I've just spent half an hour on the Sprinter section on the Mercedes forum (which is nicely done in a similar format to our own). It's all problems, issues and grief! I'm presuming you've had a look at that? I'm very happy with my 6.1, but I am easy to please, unless you talk to wife number 1...
Yeah all motors have gripes but the 2.1 sprinter engine can do serious miles ? Most of the issues are similar dpf egr the usual stuff ? On every vehicle I map out the egr as I don't agree with an engine eating its own sh!t !! Dpf are nothing but problems so DPF delete pipe and delete map file ! Transporters are bad for dropping that extra fuel in when switched off during regen cycle? Mine was out from new ! However in latest software update you can't delete any of these ? Food for thought.
My only experience of Mercedes was a newish Vito I borrowed to take a lump of piano to Norwich, most uncomfortable seats ever, manual box dreadful in comparison to my poverty 5 speed, and an unreliable van through its life, the owner now has a crafter which he is more than happy with. Ooh, mother in law had an A Class that rusted badly at year 4, Mercedes did cover that under warranty though, its not all bad, VW probably would have refused that for some technicality!
I strongly agree take a vw crafter and a sprinter there miles apart in engines the crafter engine is poor to say the least ? Same shell though.
Not drove a crafter but love my Merc Sprinter work van. Good comfy seating position but dreading it when it has to get swopped out to a Transit!!!!
The title's a bit click-baity but I can see why people don't want 'em. My Mondeo's a 1.6 Ecoboost, but no idea if it's got a wet belt.
It happens - get over it.
I've got a few things I need to do to the van, but not in this weather!
Me too but it was -4 this morning
You should have done the 6 speed one, mine goes much faster now! Did you wire up the Hallouminations? I left that job for another day!
