Mercedes Benz fuel challenges
Hubby and I have been looking at the Sprinter chassis with the Mercedes diesel engine for several years. We are almost to the point where we can buy. Recently, I have heard some rumblings from 2 fri...
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kendall69 wrote:
OK am I the only one that thinks the ARM LONG list of "other problems" other than the turbo is more of CONFIRMATION the Spriter is Junk.
Kendall69, I'm mystified by your real opinion about Sprinters after comparing the following post (and others you've made) a few months ago, to the ones in this thread :h
Kendall69's post in February:
"Posted: 02/25/14 04:30pm Link | Quote | Print | Notify Moderator
I'm nearing 100K on my 2007 Sprinter and only problem was a injector went out covered under warranty. Changed out the shocks and the ride is better than most cars. So once to the dealer in 8 years 100K miles - I can live with that.
Some guys on the Sprinter site are getting upwards of 800K miles on their Sprinters.
I agree service can be scarce in some out of the way places. In every small town you have a Ford/Chevy dealer, but not Mercedes.
I will say this it's been to the dealer less than the Fords and GMC's I've owned."
Our experience after 3 and 1/2 years and more than 30,000 miles has been excellent, similar to AsheGuy's. To the original poster - thanks for bringing up the biodiesel topic. I've learned more on the subject as a result, which often happens by reading this forum.
