next week.

xiggi · Sep 27, 2014

I think common sense would have told us that would happen.

OntarioVanMan · Sep 27, 2014

xiggi said:
I think common sense would have told us that would happen.

Exactly!.....

littlejoe · Sep 27, 2014

Promasters and transits have yet to be proven in the expedited area , as where the sprinter has already proven that it is the workhorse of the expedited freight industry

westmicher · Sep 27, 2014

littlejoe said:
Promasters and transits have yet to be proven in the expedited area , as where the sprinter has already proven that it is the workhorse of the expedited freight industry

As many Promasters and now Transits that are selling, the proof is coming soon!

All my Promasters are going strong with no problems at all...

OntarioVanMan · Sep 27, 2014

Promasters are proof that Mexicans can assemble cars better than Americans LOL
Oh wait pro Masters did have a recall for a sticky throttle pedal

Oh wait another 6800 Pro Master recalled for suspect loose brake line

Oh wait another 21,000 being recalled for possible electrical problems

So much for being perfect

ntimevan · Sep 27, 2014

OntarioVanMan said:
Promasters are proof that Mexicans can assemble cars better than Americans LOL
Oh wait pro Masters did have a recall for a sticky throttle pedal

Oh wait another 6800 Pro Master recalled for suspect loose brake line

Oh wait another 21,000 being recalled for possible electrical problems

So much for being perfect

Now Behave...on John E. will be calling you.....LMAO

littlejoe · Sep 28, 2014

OntarioVanMan said:
Promasters are proof that Mexicans can assemble cars better than Americans LOL
Oh wait pro Masters did have a recall for a sticky throttle pedal

Oh wait another 6800 Pro Master recalled for suspect loose brake line

Oh wait another 21,000 being recalled for possible electrical problems

So much for being perfect

Get em OVM

asjssl · Sep 28, 2014

westmicher said:
As many Promasters and now Transits that are selling, the proof is coming soon!

All my Promasters are going strong with no problems at all...

Lol...lol...lol...this post WILL come back to bite you...

How many miles can you possibly have on these vans...let's talk @ the 300,000....400,000...500,000... bet you change your toon...
Me personally. .I'm not giving the success of my business over to vehicles that have not been proven past the 100,000 mile mark...
Kinda a foolish move if you ask me...
YOUR business YOUR decision....
I will let all you be the guinea pigs for Chrysler engineering department.

OntarioVanMan · Sep 28, 2014

I think it's a pretty safe bet that nearly every model suffers from first year blues....

asjssl · Sep 28, 2014

I always think back too my parents and there 1981 ford escort. ..bought one of the very first ones....the headaches that caused ...

skyraider · Sep 28, 2014

For 30,000 bucks, why do they still have bugs? Oh---pride in workmanship may be some what a thing of the past............................no Swiss watches much anymore.

ntimevan · Sep 28, 2014

OntarioVanMan said:
I think it's a pretty safe bet that nearly every model suffers from first year blues....

Or even the new model update years..think about just the Sprinters...they get the bugs fixed in old model style and then boom..new and improved model comes out.. new engine and def problems and such..now updated again.
The main thing Many on here are forgetting its YOUR vehicle ...if you are maintaining it ..driving it and making money in it..What others on here think means Squat...its your choice... not theirs...
What stirs the Pot on EO is when someone comes on here bragging their vehicle up on how much weight they can haul or what MPG their Van get while hauling that 4000 + lbs....when most of the Educated on here know what's really going on ....So if you want to come on EO bragging up Your vehicle or Cutting down someone else's choice of vehicle.. Be prepared for the backlash ...if most would just worry about the Inside of Their Windshield we would all be better off... But that's just MY opinion..... Lol

drifter · Sep 28, 2014

You guys realize these vehicles are not made to do what we do..just because it's got a sticker inside the door don't mean u can load 4000 lbs on it run 75 mph and 1000 miles overnight day in day out

drifter · Sep 28, 2014

They are made for contractors and around town freight Cowboys

OntarioVanMan · Sep 28, 2014

ntimevan said:
Or even the new model update years..think about just the Sprinters...they get the bugs fixed in old model style and then boom..new and improved model comes out.. new engine and def problems and such..now updated again.
The main thing Many on here are forgetting its YOUR vehicle ...if you are maintaining it ..driving it and making money in it..What others on here think means Squat...its your choice... not theirs...
What stirs the Pot on EO is when someone comes on here bragging their vehicle up on how much weight they can haul or what MPG their Van get while hauling that 4000 + lbs....when most of the Educated on here know what's really going on ....So if you want to come on EO bragging up Your vehicle or Cutting down someone else's choice of vehicle.. Be prepared for the backlash ...if most would just worry about the Inside of Their Windshield we would all be better off... But that's just MY opinion..... Lol

Exactly....