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Old 05-28-2003, 11:46 PM
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Re: Freightliner Sprinter vans
I've been seeing these around town being used by coffee vendors and such...

Am I the only one that thinks they'd make a great racing hauler? Looks like enough room to easily carry two bikes and a bunch of spares in a fairly secure manner. Throw in a pop-up or something and you could sleep in the thing. You can even stand up straight in them if you ain't too tall.

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Old 05-29-2003, 2:09 AM
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Re: Freightliner Sprinter vans
If I had money falling out of my pockets, I'd have a dedicated box van. The only thing I've seen is some have some pretty high deck heights, but other than that, it would kick ass.
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Old 05-30-2003, 2:45 PM
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Blorton : I've been seeing these around town being used by coffee vendors and such...

Am I the only one that thinks they'd make a great racing hauler? Looks like enough room to easily carry two bikes and a bunch of spares in a fairly secure manner. Throw in a pop-up or something and you could sleep in the thing. You can even stand up straight in them if you ain't too tall.

Slick.

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FedEx uses those things around here, they are really neat looking things. And they have a Mercedes Turbo Diesel motor
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Old 05-30-2003, 3:01 PM
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Re: Freightliner Sprinter vans
The Sprinter vans are available through Dodge dealerships (Freightliner is part of the DaimlerChrysler conglomerate) but are a bit pricey.
The extra roof height would be nice, but not necessary.

Our 'team' (me and three buddies) ran a box van for a while and while it was huge and could carry multiple bikes and lots of stuff, that was one of it's pitfalls. Here's a partial list of why we sold ours:
Gas mileage
Seats only two, yet can carry five bikes and all the stuff.
Because of #2, if you have a group larger than two, you need a second vehicle anyway.
Because of #2 everyone and their dog asks you to take their bike or their crap with you.
Speed limitations
Wind issues

Anyway, now I have a regular old long van and while the roof is low, I can carry two people, two bikes and two people's crap.
Or I can carry my bike and stuff and take a nap next to it.
Those Sprinters are pretty cool, but the extra height will bring in to play some of the wind issues again.
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Re: Freightliner Sprinter vans
What is MSRP on one of those?
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Re: Freightliner Sprinter vans
No wonder the name sounded familiar. Those things have been around for years in Europe (you know, narrow streets 'n all). As a matter of fact, I rented one when I moved all my crap to be airlifted from the airport in Munich back in March 2000.

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In the $30k range if I'm not mistaken
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Old 05-30-2003, 5:59 PM
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Here's a fixer for ya.........Sprinter real cheap
 
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That'll buff right out
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