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WBraun
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I'm curious why those Nissan cargo vans are not more popular
What I see way too much especially in the climbing community is the "herd mentality".
Everyone looks the same, dresses the same, they know very little about the actual mechanics of their vehicles, etc ....
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Nissan cargo vans are not more popular with the van life set?
Cause their fugly?
Not enough data for true long term quality to be sorted out yet.
http://www.dashboard-light.com/reports/Nissan.html
But according to wiki it uses the same (modified) platform as the Titan pickup.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_NV_(North_America);
The Titan pickup is rated well above average, so I'd guess the NV is good too.
P.S. scrolling thru the Nissan models is interesting. A lot of the trucks and high end cars are really good. But their cheaper cars are terrible. The versa scores a 0! Chronic reliability issues.
My wife was interested in a Fiat 500 or Mini Cooper a couple years ago, I said I don't trust them. They also score 0. Glad I talked her out of them.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Nutagain....I have a built out 25 year old sportsmobile econoline. I get 14 mpg, not 8.
The common name in these parts for sprinters owned by young climbing couples is trustifarivan.
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FRUMY
Trad climber
Bishop,CA
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Listen to what The Goat is saying.
I would not change the fluid in any Automatic Transmission before 100,000 miles unless it was in commercial use in stop and go traffic. I don't have enough fingers and toes to count the customers that would come into my shop after having their trans. fluid changed & the dealer or shop didn't fill the unit properly. Transmission fluid does not get contaminated they way engine oil does.
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Jim, is that 2wd or 4wd? And if diesel, does it need to comply with current emissions requirements?
I was fairly close on committing to an econoline and getting 4wd conversion from AgileOffroad... in the end I went with a new Sprinter for these reasons:
1) headroom - was more important to wifey than me, but it was a factor... could have done a pop-up conversion with Sportsmobile or (I like better) Colorado Camper Vans, but neither has valid current crash-safety testing with their designs, though Sportsmobile claims they are. Theirs is to an old outdated certification.
2) age/mileage on vehicle... but if cars have followed the same trend as kitchen appliances, a 15 yr old one might be more reliable than a 2 yr old one!
3) "one neck to wring" for vendor support- at least for initial years
4) Safety features like cross-wind assist, collision avoidance, anti-lock brakes, traction control, etc.
If I was a bachelor, I might have gone with Econoline and a fancier 4wd conversion and given up some of the safety and creature comforts.
If your main concern is to fit a bed sideways and you are over 6' tall, Promaster or a Nissan might be better. Merc Sprinter sideways bed would require pop-out windows or diagonal sleeping for me. We haven't 100% sorted that part of design yet, but it will most likely involve some amount of me being diagonal.
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