I'm Questioning Power/Torque of Gas vs Diesel
Newbie here...DW & I are stepping from TT to Class B in a couple of months. Planning for just the two of us (+ a grandkid under 4 occasionally) for 2 week max trips several times a year. Our targets ...
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Hello again topless,
I forgot to add another comment on something you wrote.
"Since the Sprinter was designed as a delivery van for use around the globe, it handles difficult terrain with ease, uphill, downhill, tight turns, narrow roads, and those in combination."
The question is why was a specific diesel engine used rather than a gas engine? Along with why there are so few in the Us vs Europe and elsewhere?
Well, it has nothing to do with a tight turn as that is about the size, wheel base of the vehicle. It has to do with the price of fuel. The Sprinter diesel engine costs noticeably more than a gas engine, but eventually there is a payback in terms of fuel costs. In the US the price of fuel is much lower than Europe, so the payback much lower. This changed a little when gas went to $4+, only a little as diesel fuel increased also and more.
Folks that want to sell their used Sprinters are better off than the dealers with new Sprinters. If the used Sprinter sells for half the new price for example, the payback will take half the mileage - noticeable difference, but still a Lot of miles required.
This forum has discussed at length that there is not a cost savings with a new Sprinter (in the US) for a very low time and an unrealistic number of miles. Again which is why there are few commercial Sprinters in the US vs Europe, etc.
Bud
I forgot to add another comment on something you wrote.
"Since the Sprinter was designed as a delivery van for use around the globe, it handles difficult terrain with ease, uphill, downhill, tight turns, narrow roads, and those in combination."
The question is why was a specific diesel engine used rather than a gas engine? Along with why there are so few in the Us vs Europe and elsewhere?
Well, it has nothing to do with a tight turn as that is about the size, wheel base of the vehicle. It has to do with the price of fuel. The Sprinter diesel engine costs noticeably more than a gas engine, but eventually there is a payback in terms of fuel costs. In the US the price of fuel is much lower than Europe, so the payback much lower. This changed a little when gas went to $4+, only a little as diesel fuel increased also and more.
Folks that want to sell their used Sprinters are better off than the dealers with new Sprinters. If the used Sprinter sells for half the new price for example, the payback will take half the mileage - noticeable difference, but still a Lot of miles required.
This forum has discussed at length that there is not a cost savings with a new Sprinter (in the US) for a very low time and an unrealistic number of miles. Again which is why there are few commercial Sprinters in the US vs Europe, etc.
Bud
