Sprinter Reliability
After, more or less, deciding on a class B sprinter as first rv purchase, I read some articles/threads today questioning their reliability. I'm sure there have been many comments over time regardin...
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1775 wrote:
When considering mpg differences between gas and diesel, you also need to consider the price for a gallon of diesel. Recently near me when gas was $3.80 a gallon, diesel was selling for almost $5 a gallon. Yes, you will average in the low 20's mpg with a Sprinter - most report 21 to 23 mpg and I have not heard any higher, but on flat straight limited access highway driving my gas Roadtrek gets 19 mpg. When gas goes up, diesel seems to go up more. When gas comes down - as it is now, the diesel goes down also but still not enough to justify (in my opinion)the difference in cost.
And then there is the service consideration - Mercedes parts are priced commensurate with the Mercedes name. Some Mercedes service centers service Sprinters and some do not. I am not sure how many general service centers will work on a Sprinter. Chevy parts are easier to get and for engine work you don't really need to go to Chevy as long as you can find a shop that can handle the weight and height of the B.
Robert-i agreewith you except the diesel price is usually about 10 percent difference-in real cold winter months it sometimes spikes high-i have seen that dollar difference but in general no.
