Nice, my dad drives a 2006 sprinter. He’s had it six years and it’s cost him about £200 in very minor repairs during that time. The reliability and low maintenance on merc vans is insane.
Fingers crossed I’ve got a good one! It’s got 94k miles but for these vans that’s just about broken in. When I test drove it, it felt like it was nearly new. I’ve driven ford and Citroen equivalent and with less mileage and they felt like they were very worn out.Nice, my dad drives a 2006 sprinter. He’s had it six years and it’s cost him about £200 in very minor repairs during that time. The reliability and low maintenance on merc vans is insane.
When I was spending lots of time in vans we were hiring Transits of all sizes, and you could really feel the difference between new, 2-3 years old and 5-6 years old. This was 2012 so don't know if you can put it down to improved models, or Ford vans getting worn out very fast.Fingers crossed I’ve got a good one! It’s got 94k miles but for these vans that’s just about broken in. When I test drove it, it felt like it was nearly new. I’ve driven ford and Citroen equivalent and with less mileage and they felt like they were very worn out.
have they fixed the obd vulnerability on those sprinters yet?
we lost 5 vans within the space of a month to thieves coding a new key thru the obd port and stealing them (obv with everything inside). ended up selling the remaining ones and getting vw’s instead.
I have noticed exactly the same thing with ford vans. There seems to be a noticeable change in the feel of the van the older it gets, it’s hard to describe other than saying the feel really ‘loose’. This sprinter could have been mistaken for being nearly new so hopefully it doesn’t affect them as much.When I was spending lots of time in vans we were hiring Transits of all sizes, and you could really feel the difference between new, 2-3 years old and 5-6 years old. This was 2012 so don't know if you can put it down to improved models, or Ford vans getting worn out very fast.
Where did you get those trainers from Vince ? Had a quick google but couldn’t find em
Very interesting, I had no idea. Does this require entry to the van and obd port? I live in a relatively remote area so I think this kind of issue is less of a problem for me (touch wood..). I have seen obd port locks so maybe that’s something I need to look in to as a precaution. Thanks for the info.
I have noticed exactly the same thing with ford vans. There seems to be a noticeable change in the feel of the van the older it gets, it’s hard to describe other than saying the feel really ‘loose’. This sprinter could have been mistaken for being nearly new so hopefully it doesn’t affect them as much.
yes the obd port is in the passenger footwell, they would smash a window, climb thru code a
New key and be gone in a few mins.
all our vans were tracked and you would find bits of dashboard down the road as they would be ripping it apart to find and remove the tracker.
Could be that the easiest way around this is to pull the obd port and its loom back somewhere else where they cant find it.
have they fixed the obd vulnerability on those sprinters yet?
we lost 5 vans within the space of a month to thieves coding a new key thru the obd port and stealing them (obv with everything inside). ended up selling the remaining ones and getting vw’s instead.
Love that midget, would be great to see some pictures when it's back together in the motors forum
A ring cake tin. I'd have bought one from OCuK but they're out of stock.
How do you beat it?Oh yes, you can beat eating a good old chocolate ring.