questions i should be asking about a sprinter camper

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  • #106256
    stewart1979
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    hi all where still on the hunt for a camper and have seen a sprinter on a 2000 plate with 135000 miles on the clock http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/250977327722?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_553wt_1054 is there anything i should be looking at or questions i should be asking any help and advice would be very appreciated thanks

    #135376
    mgroadster
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    The thing that would bother
    The thing that would bother me is the lack of service history. Diesels NEED to have regular oil & filter changes, and lack of proof of this can be worrying. Without regular oil changes, although the mileage may be 135k or whatever, in the engine world it could have done an equal to 200,000. It’s all very well having top notch spec conversion work etc, but without service history, could be an expensive risk. Bargain hard if you intend buying it!!!The fact that it’s just had an oil change means nothing, especially if the last one was 50,000 miles ago!

    #135380
    mgroadster
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    The thing that would bother
    The thing that would bother me is the lack of service history. Diesels NEED to have regular oil & filter changes, and lack of proof of this can be worrying. Without regular oil changes, although the mileage may be 135k or whatever, in the engine world it could have done an equal to 200,000. It’s all very well having top notch spec conversion work etc, but without service history, could be an expensive risk. Bargain hard if you intend buying it!!!The fact that it’s just had an oil change means nothing, especially if the last one was 50,000 miles ago!

    #135381
    mgroadster
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    The thing that would bother
    The thing that would bother me is the lack of service history. Diesels NEED to have regular oil & filter changes, and lack of proof of this can be worrying. Without regular oil changes, although the mileage may be 135k or whatever, in the engine world it could have done an equal to 200,000. It’s all very well having top notch spec conversion work etc, but without service history, could be an expensive risk. Bargain hard if you intend buying it!!!The fact that it’s just had an oil change means nothing, especially if the last one was 50,000 miles ago!

    #135382
    mgroadster
    Participant

    The thing that would bother
    The thing that would bother me is the lack of service history. Diesels NEED to have regular oil & filter changes, and lack of proof of this can be worrying. Without regular oil changes, although the mileage may be 135k or whatever, in the engine world it could have done an equal to 200,000. It’s all very well having top notch spec conversion work etc, but without service history, could be an expensive risk. Bargain hard if you intend buying it!!!The fact that it’s just had an oil change means nothing, especially if the last one was 50,000 miles ago!

    #135383
    mgroadster
    Participant

    The thing that would bother
    The thing that would bother me is the lack of service history. Diesels NEED to have regular oil & filter changes, and lack of proof of this can be worrying. Without regular oil changes, although the mileage may be 135k or whatever, in the engine world it could have done an equal to 200,000. It’s all very well having top notch spec conversion work etc, but without service history, could be an expensive risk. Bargain hard if you intend buying it!!!The fact that it’s just had an oil change means nothing, especially if the last one was 50,000 miles ago!

    #135386
    mgroadster
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    The thing that would bother
    The thing that would bother me is the lack of service history. Diesels NEED to have regular oil & filter changes, and lack of proof of this can be worrying. Without regular oil changes, although the mileage may be 135k or whatever, in the engine world it could have done an equal to 200,000. It’s all very well having top notch spec conversion work etc, but without service history, could be an expensive risk. Bargain hard if you intend buying it!!!The fact that it’s just had an oil change means nothing, especially if the last one was 50,000 miles ago!

    #135389
    mgroadster
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    The thing that would bother
    The thing that would bother me is the lack of service history. Diesels NEED to have regular oil & filter changes, and lack of proof of this can be worrying. Without regular oil changes, although the mileage may be 135k or whatever, in the engine world it could have done an equal to 200,000. It’s all very well having top notch spec conversion work etc, but without service history, could be an expensive risk. Bargain hard if you intend buying it!!!The fact that it’s just had an oil change means nothing, especially if the last one was 50,000 miles ago!

    #135390
    mgroadster
    Participant

    The thing that would bother
    The thing that would bother me is the lack of service history. Diesels NEED to have regular oil & filter changes, and lack of proof of this can be worrying. Without regular oil changes, although the mileage may be 135k or whatever, in the engine world it could have done an equal to 200,000. It’s all very well having top notch spec conversion work etc, but without service history, could be an expensive risk. Bargain hard if you intend buying it!!!The fact that it’s just had an oil change means nothing, especially if the last one was 50,000 miles ago!

    #135391
    mgroadster
    Participant

    The thing that would bother
    The thing that would bother me is the lack of service history. Diesels NEED to have regular oil & filter changes, and lack of proof of this can be worrying. Without regular oil changes, although the mileage may be 135k or whatever, in the engine world it could have done an equal to 200,000. It’s all very well having top notch spec conversion work etc, but without service history, could be an expensive risk. Bargain hard if you intend buying it!!!The fact that it’s just had an oil change means nothing, especially if the last one was 50,000 miles ago!

    #135402
    mgroadster
    Participant

    The thing that would bother
    The thing that would bother me is the lack of service history. Diesels NEED to have regular oil & filter changes, and lack of proof of this can be worrying. Without regular oil changes, although the mileage may be 135k or whatever, in the engine world it could have done an equal to 200,000. It’s all very well having top notch spec conversion work etc, but without service history, could be an expensive risk. Bargain hard if you intend buying it!!!The fact that it’s just had an oil change means nothing, especially if the last one was 50,000 miles ago!

    #135397
    Darren
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    Good point about the service
    Good point about the service history. However, the seller might mean that there are no stamps in the service history log, as that’s how I read their description.
    It’s worth checking with the seller. They might have serviced it regularly, and they might have some proof of it.

    #135398
    Darren
    Keymaster

    Good point about the service
    Good point about the service history. However, the seller might mean that there are no stamps in the service history log, as that’s how I read their description.
    It’s worth checking with the seller. They might have serviced it regularly, and they might have some proof of it.

    #135399
    Darren
    Keymaster

    Good point about the service
    Good point about the service history. However, the seller might mean that there are no stamps in the service history log, as that’s how I read their description.
    It’s worth checking with the seller. They might have serviced it regularly, and they might have some proof of it.

    #135400
    Darren
    Keymaster

    Good point about the service
    Good point about the service history. However, the seller might mean that there are no stamps in the service history log, as that’s how I read their description.
    It’s worth checking with the seller. They might have serviced it regularly, and they might have some proof of it.

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