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Posted: 8/4/2020 2:23:11 PM EDT
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Up until 2007, they had shitty paint or something. After that, they are much better.
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Posted: 8/4/2020 2:37:12 PM EDT
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Because you live in salt land.
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Posted: 8/4/2020 3:41:12 PM EDT
[#3]
Because they're Sprinter vans?
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Posted: 8/4/2020 3:45:48 PM EDT
[#4]
It's because you're in IL.
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Posted: 8/4/2020 3:46:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Up until 2007, they had shitty paint or something. After that, they are much better. This. The newer models are better made/built. |
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Posted: 8/4/2020 3:47:07 PM EDT
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1) They're older than you think.
2) You live in the salt belt. 3) The working dudes that drive those things don't care about washing salt off. |
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Posted: 8/4/2020 3:52:05 PM EDT
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I saw one Friday that the entire vehicle was rust color only it wasn't paint. Like the OP I sat there trying to figure out how that was possible.
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Posted: 8/4/2020 3:59:18 PM EDT
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It’s the old Daimler Chrysler years sprinters that had terrible rustproofing. They all rusted to shit.
So basically, because Dodge. |
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Posted: 8/4/2020 4:07:45 PM EDT
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Similar to Jeep Wranglers.
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Posted: 8/4/2020 4:13:14 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Similar to Jeep Wranglers. #triggered 
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Posted: 8/4/2020 4:14:25 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: This. The newer models are better made/built. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Up until 2007, they had shitty paint or something. After that, they are much better. This. The newer models are better made/built. The engines after 2004 suck in comparison, but otherwise ya |
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Posted: 8/4/2020 4:15:23 PM EDT
[#12]
I don't know what a Sprinter Van is. I clicked on this thread hoping to see a picture and learn something new.
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Posted: 8/4/2020 4:19:54 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I don't know what a Sprinter Van is. I clicked on this thread hoping to see a picture and learn something new. New and improved A-Team ride.  I will have one soon. |
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Posted: 8/4/2020 4:22:11 PM EDT
[#14]
Damn. That guy had to earn a Bunch of $20’s to buy that $65,000 Sprinter.
 
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Posted: 8/4/2020 4:24:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I don't know what a Sprinter Van is. I clicked on this thread hoping to see a picture and learn something new. Miniature motorhome- 
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Posted: 8/4/2020 4:25:50 PM EDT
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I see them all the time and they're not rusting.
 Come to think of it, none of the cars I see have any rust on them. |
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Posted: 8/4/2020 4:27:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I see them all the time and they're not rusting. Come to think of it, none of the cars I see have any rust on them. The older ones get cancer pretty easily. |
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Posted: 8/4/2020 4:28:40 PM EDT
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OP is looking at 10-15 year old vans.
This is now a 4X4 Sprinter thread. 
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Posted: 8/4/2020 4:30:50 PM EDT
[#19]
No galvanization.
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Posted: 8/4/2020 4:31:25 PM EDT
[#20]
Mercedes skipped a primer step, with bad results. You see some of the cars from that era doing the same.
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Posted: 8/4/2020 4:34:23 PM EDT
[#21]
Thanks for the explanations!
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Posted: 8/4/2020 4:35:33 PM EDT
[#22]
Because dudes live in them down by the river
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Posted: 8/4/2020 4:37:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: OP is looking at 10-15 year old vans. This is now a 4X4 Sprinter thread. https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7IH5XWzaihU/hqdefault.jpg Don't forget the trailer  /cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/63258605/Boldt_interior_final__2_.0.jpg)
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Posted: 8/4/2020 4:43:20 PM EDT
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Still kinda want one.
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Posted: 8/4/2020 4:48:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Still kinda want one. Me too. They are pricey https://www.winnebago.com/models/product/motorhomes/class-b/revel |
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Posted: 8/4/2020 5:16:07 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Still kinda want one. Me too. They are pricey https://www.winnebago.com/models/product/motorhomes/class-b/revel I just meant a normal sprinter. I would love a sprinter based RV but that’s way out of my price range. |
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Posted: 8/4/2020 5:23:05 PM EDT
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The actual Dodge brand Sprinter vans rusted out primarily due to shitting manufacturing.
