Can you imagine your 'sweetie' wheeling that big slug through the McDonalds
or other fast food drive through.
I see them as just a giant van.
When Airstream made the Ford mounted 190 series they used a 460 CID engine.
That makes sense to me because more power is much better than less power
when navigating driving obstacles and heavy crosswinds.
The interstate built on the Sprinter /Other chasis has a 2.7 liter
turbocharged 5 cylinder diesel.
That's still a baby diesel by almost anybodys standards.
With a towin capacity of only 5,000 pounds that puts it right there with a
six cylinder F100 ford pickup truck.

Stan Wilder
Engine Ceramics
214-352-4931
www.engineceramics.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Stevens" <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 12:22 PM
Subject: Re: Nvc-but maybe future vans-pretty please VW

> "I'm starting to see a lot more of these in the USA (rebadged as Dodges
and
> Freightliners)"
>
> Ya, I see the Freightliners in this area fairly often. Have wondered about
> their convertability. Look like they have a lot of cubic space.
> Watching "The Tour" on OLN, I saw quite a few of what looked like these
> vans.
> Wonder which one you were in? :)
> bob
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brian Wasson" <briwasson@VERIZON.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 11:06 AM
> Subject: Re: Nvc-but maybe future vans-pretty please VW
>
>
> > 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.
> >
>
>
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