2017 MB Sprinter extended warranty

BlindSquid

Active Expediter
Owner/Operator
US Army
I suggest the warranty.
For 2 reasons.
1) The new evidence that has surfaced that he will not be driving it himself.
2) He’s accountant. With money to burn.

Why else would he get in this investment ?
At least he was told the loaded rate is below $1 per mile.

Is $3,700 price good for 175K warranty or should I try to get better? Thx!

Not really, I forgot what mine was but it was no where near 3.7k.
(Not home w/paperwork so can't check either)
 

DollarSign

Fleet Owner
Owner/Operator
I’m surprised that DollarSign didn’t say what he paid.

I’m going to assume you do this guy’s books.
So you know what you’re getting into.
That gives you a big advantage.

There’s typically not much ROI in this segment.
Some of that may be because of numbers games.
If you know the real numbers, it may be pretty good for you.
Good Luck.
I can't remember either and don't have the paperwork with me.
 

DollarSign

Fleet Owner
Owner/Operator
I suggest the warranty.
For 2 reasons.
1) The new evidence that has surfaced that he will not be driving it himself.
2) He’s accountant. With money to burn.

Why else would he get in this investment ?
At least he was told the loaded rate is below $1 per mile.

Is $3,700 price good for 175K warranty or should I try to get better? Thx!
Did you call the # from the website that I gave you? Apparently not!
 

DollarSign

Fleet Owner
Owner/Operator
I’m surprised that DollarSign didn’t say what he paid.

I’m going to assume you do this guy’s books.
So you know what you’re getting into.
That gives you a big advantage.

There’s typically not much ROI in this segment.
Some of that may be because of numbers games.
If you know the real numbers, it may be pretty good for you.
Good Luck.
I can't remember either and don't have the paperwork with me.
Ok, I forgot that I took a pic of the contract from the dealer. I paid $4225. So if your getting it for $3700 it's better than mine.
 
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Pyndyk

Rookie Expediter
Fleet Owner
I suggest the warranty.
For 2 reasons.
1) The new evidence that has surfaced that he will not be driving it himself.
2) He’s accountant. With money to burn.

Why else would he get in this investment ?
At least he was told the loaded rate is below $1 per mile.

Is $3,700 price good for 175K warranty or should I try to get better? Thx!
Did you call the # from the website that I gave you? Apparently not!
I suggest the warranty.
For 2 reasons.
1) The new evidence that has surfaced that he will not be driving it himself.
2) He’s accountant. With money to burn.

Why else would he get in this investment ?
At least he was told the loaded rate is below $1 per mile.

Is $3,700 price good for 175K warranty or should I try to get better? Thx!
Did you call the # from the website that I gave you? Apparently not!
I read the info; pretty informative - will send him an email.

Another question: what do you guys do for heating? I just ordered webasto (almost $1K), but installation seems painfull. Need to cut into fuel line.
 
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BigStickJr

Veteran Expediter
Retired Expediter
Probably no downgrade from Espar to Webasto.
A lot use Espar because that dealer works this market.
If he dropped Espar and started carrying Webasto I imagine his customers would change also.

In my last truck I put 600,000 miles on a Webasto and never did anything other than turn it on or off.
I had it installed at Carrier in New Haven In prior to placing unit in service.
 
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T270_Dreamin

Veteran Expediter
Owner/Operator
I won’t be driving the van; I’m a CPA; the friend of mine has a fleet of about 10 vans; they seems busy - 3,000-5,000 miles per week, per van. He will be running the operation for me. I’ll will just pay $100 weekly fixed fee per van. Hopefully it will work out.

Must be team drivers and the freight industry must have picked up. Last I checked solo drivers were getting around 1500-2500 miles per week and 3000 on the exceptionally good weeks. :confused2: I'm only good for about 1000-1500 per week so my options are uship or fleet owner ;) I could probably do 3000 in the 2019 Sprinter, 50k a lot to drop. Let me wait on some used options.
 
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Treadmill

Veteran Expediter
Owner/Operator
I suggest the warranty.
For 2 reasons.
1) The new evidence that has surfaced that he will not be driving it himself.
2) He’s accountant. With money to burn.

