We are moving up from a EuroVan and looking at Mercedes Sprinter 144 wheelbase Sportsmobile vans on the used market.
This is intended to be a daily driver for us.
We have found a 2013 that is nearly a perfect fit for us yet we live in Northern Wisconsin and are concerned about when the temps drop in the dead of winter.
Two things…will the engine accept a block heater? Is that sufficient to aid starting in negative temperatures?
Also, the coach battery on this particular year is located outside and underneath.
My understanding from the owner is that the coach battery is required to start the espar heating.
It’s not that we will be camping in extreme temperatures, but it still seems to me that cooler temperatures in general would greatly inhibit charging of the coach battery either via the solar panels or the engine.
Anybody with knowledge or experience to share?
This is intended to be a daily driver for us.
We have found a 2013 that is nearly a perfect fit for us yet we live in Northern Wisconsin and are concerned about when the temps drop in the dead of winter.
Two things…will the engine accept a block heater? Is that sufficient to aid starting in negative temperatures?
Also, the coach battery on this particular year is located outside and underneath.
My understanding from the owner is that the coach battery is required to start the espar heating.
It’s not that we will be camping in extreme temperatures, but it still seems to me that cooler temperatures in general would greatly inhibit charging of the coach battery either via the solar panels or the engine.
Anybody with knowledge or experience to share?