Thanks. I have a MB 144. Been debating on flare space. And will just settle for a few inches less. Besides the price, just not sure how long it will remain leak free.
As a northern Canadian who daily’s diesels, your fuel will not gel unless you’ve bought it in a hot climate and you bring it to a cold one. The anti-gelling additives are in the fuel at the pump in cold areas, and modern diesels start and make heat as well as a gas engine. You will lose 10% of your fuel economy in the winter, however you will have a nearly identical drop in economy with gas in my experience.
Mercedes - “ too much money” too much brand snobbery Dodge - the dodge boys are 3rd best Ford - right in the middle even with the guarantee of mechanical mediocrity
Just purchased a used 2021 Transit. Made it to the part in the video about the mobile hot spot being a battery drain, got a phone call to PU a friend, went to my van, used the remote start feature and Ford Pass hit me with a lo bat warning! So I've turned all connectivity off FTM.
Do your own maintenance, its not rocket surgery. And STOP telling people that Mercedes engines are a lot more complex... its just an engine just like any engine and not a warp drive on an Enterprise. I can't stand it when incompetent and uninformed people like your self spread incorrect information!!
If you don't want to have to rip it up in 4-5 years because it is rotting out from under you, than yes, it does. Sincerely, go look at videos of vanlifers who've been in their van for a few years, and the prevalence of mold and rot issues they have under their floors. Moisture + no air flow + wood = rot.
@@ErikJohnson2020 who the hell lives in a van for 5 years? Also, why is there water in the van in the first place? Good thing there is pressure treated plywood out there for those driving thru rivers.
🤦♂️I shouldn't, but I will attempt to explain. Anytime you create a temperature controlled environment, meaning the temperature inside your awesome adventure van is different from the temperature outside, you will create condensation. Think of the condensation that collects on the outside of a cold glass of water on a hot summer day. You will have that exact same condensation effect taking place on the metal walls, ceiling, floors, and even glass windows of your van, but because the total surface area in a van is about 1000x larger than a drinking glass, you're going to be creating about 1000x more condensation within your van. The only way to avoid this would be keeping the temperature inside your van the exact same as the temperature outside, and that sounds like a pretty shit idea on a cold winter night or a hot summer day. So, once you understand that you are going to be creating condensation within your van, and that gravity is going to pull ALL of that moisture to the bottom of your van, underneath your floors... Are you starting to understand the problem? Who wants to invest tens of thousands of dollars and countless hours of their time into building a van that is going to rot out from underneath them? But if that's your goal, by all means, knock yourself out.
@@ErikJohnson2020 yea you really shouldn’t have put in all that effort. I don’t even care to read all that, I’m building mine now, vapor barrier and 3/4 ply on top. Good enough for me. 🤷♂️
I’ve spent 3 years toting every tool and tester I own from home, to my car, to my work vehicle, back to my car and back home. It’s annoying, especially on days I need a ladder. I’m hunting a Transit.
The problem with poly-iso is that its insulative properties DECREASE as the temperature drops - the opposite of what you want it to do. XPS is a better floor insulator for most of us.
Holy cow! You're right! At 75°F polyiso has an r-value of 6/in, but at 15°F it drops all the way down to 2/in! I'm lucky I accidentally bought polystyrene foam then!
Just picked up a 2020 Mid height AWD. This will be my 12th (13th?) van since 1973. I plan on putting my bed on a DIAGONAL to gain length. I will have a triangular "mud room" behind the rear passenger side door that I can get into or out of my van. I will probably do an expandable base on the bed frame for wider width. The front cabin section will be kinda trapezoidal shape. A monitor will probably fit in either corner for when I'm lying in bed. ALL of this will be MODULAR, just in case I need to carry a fridge, or a motorcycle home!
we share the same disappointment with especially awning bunk driver side window that has been leaking at the top hinge - flare space send us replacement and the replacement window has same issue ….. does anyone has also these issues. Our driver side slider bundle window seems to be fine.😢😢😢 We have CRL window in the kitchen and I agree so much better quality 👍
I had so much problems with Mercedes sprinter van, also the maintenance. I was in the shop every other week. Horrible. I bought a Ford Transit 250, Over 160 000 miles no problem. Stay away from Mercedes sprinter. Thank you.
Certain 2023-2024 Ford Transit and Transit Trail vans (in the US approximately 76,015 vehicles) have been recalled due to the factory failing to fill the rear differential with the proper amount of fluid, causing premature bearing failure. This could result in rear wheel lockup or driveshaft separation that could cause loss of vehicle control or loss of power, which could result in a crash.
Until I bought my Sprinter, my Dad's 1963 Rambler was the worst car anyone in my family had ever owned. It (the Sprinter) spent more time on a flatbed tow truck than on the road. Three EGR valves, a nasty vibration under acceleration (that started after the warranty expired) that led to a new shift module, new drive shafts ($2500 at the time) and ultimately a new torque converter. A sticky caliper made frequent pad/rotor changes necessary. The cherry on top was a crappy Chrysler service tech that broke the threads on a glow plug. Cost me $4K to have the head removed, the hole welded up and re-threaded and when the crappy tech (different than the one who stripped the threads) installed the head, he laid the wire to the injector pump on the block and it melted. That took another trip across the state (to what I thought was a decent tech) to replace the pump. He wanted to charge me 6 hours of labor to repair it and then I produced the bill from a previous repair showing that he re-routed the wire leading to it melting. Final insult was getting a recall letter from Mercedes offering to replace the head (aluminum head with a steel glow plug, genius!) due to corrosion. I asked for some help on the $4K I spent repairing my head and Mercedes ignored me. They are truly a horrible company to deal with. My next vehicle was a Ford E350 with a 6.0 Powerstroke. It was retired with 390,000 miles on the odometer.
Thank you! Currently planning my Transt build and you've had a big impact! Particularly the single center subfloor sheet, rather than joining 2 halves with a center seam... makes so much sense. Gracias amigo!
Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. I went with 2024 RAM: front-wheel drive thus drives well full or empty, dealers everywhere, great gas mileage for a van, 9-speed trans, smallest turn radius, rear stocks don't hang low, price is great and more.
The Dodge Promaster have the widest interior. it also ha a super high roof version in 2024.They also use a tried and true V6 normally aspirated motor. Same motor that is used in the Jeeps for over a decade. Front wheel drive,meaning less to go wrong, no drive shaft. They are not the longest 13 4 inches feet long floor interior in the 159 inch wheel base extendend version. Overall the Promaster will cost less in long term maintenance. But the Ford has its pluses as well.But I would go for the ProMaster Van. Amazon uses them and they put alot of wear and tear and milage on them. just satying
