Forum: Sprinter Chassis
01-08-2010, 11:26 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 19,067
Re: Sprinter handling in snow
My experience with my 2WD Sprinter in snow and other loose conditions has not been nearly as positive. (Understand, however, that I am a flatlander at heart, and less experienced than others).
I...
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Forum: Gadgets and Accessories
12-04-2009, 10:27 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 5,279
Re: Home Depot's version of a hi-lift
We use a hi lift as well as a generic around the ranch. When they were new, they worked about the same.
After several years of occassional use, the knockoff seems to gum up as often as not. The hi...
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Forum: Member Classifieds
11-25-2009, 04:15 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,767
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Forum: Member Classifieds
11-24-2009, 11:11 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,582
Re: looking for SMB for sale
No, I'm not going to give Rolland any credit. He had, in essence committed to a verbal contract, and then backed out of it for his convenience.
It's as a former California governor said later...
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Forum: Member Classifieds
11-23-2009, 09:58 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,582
Re: looking for SMB for sale
Absolutely, I agree that if the seller agreed to reserve the car, and failed to do so, he is lowly.
However, unless the buyer had committed to buy the car, I can't imagine why a seller would agree...
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Forum: Campfire
11-22-2009, 02:04 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 8,901
Re: HOW MUCH DO YOU USE YOUR SMB?
I would hazard a guess that the idea of the ability to hook up and go is one of the benefits of ownership. Actually going is obviously the real reason for ownership, but there is a lot of joy in just...
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Forum: Member Classifieds
11-20-2009, 10:30 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,582
Re: looking for SMB for sale
Please forgive me if this is a duplicate post -- I seem to have lost my original response.
Sorry to hear a "deal" slipped by you. Keep your chin up, there will be others. There are a lot of SMBs...
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Forum: Campfire
11-08-2009, 08:08 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,254
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Forum: Campfire
11-08-2009, 07:11 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 8,901
Re: HOW MUCH DO YOU USE YOUR SMB?
I am gonna help you feel good about your usage ratios:
I have owned my van approx 18 months. It has been sleepable for five months. I have spend the night in it four times, and my kids have...
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Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports
10-15-2009, 09:50 AM
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Replies: 95
Views: 10,578
Re: Central Ca October 2009 Meet.
Bowing out, sorry.
I see me and my Sprinter are still on the A-list. We will, however, NOT be attending. Take lots of pix, and post them often! Have a great trip, I will be thinking about all I am...
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Forum: Member Classifieds
09-24-2009, 09:05 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,338
Re: 2006 Sprinter Sportsmobile For Sale
Sorry you are looking to move out of the Sprinter SMB club so soon. Good luck with the sale.
Reminder to others that there are pix and words of this rig here:
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Forum: Member Classifieds
08-02-2009, 10:50 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,182
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Forum: Show & Tell
06-29-2009, 08:20 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,161
Re: '06 Sprinter SMB
Nice looking van! I saw it come on the market several months after I started down the path of my DIY build. Glad it was bought by an appreciator, and welcome to the group.
The A/C unit does not...
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Forum: Gadgets and Accessories
06-17-2009, 07:20 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 38,874
Re: Portable Awning
I've been thinking about it all day, and I just ordered one from busdepot. Again, thanks for the tip!
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Forum: Gadgets and Accessories
06-17-2009, 08:24 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 38,874
Re: Portable Awning
I had forgotten briefly that I was looking for somethingjust like this. Thank you for renewing the thread. And for the great find initially.
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Forum: Member Classifieds
06-07-2009, 04:37 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,722
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Forum: General Sportsmobile
05-14-2009, 07:08 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,185
Re: SMB West service
I got to visit with some of the SMB-West people yesterday, and I concur that customer service is very high on their priority list.
Methinks that they are doubly attentive in these moments because...
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Forum: Member Classifieds
05-11-2009, 08:32 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,182
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Forum: Sportsmobile Builds and Factory Modifications
04-24-2009, 09:47 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,515
Re: sprinter w/PH top in build mode at SMB West
I am trying to get to Fresburg to pick up my completed van next week.
Let me know what you want pictures of, or maybe that is too soon for them to have done anything significant.
I found that...
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Forum: General Sportsmobile
04-01-2009, 10:07 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 4,765
Re: Used SMB Purchasing Experience
Charly: I buy and sell a lot of used cars. It is a good way to ensure I never accumulate too much money (ie, I do it for fun, though often not profitably).
My opinion is that the cars are still...
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Forum: Campfire
03-05-2009, 04:00 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,165
Re: Dropping off my van at SMB West tomorrow
It's in Jonathan's capable hands now.
This phase of the conversion includes loncoin flooring, cabinets (solid surface with molded sink), and gaucho bed. No infrastructure (propane, electric or...
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Forum: Campfire
03-04-2009, 10:32 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 13,987
Re: Search Craigslist nationwide
Google will do that work for you, too.
Type in site:craigslist.org sportsmobile and it will return all of them. It also works to substitute the word "WanderLodge" for "sportsmobile."
Excellent...
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Forum: Member Classifieds
03-04-2009, 10:24 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,141
Re: Used 4x4 sprinter for sale
I, too, oogled it last time I was at SMB. And I will oogle it again tomorrow while I am there.
Anyone know how the conversion differs from the grey 4X4 from Oregon?
(I am curious, though...
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Forum: Campfire
03-04-2009, 10:14 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,165
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Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports
02-18-2009, 07:58 AM
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Replies: 95
Views: 10,578
Re: Central Ca October 2009 Meet.
I am watching this thread with interest, and hoping to participate as the time grows nearer. By October, SMBw should be done with the first part of my ersatz semi-SportsMobile conversion.
My rig...
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