The Dodge Sprinter is one of the most unique vans that has ever been created. It looks like some European car on steroids. Over the past two months I have been seeing these huge vans all over Highway 101 in Northern California. Most of these vans sport corporate logos such as FedEx, UPS, and DHL, others are ambulences or delivery trucks for smaller companies.
After some investigation I found out that the “Dodge Sprinter” was in fact a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter. The only place in the world where the Sprinter dons a Dodge badge is North America. As fascinating as the “Dodge Sprinter” is I would much rather see that Mercedes Hood ornament than a Dodge badge.
“Dodge Sprinter was manufactured in Germany, broken down and shipped
to a facility in Gaffney, South Carolina where it was reassembled.”
Talk about rework, how inefficient can Dodge possibly be? Why in the hell would you have these cars assembled in Germany, taken apart to be shipped to the United States just to be reassembled? Thank god some genius at Dodge figured out that it would be cheaper to build these damn vans in Lasdon, South Carolina.
There are numerous options that come on this unique van. The 2009 Dodge Sprinter starts at $36,190, but don’t be fooled, that will only get you the chassis. The lest expensive van will cost you $39,405 and range upwards of $70,000 not including the custom RV’s Ambulances, or the custom cargo vans like DHL, UPS, or FedEx.
Long story short…keep your eyes peeled, notice the damn size of these vans next time you see one.
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