Originally Posted by rvdriverca
If MPG is the only thing making it a buy or not deal, you do better to see what other things cost B4 you make up your mind. Do a cost comparison between a Sprinter and a Chev. Express van, from buying to let say 100k with the cost of all recommended services and cost per mile for fuel.( diesel cost 0.60-0.80 more per gallon than gas) The Dodge and Freightliner label van's are the same vehicle. Good luck in your choice
I let that slide yesterday but not two days in a row. I've not seen an unmodified Chev Express van that I could stand up in.
In former times and at the current time, diesel is not .60 more than gas. It varies widely, from lower than regular to the extremes of the first 8 months of this year.
The Sprinter's safety features aren't found in a Chev van.
There are those factors and others, like the pleasure of driving a Sprinter, that are unquantifiable.
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Baywood Bill
2005 2500 cargo, long, tall
Bill. You are absolutely correct: there are many thing a Sprinter has that my Chev. van does not have My sprinter has RNS, def air temp. sensors, leaking plastic resonator, grinding brakes, inaccurate speedometer ,2ND transmission and head gasket, 50k miles has been towed 2 times. In 55 years of driving and 5 million miles I have never been towed till now
But the Chev, express I sold last year did have sun visors that go side way's and up and down, tilt wheel ,a sensible heater controls. 350k miles never broke down original transmission and engine, never been towed and was 30k cheaper to buy. I thought I was buying better quality when I got the Sprinter. Sprinter do come in 2 roof heights, also after 5 million miles with no accidents, safety features are not to high on the list with me. You know, at one time we even drove cars with no seat belts . So please next time just do not jump all over me, with out knowing the whole story.