"AestheticsInMotion" (aestheticsinmotion)
05/25/2020 at 09:26 • Filed to: None
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"AestheticsInMotion" (aestheticsinmotion)
05/25/2020 at 09:26 • Filed to: None | 2
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400,000 miles on a Dodge Sprinter.
The doors don’t open from the inside, so you have to roll the windows down and snake your arm around to the exterior door handle.
Seats? Practically destroyed. In fact, the passenger seat belt receptacle straight up snapped off.
Key? Also broken. But it broke off inside the ignition, so the key stub can still start the van.
Interior lights? LED strip jankily wired to the map lights. I accidentally snapped the light strip in half a few weeks ago, getting a bit of a shock in the process.
Dashboard? Lit up like a Christmas tree.
Engine is still running strong though. Damn thing pulls like a freight train and has no issue spinning the tires around each and every corner. And the backup mirrors are great, significantly better than what is offered in current Mercedes Sprinters.
Scooter is going in for some work on Wednesday, fingers crossed it's cheap and straightforward!
MiniGTI - now with XJ6
> AestheticsInMotion
05/25/2020 at 09:32 |
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Rust?
Stapleface-Now Hyphenated!
> AestheticsInMotion
05/25/2020 at 09:33 |
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Why is that still in the fleet if it's that bad? You'd think they'd want to keep up on maintenance the best they could
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AestheticsInMotion
> Stapleface-Now Hyphenated!
05/25/2020 at 09:44 |
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Demand for trucks is absolutely insane. Every single contractor I know needs multiple to keep up with delivery volume, which has resulted in incredibly long wait times to get a new vehicle . Before Covid-19 craziness, this truck was parked outside and just used to store tools, but now... Managers tend to use it to free up the good trucks for our drivers.
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AestheticsInMotion
> MiniGTI - now with XJ6
05/25/2020 at 09:44 |
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Zero.
FSI
> AestheticsInMotion
05/25/2020 at 09:55 |
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Old, clapped out work vans are the best. We have an old Renault Kangoo with 280.000km at work which won't die and a VW Transporter with just 68hp...
jimz
> AestheticsInMotion
05/25/2020 at 09:56 |
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yer shittin’ me. I was about to ask whether it was brownish-rust colored, or reddish rust colored.
ihm96
> AestheticsInMotion
05/25/2020 at 10:02 |
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That dash design reminds me of an early 2000s Benz S Class lol
shop-teacher
> AestheticsInMotion
05/25/2020 at 10:08 |
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Super-jank!
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MiniGTI - now with XJ6
> AestheticsInMotion
05/25/2020 at 10:13 |
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Wow congratulations, all the old sprinters around here are covered in rust
Roadkilled
> AestheticsInMotion
05/25/2020 at 10:20 |
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That set of lights probably means that it has a bad wheel-speed sensor.
I once had a Dodge that pulled like a freight train. It took 15 minutes to get up to speed, it took half a mile to stop and it didn’t do well on sharp turns.
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carcrasher88
> MiniGTI - now with XJ6
05/25/2020 at 10:34 |
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Same here. Heck, even some of the newer ones are, already.
Boxer_4
> carcrasher88
05/25/2020 at 11:26 |
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Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
> jimz
05/25/2020 at 12:13 |
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Not surprising when you consider his climate. I’ve seen a few around with some small visible rust, presumably from out of state, but otherwise these are only now starting to be taken off the roads.
Captain of the Enterprise
> AestheticsInMotion
05/25/2020 at 12:41 |
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I knew a guy in high school who had to do the roll down window trick every time with his 94 wrangler. It had manual windows.
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AestheticsInMotion
> FSI
05/25/2020 at 16:00 |
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Despite all of it's flaws, I love the thing
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AestheticsInMotion
> Captain of the Enterprise
05/25/2020 at 16:00 |
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This does too, thankfully. Just annoying when it's pouring out lol
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AestheticsInMotion
> ihm96
05/25/2020 at 16:01 |
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The early 2000's were a dark, dark time
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AestheticsInMotion
> Roadkilled
05/25/2020 at 16:02 |
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Ha. I suppose my comparison wasn’t *literal*
One thing I’ve also noticed about the current Gen Mercedes Sprinters is traction is abysmal. Go around any corner and you have to make an effort to avoid wheels pin. If ever there was a vehicle that needed an LSD...
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AestheticsInMotion
> jimz
05/25/2020 at 16:03 |
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Fleet management is already my personal hell, and I can’t even fathom how much worse it would be in an area where rust was a concern...
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AestheticsInMotion
> MiniGTI - now with XJ6
05/25/2020 at 16:04 |
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Most of the Seattle area avoids salt, so rust is rarely an issue
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ihm96
> AestheticsInMotion
05/25/2020 at 23:53 |
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Woah, don’t be coming at the S. I actually like the digital dash in those S classes , it’s pretty neat when it’s working still
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carcrasher88
> Boxer_4
05/26/2020 at 16:32 |
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EXACTLY