I have friends who have Sprinters who aren't pleased with the things.  When
they break, they are hellishly expensive to have repaired.   There's lots
of em around here, this being a bedroom community of the new wealthy who
work in the Tech Industry in Pdx and Seattle....They don't seem to fit
easily.
On Jun 26, 2016 7:31 PM, "James" <jk_eaton@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> A Sprinter custom conversion "will easily fit in a parking space"???
>
> Neil, parking spaces in malls where you live must be far bigger than
those in Ottawa - here, Sprinters are a very bad fit in most mall parking
spaces, and even worse on city street parking.
>
> Our Westy fits comfortably in our 'oversize' seven foot garage door as
well  - Sprinters need 8? 9? feet, which just don't exist here, outside of
custom-built homes.
>
> A Sprinter conversion is a very nice motorhome - just not a camper van,
and not a Vanagon substitute.
>
> James
> Ottawa, ON
>
> > Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2016 09:42:22 -0700
> > From: vidublu@GMAIL.COM
> > Subject: Re: do you have $160.00 to spend?
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >
> > Yes and no.  A 144" Sprinter custom conversion is nimble (will easily
fit
> > in a parking space and get around town without difficulty once you're
> > accustomed to maneuvering the large size), could be designed for hauling
> > large items (mine did and many I've seen do), are daily drivers.  I
> > wouldn't say it would make the "greatest" daily driver but not a bad
one at
> > all which is why they're so popular.  But it won't fit in most garages
> > unless you got a low top with a pop up, which are available.  Sorta like
> > the Westy.  The key is to not get a bulbous one, like most are coming
out
> > of Indiana.  There are a few which keep the OEM chassis and those are
the
> > ones easy to daily drive.  One may even get them with side and/or rear
> > slide outs which allows the owner to have the typical RV space AND easy
> > maneuverability.
> >
> > On Sat, Jun 25, 2016 at 4:57 PM, Jeff Schwaia <vw.doka@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Not really comparable to a Vanagon since it wouldn't make the greatest
> > > daily driver... or fit in your garage... or carry a load from the
hardware
> > > store... or even fit in a parking space at the hardware store...  :-)
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > Jeff
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
Behalf
> > > Of Karl Ploessl
> > > Sent: Friday, June 24, 2016 8:43 PM
> > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > > Subject: NVC: do you have $160.00 to spend?
> > >
> > > another option to a Vanagon if you have the cash :-)
> > >
> > > https://www.airstream.com/touring-coaches/
> > >
> > > Karl.
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Neil2
> > '82 Diesel Westfalia (Ducky)
> > '86 Vanagon (SaVannah)
> > '08 170" 2500 Mega Roof Sprinter (Moby)
> > '90 Westfalia Subagon
> > Fulltiming since August 2008
> > Nunquam Pendite Divendium
>