On Jul 11, 2008, at 4:05 PM, Jonce Fancher wrote:

> Hi I do drive a 03 sprinter in the 10 Passenger version for my
> shop. Even in High wind it does quite well. The sway bar is
> Massive. As for the newer ones they have a bit more power but mine
> has plenty for what I use it for. Ive not been unhappy with it
> except the paint is Crap. The paint they use is not all that great
> fades very fast and chips. not what you would expect from a mecedes.

I believe the body is made by Dodge, only the drive train is by MB?

Mr. BZ

> But I guess this is there commercial line that is not as nice as
> there SEL 500 class.
> Not sure if they upgrade the chassis on any of the big Winnebago
> Views, Itasca Navions Icon or fleetwoods. There are alot of
> converters out there now with there name plate and set up. The
> early ones were nice but the newer 07 and up models are becoming
> very luxurious. Just depends on how much you want to spend is all.
> C-ya Jonce
>
> From: Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
> Date: 2008/07/11 Fri PM 04:35:27 CDT
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Jonce and Sprinter
>
> BTW-Doesn't Ken Wilford drive one?  I thought it was Jonce so I
> included him
> in the email.  I saw a camper that looks like the one in the link,
> but the
> cab was a VW.  It went by too fast for me to get much of a look.
>
> On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 4:10 PM, Dennis Haynes
> <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Yes, they are available with slides and a number of manufacturers
>> are even
>> putting conventional RV bodies on them to make them comfortable.
>> http://www.lazydays.com/rvs/Motorhomes/Fleetwood/Fleetwood-Pulse-
>> Diesel-Mo
>> torhomes-003.html
>>
>> The new 6 cylinder engine does wonders for power and smoothness.
>>
>> Dennis
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
>> Behalf Of
>> Michael Sullivan
>> Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 12:21 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Jonce and Sprinter
>>
>> Saw a Sprinter today and stopped to look. Occupants must have been
>> busy
>> and
>> didn't want to knock, BUT this Sprinter had Mercedes wheels,
>> grill, hatch,
>> etc.  Looked sweet! Looking at the seams, I wonder if they mkae
>> slide-outs
>> and how this handles loaded w/In-laws...Looks top-heavy and
>> thinking about
>> a
>> long trip. Comments are welcome.
>>
>> --
>> Michael in San Antonio
>> 91GL AT 'Gringo'
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Michael in San Antonio
> 91GL AT 'Gringo'