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We Decided Not To Buy The Van

We Decided Not To Buy The Van

         Last week I found a van online that we both loved.  It has a Mercedes Benz 6 cylinder Diesel engine, commonly known as the 500,000 mile engine.  It's been remodeled to be a campervan, and is absolutely beautiful.

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         The couple who currently owns it had a lot of work completed on it.  It was remodeled by Sportsmobile in North Carolina.  The couple had ordered it in 2012, but it was a cargo van.  That was the only way the van was built by Mercedes Benz.  They have a severely handicapped daughter, this was essentially done for her!  When I think of the amount of love they had for their daughter, I shake my head.

         Sportsmobile modified it to be a Passenger van, then a Campervan. The thing that caused us to not purchase it, was that there was no water in it.  No stove or toilet, no sink, no Black Water Tank, Brown Water Tank, and Water tank.  All three are needed if you want a sink and/or toilet in it.  There are benches on either side that can be made into a King Bed, a large storage compartment for hanging clothes in, a Microwave, and a good size Refrigerator & Freezer.  The gentleman told me that at first the ride had been a bit spongy, so he had the rear end replaced with a sturdier spring set, and Dually's in the back.  Here's the link to the ad on Facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/665805733183359/?referralSurface=messe...

         For me, the biggest selling point was the lift for lifting a wheelchair into the Van.  At our age, I thought this was something we would most likely need in the not-to-distant, future.  The van was really BIG though, and very long.  At about 22-23 feet in length, it didn't seem like it would bee a good fit in some places.  Namely New England cities & towns.

         The biggest positive was the electric chair lift.  The biggest negative was the lack of water facilities. You can see what caused us to not purchase the van.  As much as I loved it, we had to decline the chance to buy it.