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Originally Posted by k9sprinter
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Originally Posted by BajaSportsmobile
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And you can also go to the Ford forums and you will read lots of complaints about Fords
Same for Dodge, GMC, ..............................
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I agree. I don't want anyone to read my comments above and think I have a problem with Sprinters. I love them. I'm just the type of person who doesn't want to own anything I can't maintain. I've never had a car in a dealership and only a couple of big problems have gone to an independent mechanic. My attitude is changing as I get older, however. I have some insight in to Sprinters because I'm around them at work all the time and see the problems they have with heavy use. Also, our mechanics don't have access (yet) to all the diagnostic tools that the dealer does, which is really stupid of my company, so my rant is perhaps more against that than the problems themselves.
Also, I own 2 late model BMW's and love them. Both have a CEL on, constantly. I know the problems and have no intention of fixing them. The cars still drive fine.
The comment by Onefin above is so true "......typical modern German car...you don't want to own it without a warranty.
The new Ford transit has the same modern computer systems, so that will be the same deal.
The old school simple econoline is dead, but those vans will be running many years more than the sprinters will."
My fear is, as many 6.0 owners have found out in the middle of Baja or some other version of BFE, any modern vehicle that we can't service ourselves is more likely to leave us stranded and poor and turn vacations in to nightmares.