Sprinter Van

[jloenholdt]

Hi TDR Friends,



Not needing a truck anymore, we sold our trusty 1996 2500 Turbo Diesel and purchased a 2005 Dodge Sprinter Van, Class B conversion by Pleasure Way.

With now 15,000 trouble free miles we are very happy with this Turbo Diesel.

Average mileage to date is 22. 3 MPG, power is good for our use.



My question, has anyone on this forum a Dodge Sprinter?



I wish the Dodge Sprinter had a good forum web site, nothing as good as this site or the VW tdiclub.



Perhaps will hear from some Sprinter owners about their experiences.

 

[JHerr]

I drove a Sprinter for the first time on Friday. I liked it a lot. My parents have had one on order since November, it is scheduled for March delivery.

 

[jloenholdt]

JHerr,



Good decision, I think your parents will like the van.

Good luck.

 

[JHerr]

My father is also itching to replace their RV with one built on a Sprinter chassis.

 

[jloenholdt]

Hi again,



Your father will get interesting onfo on the site below.







http://www.plateauway.org/index.html

 

[JHerr]

Thanks a bunch. He will appreciate the info.



If my parents get a Sprinter RV, I will likely be able to use it from time-to-time. See... I have selfish intent.

 

[GMincher]

Put in a Cummins, a 6 speed and 4wd and it'd make a mean work van!

 

[mazdarotary]

My friends company just got a long(I mean really long) wheelbase high roof Sprinter a few months ago,and I have been in it several times. It is one impressive van. I love the vaiable vane turbocharger,and the option they got that circulates the warm coolant through the heater with the van shut down. If it towed more than 5000lbs,and didn't cost a fortune I would be in the market for one. I guess my 92 D250 is nothing mor ethan a van anyway with the cap on it all the time,so I guess I could get away with a van,but my camper weighs 5000lbs,and I don't want to push the rating of the van,plus it may not be up to the task. The sprinter my friend has is the electric banana yellow,and looks like a school bus. It is a cargo van that is optioned out like a passenger van in some ways. It was special ordered from a dealer in WI,and then the buyer backed out,and it sat for a while,as it is an 04 that they bought in late 05. They only had one issue with it so far,and that was a loose transmission cooler line at the bottom of the radiator that was fixed easy the next day at the dealer. I think Dodge has a winner on their hands with the sprinter,but I don't think the American public is taking to them so well. Maybe someday they will offer more towing capacity,and incentives on them so I can afford one.



Chris

 

[WDixon27]

didn't i see somewhere they had a drw option on the 3500? whats that do for capacity

Maybe someday they will offer more towing capacity,and incentives on them so I can afford one.



Chris