sam in france
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Hi
I have a RHD 2005 mercedes Sprinter 416 MWB, 70,000 miles only, it is an ex police vehicle 4x4, it was used for special operations arround the UK airports
We bought it because it had been specialy converted to 4x4 and has 9 seats so it was perfect for our ski business in France, being 4x4 and having 9 seats, it is also great for the lugage and i can carry the snowboards and ski's stood up because of the high roof
However it has proved to be imposible to register in France because the side door opens on the wrong side
I have looked into having the door put on the other side but it is too expensive, which brings me to my question
If i bought a LHD French registered Sprinter minibus, i am thinking a 316, could i put the 4x4 setup off my 416 onto this one, i do need to reduse the GVW down to 3.500kg because above that it causes licensing problems, this is easily done with a UK reg 416, hence get a French 316, i would then sell the uk reg van back in the uk as a 2 wheel drive
So can anyone highlight any problems with this
Regards
Sam Edwards
I have a RHD 2005 mercedes Sprinter 416 MWB, 70,000 miles only, it is an ex police vehicle 4x4, it was used for special operations arround the UK airports
We bought it because it had been specialy converted to 4x4 and has 9 seats so it was perfect for our ski business in France, being 4x4 and having 9 seats, it is also great for the lugage and i can carry the snowboards and ski's stood up because of the high roof
However it has proved to be imposible to register in France because the side door opens on the wrong side
I have looked into having the door put on the other side but it is too expensive, which brings me to my question
If i bought a LHD French registered Sprinter minibus, i am thinking a 316, could i put the 4x4 setup off my 416 onto this one, i do need to reduse the GVW down to 3.500kg because above that it causes licensing problems, this is easily done with a UK reg 416, hence get a French 316, i would then sell the uk reg van back in the uk as a 2 wheel drive
So can anyone highlight any problems with this
Regards
Sam Edwards