transits v sprinters

[becky]

we all have our fave motors, on here its transits.

i like transits, i`ve had 5, with a new one on order.

but, i must confess, i nearly opted for a new sprinter.

on here the sprinter gets some stick, but why

whats the matter with a sprinter? has it got a bad rep or is it just playful banter

kev

[Guy88]

I find sprinters very uncomfortable to drive. they seem to fall over easy too

[bigmastif]

im with guy88 unless you are gonna buy a twin wheeler then the chances of seeing your van on its side are high very unstable vans

[firestorm]

gotta disagree here, the later new models ain't as brillant with mainly the pistons going and engine going bang but merc will replace the engine under warntey.

dad has a r reg 316 i think 2.8 turbo diesel with the works, tracksion control, abs etc. etc.

uses it every day doing about 100 mile aday as a courier driver. Had the motor from new and I think it's at about 190k there or there abouts and is still going strong, Never had any major problems. Turbo was changed, the diesel injector overflow pipes seem to be a common problem due to them rotting away with the diesel eating into them, breaks, ball joints and the head gasket is on it's way out. I think he broke down once when the turbo blew but other then that it's been a solid vechile for him and he loves driving it.

[bigmastif]

gotta disagree here, the later new models ain't as brillant with mainly the pistons going and engine going bang but merc will replace the engine under warntey.

dad has a r reg 316 i think 2.8 turbo diesel with the works, tracksion control, abs etc. etc.

uses it every day doing about 100 mile aday as a courier driver. Had the motor from new and I think it's at about 190k there or there abouts and is still going strong, Never had any major problems. Turbo was changed, the diesel injector overflow pipes seem to be a common problem due to them rotting away with the diesel eating into them, breaks, ball joints and the head gasket is on it's way out. I think he broke down once when the turbo blew but other then that it's been a solid vechile for him and he loves driving it.

your preaching to the un-preachable on here m8 ive seen splinters in some very very horrible crashes and most have been due to the van crashing or falling over ask anybody on here who work in themotor trade these vans are sh*t and from what iveheard the new one is the same

[jay]

yeah the sprinter single wheel does seem to fall over easily as when i had the recovery buisness i seemed to go out to at least 1 sprinter call out every week that had fallen over...

[bigmastif]

yeah the sprinter single wheel does seem to fall over easily as when i had the recovery buisness i seemed to go out to at least 1 sprinter call out every week that had fallen over...

bet not many had broken down think that should have called the splinter the toddler cos it keeps fallin over

[firestorm]

well the old man must be one and the only lucky sprinter owner then as he has never had issues with his.....

[jay]

well the old man must be one and the only lucky sprinter owner then as he has never had issues with his.....

or a careful driver..
worst bit with a sprinter is bad loading(putting heavy load on 1 side)
and i didnt get many call outs for a broken down sprinter...but a transit(it seemed like everyone never serviced them or had duff batterys on them and then wondered why it wont go!!)

[bigmastif]

think in the time i have been back doing recovery i have picked 2 up and one was a collapsed rear axle and the other was a mk6 with a duff clutch suprise suprise