[quote name='ja78247' date='06 November 2009 - 10:50 PM' timestamp='1257564638' post='346325']
Seth,
A little "birdie" told me Acadian is getting 50 some odd new Sprinters...a mix of Wheeled Coach, Medtec & AEV units. Don't know if that is 50 some odd for TX or Acadian in general. I do know they are considerably more $$ than a type II Ford or Chevy so I'd say it's gonna take quite a few miles to make up that difference with better fuel mileage. But as I said before, I'm not a fan of them so I probably come off as biased, LOL ;-)
John Anderson
San Antonio, TX
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I "think" that is 50 company wide. I know some of the boxes we just recieved are 1-2 year old LA units that were sent to us and replaced with Sprinters in LA. I dont know the price difference between a Ford/Chevy van and the Sprinter but Im pretty sure we wouldnt be switching to them without there being some upside to it. Course all the comparisons Ive heard compare a Sprinter cost to run to a Chevy Type 1 as that has been our vehicle of choice for a long time. I would guess Austin will be seeing them at some point as their current units reach their service life.
Seth,
A little "birdie" told me Acadian is getting 50 some odd new Sprinters...a mix of Wheeled Coach, Medtec & AEV units. Don't know if that is 50 some odd for TX or Acadian in general. I do know they are considerably more $$ than a type II Ford or Chevy so I'd say it's gonna take quite a few miles to make up that difference with better fuel mileage. But as I said before, I'm not a fan of them so I probably come off as biased, LOL ;-)
John Anderson
San Antonio, TX
[/quote]
I "think" that is 50 company wide. I know some of the boxes we just recieved are 1-2 year old LA units that were sent to us and replaced with Sprinters in LA. I dont know the price difference between a Ford/Chevy van and the Sprinter but Im pretty sure we wouldnt be switching to them without there being some upside to it. Course all the comparisons Ive heard compare a Sprinter cost to run to a Chevy Type 1 as that has been our vehicle of choice for a long time. I would guess Austin will be seeing them at some point as their current units reach their service life.