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Originally Posted by A930Rocket
I read somewhere about the lack of reliability on the Mercedes//Sprinter RV. True??
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Well, it is the most widely used service and delivery fleet vehicle around the globe and many will go 400k miles on the original engine and chassis. I call that pretty reliable. Ours is 10 years old, 82k miles and we have logged 40k- zero issues with the Sprinter chassis. The brakes are fleet duty and tend to go 100k before needing replacement. Like all German vehicles, when you do need parts they tend to cost more than Chevy or Toyota.
For comparison, our last RV was on a Chevy 350 chassis and threw a rod at 45k miles. New motor time but a crate Chevy 350 was relatively cheap compared with a Sprinter 3.0L diesel which is in Porsche territory.
How many miles are you planning to drive it? We average about 6k per year after our first 30 state grand US tour.
Perspective matters.