โAug-15-2015 06:16 PM
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โAug-16-2015 01:39 PM
MrWizard wrote:
Oh you mean T/V tow vehicle
i saw the post and thought you meant television
until i read it
โAug-16-2015 01:28 PM
โAug-16-2015 01:04 PM
DrewE wrote:They should have a Cummins v-8 in them in a couple of years. I have seen they running around as test mules last year.
Did you look at the Nissan NV vans? They always sounded pretty nice to me...although milage with the V8 is reportedly nothing to brag about.
โAug-16-2015 07:41 AM
Anmacc2 wrote:NYCgrrl wrote:Anmacc2 wrote:
Mercedes Sprinter - Trusted mechanic strongly advised against it.
What was your mechanic's concern with the M Sprinter chassis?
He said the quality just wasn't there. He said he's already working on them with a wide variety of problems and issues, parts are expensive, and they're a PIA to work on.
โAug-16-2015 06:56 AM
โAug-16-2015 06:42 AM
Anmacc2 wrote:Don't know what you were thinking, but I believe you made the logical decision. Unless you can affort it, general advise is if it does not need major repairs, why go into a payment for years. Use the saved money to go camping:)
Our van is 14yrs old with 93,000 miles with the vast majority of those pulling near its upper limits. The cost of a new TV would certainly cover lots of repairs and maintenance. Our plans for our next adventure is about 12k to 14k miles. Our challenge is we are both still working and have generous, yet still limited vacation time. Getting stuck is affordable financially but time wise it could bankrupt us. I'm still thinking we made the right decision.
โAug-15-2015 08:01 PM
Don't know what you were thinking, but I believe you made the logical decision. Unless you can affort it, general advise is if it does not need major repairs, why go into a payment for years. Use the saved money to go camping:)
โAug-15-2015 07:18 PM
โAug-15-2015 07:10 PM
DrewE wrote:
Did you look at the Nissan NV vans? They always sounded pretty nice to me...although milage with the V8 is reportedly nothing to brag about.
โAug-15-2015 06:48 PM
NYCgrrl wrote:Anmacc2 wrote:
Mercedes Sprinter - Trusted mechanic strongly advised against it.
What was your mechanic's concern with the M Sprinter chassis?
โAug-15-2015 06:47 PM
Anmacc2 wrote:
Well, DW and I spent several days shopping for a new TV. We don't want a pick up so we looked at vans and SUVs....
Mercedes Sprinter - Trusted mechanic strongly advised against it.
Navigator, Expedition, Suburban - beautiful, capable, comfortable, luxurious, EXPENSIVE! Power everything! Automatic everything! All technology! Too much to go wrong!!! Too many gadgets bells and whistles! It's all great till things stop working.
Ford Transit - not powerful enough.
Late model E350 - hard to find with the bigger 6.0 engine
Chevy express 3500 with 6.0 - Harder to find
Final decision! We're keeping our 14yr old Chevy Express with 93,000 miles. It has gotten us everywhere we've wanted to go so far towing either the RV, or the boat. It still looks good and runs well so what the heck were we thinking???