Does chassis make matter for parts?
I'm mostly asking for C's, but I'd be curious for B's as well. Specifically, does it affect availability/price of parts and service providers? (In the US)
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This is only my opinion......
For years I wanted a Sprinter, saved up and finally was able to buy one. Started seriously shopping around and ran into a lot of people that scared me away from them. One guy was selling his RV and we got talking and he had been a sales person for Sprinter, even after he sold his RV he still was contacting me to talk about RV's and still was against Sprinters.
Why? Cost to keep running. Parts were priced crazy and Sprinter wanted nothing to do with selling the parts to other shops so parts were hard to come by. Then I had people contact me to tell me about the black death they were having with the engines. More people contacted me to tell me that finding a service place outside of major towns was a nightmare. Needless to say I stayed away from s Sprinter.
Bought a Ford. Is it the best unit? Really not sure but at least I can go to just about any garage and they know the units and can get parts. Same with Chevy, you may be in back country US or Canada but there is probably a place that has parts and know the units close by.
For years I wanted a Sprinter, saved up and finally was able to buy one. Started seriously shopping around and ran into a lot of people that scared me away from them. One guy was selling his RV and we got talking and he had been a sales person for Sprinter, even after he sold his RV he still was contacting me to talk about RV's and still was against Sprinters.
Why? Cost to keep running. Parts were priced crazy and Sprinter wanted nothing to do with selling the parts to other shops so parts were hard to come by. Then I had people contact me to tell me about the black death they were having with the engines. More people contacted me to tell me that finding a service place outside of major towns was a nightmare. Needless to say I stayed away from s Sprinter.
Bought a Ford. Is it the best unit? Really not sure but at least I can go to just about any garage and they know the units and can get parts. Same with Chevy, you may be in back country US or Canada but there is probably a place that has parts and know the units close by.
