Best Built Class C Motorhomes

midnightsadie wrote:
moisheh you facts ? fed X and others have run the death out of those engines and they still prr after 300k.

Early on MB built the vans in Germany, took them apart and shipped parts to Dodge plants to be re-assembled and sold. They did this so they would'nt have to pay the 25% tariffs on vehicles. http://www.autonews.com/article/20141118/BLOG06/141119857/assembly-redo:-how-mercedes-sprinter-dodges-chicken-tax

The Sprinters sold in EU are far different than what's sold here - most are 4cyl inline diesels, not V6. And, the warranty is different too. 3yr/36000mi here. In Oz and EU it's 3yr/200,000km (125,000 mi). Now why would they do that? Then there's the parts and cost of ownership. Rv drivers usually don't drive your vehicles hard and long hours.

Don't know what FedEx truck you're referring to. Most were leased from MB and they run out of warranty about the same time as the water pumps, egr and ecm's go. There were so many failures that FedEx cancelled the remaining 5000 units. Then went back to the Gulfstream step vans. Those are much better, holding twice the amount of packages. Most have Cummins diesels and Ford V8's. They also make good camper conversions.

My grand-son had a Freightshaker with a MBE4000 that spent more time in the shop under warranty than on the road. Coolant and fuel leaks are prevalent. The electrical systems are a nightmare and will often shut off while driving at highway speeds. Unfortunately there's no lemon-law to protect professional truckers from beasts like this.