While there’s no doubt that the Transit has the more ‘fun’ and car-like cab, with the low seating position and eccentric infotainment system buttons, the Sprinter provides a lot more storage space and offers a much more commanding, elevated seating position and therefore has better all-round vision. Whichever provides encouraged someone to select a large, large lorrie over the convertible low rider won’t genuinely matter. A horizontal swage line in the lower area of the bumper provides added emphasis of the broad effect. Then remove the cowling that forms the lower part of the steering wheel column cover. As we can see on the images, the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is much lower, but on record, the Transit is lower. You can see the level of corrosion on the terminals, that once cleaned, (Don’t forget the plug spades as well!) will allow good electrical connection to made between the two mating parts. Both the exhaust and suspension can be independently toggled using separate buttons as well.
Cab comfort is playing an increasingly high role in purchasing trends for van buyers, and both vans scored well in this department. Our vans start with the power and proven reliability of the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Van. While the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter offers a better maximum payload at 3.5 tonnes (1,478kg against 1,442kg; see Best 3.5t vans for payload for more information), the Ford Transit has a wider load width (1,784mm against 1,780mm) and width between the wheel arches (1,392mm against 1,350mm). The side load door widths are exactly the same at 1.3 metres. In terms of performance, the 2.2-litre Transit and 2.1-litre Sprinter stack up fairly evenly, with the Sprinter achieving 129bhp and 305Nm or torque and the Transit reaching 123bhp and 350Nm. The Sprinter, however, performed the better thanks to wide torque and power bands. That said, bumps and potholes are cushioned a lot better than the Transit. The two are fairly evenly matched when it comes to price, with the Ford Transit at £21,145 and the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter at £21,075 on the official guides. The Ford Transit is more fun to drive and has some great in-cab features, but the Mercedes-Benz retains its crown as “King of the Heavyweights” owing to its great aftersales support, reliability, total cost of ownership and productivity.
Whereas the Ford Transit has precise, car-like steering, the Sprinter feels less connected and tends to roll more in corners. Read More… SAN TAN FORD IS ONE OF THE NATIONS FASTEST GROWING FORD STORES FOR THE LAST 8 YEARS! It is quite simple to remove and service / clean up although the Mercedes people would prefer to sell you another one at a princely sum. Stuttgart, Germany, Dec 03, 2010 - The pace of Mercedes-Benz sales continues to increase, with 105,200 customers (November 2009: 88,600) buying one of the brand’s vehicles in November. Have you had issues with mysterious power interruption or gremlins, maybe with wipers, headlamps, radio, indicators and various other sections of the vehicles electrics? It also contains the integrated flasher control circuitry electronics for the indicators and intermittent wipers. Safety is also a strength, with the van's comprehensive stability control program encompassing features like traction control, load adaptive control, rollover mitigation and more.
54. True friendship is sitting together in silence and feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had. Mercedes-Benz offers the best service intervals and warranty, at 37,500 miles or two years, and three year unlimited mileage, respectively. This is done by simply removing the three small relays and the bottom edge moulding first, then further undoing the 10mm brass nut and washer that holds the unit together on the main power pin. Two cross head screws at the top and a single 10mm nut at the base will remove the plastic cowling. Ford offers a still respectable 30,000 miles or two year service interval and a three year, 100,000 mile warranty. On the downside, its the most expensive of the three and there are no engine upgrades if you need to do a lot heavy hauling. The Merc’s commercial vehicle dealer network may be slightly smaller than Ford’s new Transit24 network, but it offers 24/7 breakdown recovery to the nearest dealership, the repairs are guaranteed for three years (rather than the length of the original warranty), and 24 hour roadside assistance for 30 years. By combining the thrill of traveling on the road and the luxury of being in your own home, the SS Agile by Roadtrek offers the best of both worlds when it comes to class B motorhomes.
