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pnichols
Dec 04, 2013Explorer II
Dakzuki wrote:
I'll have to remind the high mileage Sprinter owners I associate with how unreliable their trucks have been.
Well, I sure don't have to remind my BIL - who bought a new Mercedes ("Sprinter") based Interstate Class B in 2009 and then finally sold it last spring because he was tired of the unreliability of both it's Mercedes diesel chassis and Airstream-built coach.
He also didn't like not being able to idle the diesel in it for long periods, either, because the propane generator in it was too loud to use for battery charging whenever he tried to camp in the shade. I even ruined a ~$200 jacket crawling underneath it in a rainstorm trying to fix something (... made more difficult by the low Mercedes/Sprinter chassis ground clearance). The Mercedes chassis was even becoming a threat to their safety because of an intermittent and immediate complete chassis (not coach) electrical system shutdown when going down the road a few times.
Everything has it's problems, but one does have to draw the line.
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