Carsy

A member of my family is looking to buy a 2005/2006 4X4 5 cylinder diesel Sprinter Van .It was formally an ambulance & has 40,000 Km on the clock.He intends using it for camping & towing a van.

I would be interested to know if there are any inherent faults with the vehicle & anything to check before purchasing?.

Thank you.

John.

Carsy

Here is a photo of the engine bay .

NicolasCC

Hey, i've been driving my sprinter for a couple of years and bought the used one. Still in a pretty good shape)

Generally speaking the car is reliable. But honestly, I'm a big fan of Germans!

Running costs would also go down if u do ur regular checks. I could write a long review, but I'd better point out one of the most important things in my opinion.

Do check oil more frequently and make sure you know how much you need.
It all depends on ur model, year and engine.

For ur convenience u can find some sort of table in the Web.
I use the one on this site for instance:
http://cararac.com

Oh, I've almost forgotten my fav part about mercedes that stands out among the others - is soundproofing!
Germans r the best!!

P.S. hope my response will be useful ))))) did u actually buy this car?