Why else would he get in this investment ?
At least he was told the loaded rate is below $1 per mile.

Is $3,700 price good for 175K warranty or should I try to get better? Thx!

Not really, I forgot what mine was but it was no where near 3.7k.
(Not home w/paperwork so can't check either)
One thing about a Espar is you need to have it service every 2K hours.
i only service mine whenever the blower motor goes out.
 
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piper1

Veteran Expediter
Owner/Operator
Whoever is doing your Webasto install....if they are cutting fuel lines on a new Sprinter to feed it...they don't know what they are doing and the resulting fire ball will likely clue them in.
 

geo

Veteran Expediter
Charter Member
Retired Expediter
US Navy
it would help, on my 2013, I ran 100,000 mile warranty off in 18 months. that was running local. I had extend warranty on one of my vans and ran extend warrant off in short amount of time.
I would take a few dollars from each month and put it away in saving account, save it for a rain day
or take that $3,000.00 to start with and add to it each month. so when time came you would have money you need.
my dad use this as idea $.05 of every mile put it in to a maint fund. this was in 80's. you would have to figure out what it cost to day
 
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Pyndyk

Rookie Expediter
Fleet Owner
Whoever is doing your Webasto install....if they are cutting fuel lines on a new Sprinter to feed it...they don't know what they are doing and the resulting fire ball will likely clue them in.
Installed webasto and connected to the 5 gallon jerry type gas can; works great
 
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Pyndyk

Rookie Expediter
Fleet Owner
I won’t be driving the van; I’m a CPA; the friend of mine has a fleet of about 10 vans; they seems busy - 3,000-5,000 miles per week, per van. He will be running the operation for me. I’ll will just pay $100 weekly fixed fee per van. Hopefully it will work out.

Must be team drivers and the freight industry must have picked up. Last I checked solo drivers were getting around 1500-2500 miles per week and 3000 on the exceptionally good weeks. :confused2: I'm only good for about 1000-1500 per week so my options are uship or fleet owner ;) I could probably do 3000 in the 2019 Sprinter, 50k a lot to drop. Let me wait on some used options.
I just started my first week and so far so good; 3K miles in 4 days; another 1600 miles for Friday-Sunday from Detroit to Laredo, TX.
 

FlyingVan

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Staff member
Owner/Operator
I just started my first week and so far so good; 3K miles in 4 days; another 1600 miles for Friday-Sunday from Detroit to Laredo, TX.
Don't go all out now and spend all the money you made (if you made any.) Save some cause there will be times when you will be sitting.

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Treadmill

Veteran Expediter
Owner/Operator
Whoever is doing your Webasto install....if they are cutting fuel lines on a new Sprinter to feed it...they don't know what they are doing and the resulting fire ball will likely clue them in.
Installed webasto and connected to the 5 gallon jerry type gas can; works great
That kinda sounds dangerous to me. Fumes from fuel would bother me. Are you using a gas or diesel Webasto heater? Don’t understand why you are using a 5 gal can. Sprinters are set up with a fuel line off of fuel tank to run heater. Also what are you using to run heater?
 
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Ragman

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Retired Expediter
I just started my first week and so far so good; 3K miles in 4 days; another 1600 miles for Friday-Sunday from Detroit to Laredo, TX.
Just to make sure I have the story straight ...

You're not operating the vehicle, correct? Is it solo or team operated?

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I'm confused also..... in post #14 he says

"I won’t be driving the van; I’m a CPA; the friend of mine has a fleetof about 10 vans; they seems busy - 3,000-5,000 miles per week, per van. He will be running the operation for me. I’ll will just pay$100 weekly fixed fee per van. Hopefully it will work out."

Now he says he did 3000 miles in 4 days.....

I just dont know what to think.
 

RoadTime

Veteran Expediter
Owner/Operator
I'm confused also..... in post #14 he says

"I won’t be driving the van; I’m a CPA; the friend of mine has a fleetof about 10 vans; they seems busy - 3,000-5,000 miles per week, per van. He will be running the operation for me. I’ll will just pay$100 weekly fixed fee per van. Hopefully it will work out."

Now he says he did 3000 miles in 4 days.....

I just dont know what to think.

Might just mean that's what the driver did.

Mean while back home

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