HI - First timer here. After years of eying craigslist for vans to convert into a camper, I happen to drive by a local parts yard / used car lot and saw a bunch of Sprinter ambulances in the yard. They apparently were purchased from an ambulance company that was retiring them.
The one I'm eying is a 2013 with 116,000 Mi. The body looks really clean and they are removing the ambulance lights and repainting so I haven't yet seen it running but he only wants $5,000, which seems like a deal if it checks out. And according to them it's a good runner. The interior in these would actually be a good start to a camper buildout... This is basically it: https://svine.com/2014/08/11/eascare-sprinters/
Anyone have any experience with Sprinter ambulances? I am a little hesitant that it may have been driven hard with that type of usage and I am also slightly terrified after reading that Tom Robertson article re: the DEF problems. I am mechanically inclined and somewhat handy but I don't have diesel experience and I don't know how hard it is to get into the exhaust and change sensors and cat's myself if it came to that.
Being a newby to these vehicles... any thoughts or advice on inspecting and buying one? Can the 2013's have the "black death" problem?
Much appreciated!
-Chris
The one I'm eying is a 2013 with 116,000 Mi. The body looks really clean and they are removing the ambulance lights and repainting so I haven't yet seen it running but he only wants $5,000, which seems like a deal if it checks out. And according to them it's a good runner. The interior in these would actually be a good start to a camper buildout... This is basically it: https://svine.com/2014/08/11/eascare-sprinters/
Anyone have any experience with Sprinter ambulances? I am a little hesitant that it may have been driven hard with that type of usage and I am also slightly terrified after reading that Tom Robertson article re: the DEF problems. I am mechanically inclined and somewhat handy but I don't have diesel experience and I don't know how hard it is to get into the exhaust and change sensors and cat's myself if it came to that.
Being a newby to these vehicles... any thoughts or advice on inspecting and buying one? Can the 2013's have the "black death" problem?
Much appreciated!
-Chris
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