2013 4x4 Mercedes Sprinter
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mhiscox
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Thanks for posting this.
Before someone writes (correctly) that you could, for about the same investment, get a 2015 Mercedes/Freightliner 4x4 and add the farkles, it's worth pointing out that the WhiteFeather conversions are a good deal more off-road oriented. If you look at the components listed in the Craigslist ad, you'll see a lot of reasonably serious stuff. Their conversions are conceptually similar to what U-Joint and others do for E-Series vans, and they're capable of more serious trail work than could be handled with the factory 4x4.
Not surprisingly--and as with pretty much all trail-modded vehicles--the WhiteFeather conversion has to give away some of the stock vehicle's good on-pavement manners. The Sprinter 4x4 is a really good addition to the model line, but as you can tell from the videos on the web (like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgN5az6UWu0), the factory model is not designed to be a hard core trail rig. It'll be great for getting through moderate snow and for expanding the Sprinter's range to a wider variety of dirt roads and less ideal weather conditions. On balance, the off-road-oriented WhiteFeather conversion will do much better on a trail, but you won't like it nearly as well as the factory truck for an on-pavement driver.
So, as with so much discussed herein, you get to pay big bucks for the right to compromise.
Before someone writes (correctly) that you could, for about the same investment, get a 2015 Mercedes/Freightliner 4x4 and add the farkles, it's worth pointing out that the WhiteFeather conversions are a good deal more off-road oriented. If you look at the components listed in the Craigslist ad, you'll see a lot of reasonably serious stuff. Their conversions are conceptually similar to what U-Joint and others do for E-Series vans, and they're capable of more serious trail work than could be handled with the factory 4x4.
Not surprisingly--and as with pretty much all trail-modded vehicles--the WhiteFeather conversion has to give away some of the stock vehicle's good on-pavement manners. The Sprinter 4x4 is a really good addition to the model line, but as you can tell from the videos on the web (like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgN5az6UWu0), the factory model is not designed to be a hard core trail rig. It'll be great for getting through moderate snow and for expanding the Sprinter's range to a wider variety of dirt roads and less ideal weather conditions. On balance, the off-road-oriented WhiteFeather conversion will do much better on a trail, but you won't like it nearly as well as the factory truck for an on-pavement driver.
So, as with so much discussed herein, you get to pay big bucks for the right to compromise.
