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Wife has been pestering me to getting a small, class B motor home. Our good friends bought a Pleasure Way on a 2008 Mercedes Sprinter chassis/drive train--got a good deal and it was low mileage.

Well, after several hours on the net last night, I discovered quite a bit of negative information about the Sprinter, especially after they exceed their warranty period--usually after 100K miles. Lots of horror stories of higher mileage Sprinters with constant costly repairs--needing to be done at Mercedes dealerships--techs that throw parts at the problem rather than actually fixing the issues, fault codes constantly appearing and not being addressed, terribly complex emission controls that continually need fixing, etc. No year seems to be exempt. Several fleet owners have sworn off them as the maintenance costs are prohibitive.

So, to the brain trust. Does anyone have similar information regarding used, higher mileage Sprinters--be they Mercedes, Dodge, or Freightliner? From what I've read, they are great driving and reliable while still low mileage, but tend to deteriorate rapidly, in terms of repairs, faults, and costly services, after 100k miles or more. Not looking for alternatives yet, just confirmation or rejection of the reputation of the Sprinter engine/transmission from Pelicans.