Re: [AFMUG] Mercedes-Benz Metris Cargo Van

2018-11-20 Thread Nate Burke
What problems were you seeing with the Sprinters? I'm about to roll 80k miles on one, and after a bunch of exhaust problems in the first 15k miles, all fixed under warranty, it's just been humming along. The Mercedes techs at the dealership say the only issues they see with them are

Re: [AFMUG] Mercedes-Benz Metris Cargo Van

2018-11-20 Thread Lewis Bergman
Oh crap, we didn't have a small promaster. It was a Ford transit connect. That slurred my memory. That thing was junk. Maybe they are better now. I think we bought the second year model made. On Tue, Nov 20, 2018, 9:27 AM Mark Radabaugh wrote: > The Ram Promasters (full size) have been good to

Re: [AFMUG] Mercedes-Benz Metris Cargo Van

2018-11-20 Thread Mark Radabaugh
The Ram Promasters (full size) have been good to us - have 3 that have been pretty trouble free. The first one (about 4 years old now) had some initial wiring issues but has settled down. The two Ford’s Transit (full size) have been good as well. The 3 Mercedes vans (the old Dodge

Re: [AFMUG] Mercedes-Benz Metris Cargo Van

2018-11-20 Thread Nate Burke
I test drove a metris (passenger) last year, it would continually shift gears, but drove OK. Driving around the Chicago metro, I see Lots of work vans on the road. I hardly see any Metris vans. I don't know why. Without keeping an exact count, of the small style van, it seems that the most

Re: [AFMUG] Mercedes-Benz Metris Cargo Van

2018-11-20 Thread Lewis Bergman
I think it is important to draw a distinction between the Promaster series and the Promaster City. I had a city and got rid of it at 65000 miles. Mainly because it was too small with to low clearance but it did break down more often than anything I had before. I have two Promaster series full

[AFMUG] Mercedes-Benz Metris Cargo Van

2018-11-20 Thread Darin Steffl
Does anyone have the Metris cargo van in their fleet? We have had the WORST issues with our Ram ProMaster City's and they're complete junk. They've both been in the shop more than 30 days cumulative each over the last 3 years so they're gone. I wish Toyota would bring their Proace over to the US