1998 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter reviews

Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 208D 1998

Bought this van for £1000 in May 2010. Still very presentable apart from a few bits of rust around the edges - nothing that couldn’t be dealt with on a Saturday morning. Van has done 135,000 miles and I reckon is good for at least another 135,000. Still drives superbly apart from being a bit on sluggish side. Cruises at 65-70 most of the time on the motorway unless terrain is very hilly! Real old school Mercedes 2.3d non turbo engine means less to go wrong in my book. I’ve just done a 1000+ mile round trip to south of France fully loaded and with 3 up front. Didn’t miss a beat and returned around 30mpg. I bought this to do 3 delivery trips to France as it worked out cheaper than hiring. I planned to sell it at the end of the summer but now I think I’ll hold on to it as tax and insurance is cheap enough and it’s just such a reliable work-horse. I can’t believe an old van could be this good!