Sprinter chassis, how many miles is too many
We are looking at a 2008 Navion Itasca 24J with 125,000 miles on it. We would like to hear from folks that have been involved with high mileage units and what they thought about buying one with this m...
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I hope there will be responses for you from folks with high mileage Sprinters and their real-world experiences.
We’re on our second one, but traded the first (a Class B) after about 85,000 miles for a Class C because we required more space for a 70 lb Labrador underfoot.
In our experience, the class B’s excellent fuel mileage (23 mpg) got even better at around the 75,000 mile mark (25 mpg). Conventional wisdom, as you probably already know, seems to be that properly maintained diesel engines are just starting to hit their stride around 100,000 mi. and can easily go to 300,000 and beyond.
We’re on our second one, but traded the first (a Class B) after about 85,000 miles for a Class C because we required more space for a 70 lb Labrador underfoot.
In our experience, the class B’s excellent fuel mileage (23 mpg) got even better at around the 75,000 mile mark (25 mpg). Conventional wisdom, as you probably already know, seems to be that properly maintained diesel engines are just starting to hit their stride around 100,000 mi. and can easily go to 300,000 and beyond.
