Keith Browning Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 For the first time ever I just saw a Sprinter commercial on television. I wonder if they are worried about The Ford Transit. Oh, the parting shot of the commercial: "now available in 4X4." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselD Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 god I hate the sprinters. They are not terrible when new but a huge pain in the ass to work on and very expensive parts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Browning Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share Posted March 5, 2015 The few Dodge versions that roll through our shop do not look like anything special. And the guys in the Chrysler shop hate working on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 We work on a few of them. They're pieces of shit. Hate those goddamn things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Browning Posted March 8, 2015 Author Share Posted March 8, 2015 Eventually I would love to hear an honest comparison between the Sprinter and the Transit from someone with experience on both. I have seen a couple of Sprinters up close and I get the impression of "cheap." Say what you will about the Ford Econoline but it was everything I have come to love about the old American way of building strong durable vehicles. (I did not say perfect) I realize the Transit represents a newer approach to building a full sized van and I see some European and even some Asian design qualities to them but there seems to still be some good old American style to them. Time will be the ultimate judge. In looking over the first models that have graced my service bay I will say there are some really fucked up parts of the design - mostly related to serviceability leading to asking the question "What were they thinking?" And, I have yet to have one in for an actual repair as of yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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