A lot of other tall roof vans you see with premature rust are due to not being able to run these things through normal car washes. They are too tall to fit in any traditional car wash, so you either have to wash them by hand, or take them to a semi-truck washplace like Blue Beacon. |
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Posted: 8/4/2020 5:26:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The actual Dodge brand Sprinter vans rusted out primarily due to shitting manufacturing. A lot of other tall roof vans you see with premature rust are due to not being able to run these things through normal car washes. They are too tall to fit in any traditional car wash, so you either have to wash them by hand, or take them to a semi-truck washplace like Blue Beacon. Some enterprising person opened up an oversized carwash here. Always packed with Sprinters, work trucks, RVs, and brodozers |
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Posted: 8/4/2020 5:36:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: 1) They're older than you think. 2) You live in the salt belt. 3) The working dudes that drive those things don't care about washing salt off. 4) Incredibly poor quality paint,applied exceptionally thinly,over not very good steel. They were rusting at a couple years old when contemporary Ford,Chevrolet and Nissan vans subjected to the same use were fine. The first and second models were utter shit in regards to any corrosion resistance. |
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Posted: 8/4/2020 5:42:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Don't forget the trailer https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ef/bd/cd/efbdcd92fb9992eaa8f5a4ad12a7cd45.jpg https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/vw9dxyH1KPjXbjYsWpJrcv4189s=/0x0:7952x5304/1200x800/filters:focal(3340x2016:4612x3288)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/63258605/Boldt_interior_final__2_.0.jpg Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: OP is looking at 10-15 year old vans. This is now a 4X4 Sprinter thread. https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7IH5XWzaihU/hqdefault.jpg Don't forget the trailer https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ef/bd/cd/efbdcd92fb9992eaa8f5a4ad12a7cd45.jpg https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/vw9dxyH1KPjXbjYsWpJrcv4189s=/0x0:7952x5304/1200x800/filters:focal(3340x2016:4612x3288)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/63258605/Boldt_interior_final__2_.0.jpg Oh, man, you guys Always cost me money. That’s exactly the setup I want.Is that from a website? What kind of custom work is required to do that? |
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Posted: 8/4/2020 5:44:56 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Oh, man, you guys Always cost me money. That’s exactly the setup I want.Is that from a website? What kind of custom work is required to do that? Pulled off the googles. I want that same setup but pull a small toy hauler instead
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Posted: 8/4/2020 5:56:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Damn. That guy had to earn a Bunch of $20’s to buy that $65,000 Sprinter. https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ki7MgGZ5gPI/maxresdefault.jpg Probably why he has a bandage on his chin |
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Posted: 8/4/2020 6:00:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I see them all the time and they're not rusting. Come to think of it, none of the cars I see have any rust on them. The Left Coast does have at least two redeeming qualities: Lack of rust & Lane Sharing  |
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Posted: 8/4/2020 6:03:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The Left Coast does have at least two redeeming qualities: Lack of rust & Lane Sharing Lane sharing should be federally legal 
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Posted: 8/4/2020 6:04:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I see them all the time and they're not rusting. Come to think of it, none of the cars I see have any rust on them. Ones that live near the beach do, but from the roof down rather then the rockers up like they do in the rust belt. My old toyota pickup wound up with rust holes in the bed and A pillars after I lived near the beach for a few years. Wife's car has rust holes in the roof too but at over 50 years old (the car, not her) that isn't surprising. |
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Posted: 8/4/2020 9:50:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The actual Dodge brand Sprinter vans rusted out primarily due to shitting manufacturing. A lot of other tall roof vans you see with premature rust are due to not being able to run these things through normal car washes. They are too tall to fit in any traditional car wash, so you either have to wash them by hand, or take them to a semi-truck washplace like Blue Beacon. |
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Posted: 8/4/2020 10:04:14 PM EDT
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IL, USA
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Posted: 8/4/2020 10:16:09 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I see them all the time and they're not rusting. Come to think of it, none of the cars I see have any rust on them. I'm guessing you live in a non rust-belt state? A buddy is fighting with GM customer service. His 2016 Silverado has major rocker rot already. The steel-bodied F-150s aren't faring much better.
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Posted: 8/5/2020 12:45:23 PM EDT
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dodge?
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