I've seen FedEx and DHL using the Sprinters a lot here in Pennsylvania. On
our France trip we hired four of them. One was a standard Sprinter panel
van, and three were good-sized box vans (probably about 15-foot boxes). All
of them had plenty of power, IMO. I know VW's TDis have higher HP ratings in
Europe than in the USA, so it wouldn't be surprising if other diesels also
had higher HP.

I'd be surprised to see VW ever importing the LT to the USA. I think they
would have a hard time establishing a brand as a work truck in the USA. The
Sprinter first showed up as a Freightliner in the USA (MB owns Freightliner,
I believe) and was marketed to fleets as a commercial delivery van. Most of
the FedEx vans I've seen are badged as Freightliners. I think Dodge has only
been marketing them for a short time to the general population.

Brian

on 1/2/05 1:28 PM, Stan Wilder at wilden1-1@sbcglobal.net wrote:

> I think UPS, DHL and US Postal servioce has already purchased over 120,000
> total units.
> A friend of mine has one he uses for deliveries.
> He says it gets 18-25 MPG but doesn't handle hills or winds well with the
> low powered diesel.
> It cost him right at $38,000.00 with no frills other than an extended
> warranty.
> Possibly there are diesel options in Europe that make it perform better
> there.