>karl,  a lister from Pittsburgh has already beat you to that..  he has just
>bought a new  lowtop Daimler-Chrysler Sprinter passenger van , and
>is putting a
>westy poptop and possibly a eurovan MV/partial camper interior in it..

There seems to be some confusion over Mercedes van names. Either
that, or they are badged differently in different markets.

The low roof Mercedes wagon (it's NOT a proper van!) has a very
limited presence on NZ roads. I wouldn't touch one. What's in a name?
Nothing but letters. I have an Aussie ad for the Sprinter in front of
me, and it ain't the low-roof nose that I see. I can't remember the
badges, but there is a number, not a name.

The horrid Eurotrash Sprinter is now being advertised on TV as the VW
LT80 (yes, they are one and the same vehicle... though I dunno which
company designed it).

There are quite a few cab-chassis-based Merc campers for rent here. I
THINK these are James Cooks. I don't think they are Sprinter cabs.

Then there's the FWD MB100 van, whick looks like a cabover Japanese
van (say a mutated Hiace), uses a 2.9 Merc diesel 5 and I bet is
designed & made by Ssangyong in Korea.
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Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin, New Zealand
64 (3) 473-8863
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Fossil preparator
Seashell, Macintosh & VW/Toyota van nut