"John H." wrote in message
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On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:35:27 -0800, "Calif Bill"

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"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"John H." wrote in message
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The people selling it have a letter in the window claiming to get
22mpg.
But, they also say they set the cruise control at 60mph and spend the
day
in the right hand lane.

I wonder what you'd get if you did the same?
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John H

It probably would, especially if it was lightly loaded (meaning no water
in the tanks, and half of the pots, pans and other "stuff" that Mrs.E.
has
packed away in it.

Eisboch


Sounds very plausible. My diesel crewcab Chevy gets about 19 at 70 mph.
Only long trip, maybe 90 miles where I did 65 as that was the traffic
flow,
I got about 20.5 mpg. Only problem I have heard about the Sprinters is
that
a couple of the conversion companies were adding too much weight, and were
exceeding the manufacturers ratings.


I wonder if this: http://tinyurl.com/ypvqny might not be an example of
what
you just said.
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John H

That's the 3500 chassis with dual rear wheels. Much higher GVW.
The 2500 chassis (long wheelbase and high roof) has a 8500 lb GVW.

I'll go out and look at the load sticker in the Sprinter later. It has the
numbers in terms of maximum load permissible.

Eisboch