Yes, VW has almost exactly the same van too.  So does Peugeot, Fiat and God
knows who else, because it is a very practical size.
Zoltan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles McGehee" <chasm@ELLTEL.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 10:05 PM
Subject: Re: Mercedes Sprinter sighting

> VW already has a big van in Europe that looks just like Sprinter.  I
wonder
> that VW didn't see the market here.  Does Mercedes know something VW
> doesn't or does VW know something Mercedes doesn't?
>
> Charles
> '85 Westy
>
> At 03:03 AM 9/6/01 +0000, Hermann the German wrote:
> >Saw a Fed-Ex high-roof Mercedes/Freightliner Sprinter today. Drove home
from
> >school in my Westy (required content) and was passed by a brand spanking
new
> >Diesel Sprinter.
> >Questions: How much are they? Will Mercedes offer a passenger van? Any
word
> >from Sportsmobile et al. whether they want to use the Sprinter as a base
> >model?
> >TIA
> >Cheers,
> >Hermann de Boer
> >87 Westy
> >Kansas City,MO
> >
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