I haven't driven the LT yet, but did have the opportunity to drive a
Mercedes Sprinter for over two weeks this July while staffing a bike tour
that followed the Tour de France around France. After driving it thousands
of kilometers, I really fell in love with it. The CDi engine coupled with
the 5 speed tranny had lots of power and returned decent mileage. The
turning radius was great, it was comfortable to drive, and felt very nimble
when driving the tiny little back roads of France and in heavy traffic in
Paris. All in all, a very nice design and very roomy.

I'm starting to see a lot more of these in the USA (rebadged as Dodges and
Freightliners), and I think as word gets out a lot of service people will be
buying them. I did see a US-built camper conversion of the Sprinter at an RV
dealer, but they wanted something like $85,000 for it. That's a lot for a
campervan, I think.

I'm going to keep my eyes open in few years for a used Sprinter and maybe
look into doing a self-conversion into a camper.

Brian W.