I got to drive this. I was greatly impressed.

"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura) 08/06/2018 at 21:50 • Filed to: None

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This van drove beautifully , and it frankly hauled ass. I drove it on bumpy fire roads and on the highway. The van wasn’t heavily loaded, but anyone could jump in and drive it comfortably, though size is everything when it comes to hitting gas station bollards and low hanging limbs and such.

ttyymmnn > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 08/06/2018 at 21:55

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Hey, that guy looks familiar.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 08/06/2018 at 22:00

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Ooo, Sprinter! I’d heard they can be unreliable though, is that true? (At least the older ones?)

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ttyymmnn 08/06/2018 at 22:01

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I’ve seen him in the mirror a few times.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 08/06/2018 at 22:02

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No idea. Tricking them out as campers has become a thing though. This one leads a fairly tough life with lots of fire roads and it has loose things banging around in the front suspension.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 08/06/2018 at 22:20

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Woah, that one still has doors without holes. I can't tell you the last time I saw a Sprinter without rust holes.

fhrblig > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 08/06/2018 at 22:30

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I'd love to drive one for a shift and see how it compares with the ProMaster I drive every day. So far I have no complaints, but it only has 29k miles.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 08/06/2018 at 22:31

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Yeah, I can hear loose things banging around in the front suspension of my Accent (compared to mom and bro’s cars which are also the same generation Accent) but two different shops have told me the suspension is fine. I am 100% there is a bushing gone somewhere or a ball joint or something!!! Wish I could catch it on a video...

jimz > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 08/06/2018 at 22:38

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too bad it’s made out of compressed rust.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 08/07/2018 at 00:07

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They're ok but I prefer super single wheels over dually wheels when off road...the dually wheels pick up rocks.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 08/07/2018 at 02:06

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California.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > fhrblig 08/07/2018 at 02:08

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ProMaster: never heard of one

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 08/07/2018 at 02:09

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Strut mount, perhaps? First thing I'd check.

Svend > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 08/07/2018 at 02:47

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In the U.K. these aren’t as common as the raised version of the Iveco Daily dually, and the 4x4 version.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 08/07/2018 at 07:38

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It doesn’t happen over every bump, but I notice it more at slower speeds over sortof washboard-y bumps.