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It's winter, what do you expect? [emoji39] [emoji12]

TN to MI, hopefully they clear a path for me by the time I get there. I was just thinking, last week I did a load for a company that I wanted to lease on with back in 2010, but my Sprinter was one year too old. So my van wasnt good for them 5 years ago, but it was good last week. As long as...

No, it is not the norm. I haven't been to one that turns it off. Also, home depot has free wifi and they don't turn it off either.

Make sure it is the same ratio that you have on your van, otherwise the computer will think that the transmission is slipping and you will be stuck in 2nd gear. The ratio is stamped on a plate next to the cover, i believe.

It takes you that long? I am usually gone in less than 10 min. Must be the age. [emoji12] [emoji12]

Well, right before me there was a state trooper getting his cruiser washed at the Blue Beacon. He didn't even get out of the car to pay for the wash. They must have a contract or something.

Just stopped at the Blue Beacon in Corbin, KY for a much needed wash and I was charged $18.50 for a regular wash. In 10 years I have never been charged more than $15. The guy said that maybe the other places charged me for a regular van instead for a sprinter. Regular van wash is $14.50 and a...

I would like to know that as well. Is it because of aluminum block/aluminum heads on the Ford? I dont know what the Pentastar in the promaster is.

Maybe they do, but besides the ugliness there are a few other things that prevent me from considering it. If you open the hood you can't even see anything in there, let alone work on that engine. And for a DIY-er like me that is unacceptable.

Yes, those are parts only prices. I do all the maintenance myself. Yes, i forgot about the cabin air filter, but th engine air filters are in there.

Since my Sprinter is getting higher up in age and mileage (11 years old and 678,000 miles) I have been thinking: What will I replace it with if something major happens to it? There are 3 choices: Sprinter, Transit and ProMaster. I eliminated the ProMaster based on looks alone, so for me, there...

I used to run for $1.4 a mile or more and made good money. However, things dried up, so I was doing a run or two a week. I could brag that I was making so much per mile, but I was sitting so much and chasing freight that I wasn't really making any money. As a result I made more money the first...

Curiously enough, I was pocketing the most money off the fuel surcharge at the time when fuel was the most expensive. So, with a vehicle with good fuel economy, the higher the fuel goes, the more money I keep. Lol.

I'm with you, OVM. Whith my 04 Sprinter, when I was leased to companies that were paying fuel surcharge (Landstar, FedEx), there was NO time that I wasn't making money on it. In other words, I always got more money from the fuel surcharge than I used to buy fuel. Always.

Or an espar.

I'm surprised the second trailer didn't flip over.

$1.919 a gallon of diesel at Buc-ee's in Baytown, TX. 2 exits west at the Flying J, Love's and TA it was $2.999. So, how many half showers can I buy with the money I saved? Hmmmm, too complicated.

Cha ching. TX to FL. I love keeping it low this time of the year, below I-20. Thinking about it, I've only been about 30 miles north of I-40 this year. One more month of this and I'll be okay. :>)

Wow. I both delivered to and picked up from residential customers, but it was nowhere near as you describe.

Is this it? http://www.expeditersonline.com/forum/truck-talk/47566-maintenance-cost-2004-sprinter-400k-miles.html