It is here! 2015 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 4x4

mhiscox

mhiscox

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Well, the good news is that here's a way to get a nicely equipped 4x4 without the near half-year wait it sometimes takes when you order one.

The downside is that it's a 2015, and if you ordered one today, you'll get a 2016, and that year will make a difference to the resale value down the road.

A passenger Sprinter can be a good starting point for a camper under certain circumstances, the biggest one being that you wanted a lot of windows anyway. With a passenger van, you get a trimmed out interior, which is a big head start compared to doing that work yourself. And while I don't know if it's still the case, passenger vans had more appropriate suspension tuning; changing my current Sprinter from cargo to passenger rear springs made a huge improvement.

Sadly, the expensive roof air conditioning system is not set up to work when stationary.
 
mhiscox

mhiscox

Expedition Leader
Good heavens. Now Odyssey owners can move up to the three-pointed star.

This is the Mercedes Vito van that's been around Europe for a while, so it's not like we got anything special, but it's reasonably well regarded over there. Cargo-wise, I'm sure this is a reaction to the Ram Promaster City/Fiat Doblo, the Ford Transit Connect, and the Chevrolet City Express/Nissan NV200, but it's quite a bit bigger than those, being longer by about a foot.

But whereas a Sprinter is pretty workable to live out of, this one's going to lose a minimum of a foot in cargo floor length and, most importantly, the option for stand up interior height.

On the other hand . . . :sombrero:

offroad vito.jpg
 
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