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Posted on 9/18/25 at 9:23 am to
Posted by llfshoals
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Posted on 9/18/25 at 9:23 am to
The “people buy them” reason went right over your head I see.
Posted by AUbagman
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Posted on 9/18/25 at 9:41 am to
Work out of one and you’d love it.
Posted by F1y0n7h3W4LL
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Posted on 9/18/25 at 9:47 am to
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Dodge / Chrysler product with a Mercedes badge.


I didn't realize this.
Mercedes Sprinter rebranded
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Also called
Freightliner Sprinter
Dodge Sprinter (2007–2009)
Volkswagen Crafter (2006–2017)
Production
2006–2018 (Europe)
2006–2017 (Volkswagen Crafter)
2007–2009 (Dodge Sprinter)
2007–2018 (Freightliner Sprinter)
2007–2010 & 2012–present (Argentina)
2014–present (Algeria: Tiaret)
Designer Laurent Boulay
Posted by goofball
Member since Mar 2015
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Posted on 9/18/25 at 9:57 am to
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Why does every single car company make the same white sprinter van?



Because they sell and they are profitable.

I think the Ford Econoline, GMC Savana, and Chevrolet Express are designs that date back to the 1990s. The tooling has probably paid for itself 10x over. And since the designs are so static, they also are very likely to reach 500,000 miles even with a lot of abuse. People tend to replace these things with the same make/model every time they need a new vehicle in their fleet. So why change?

They can also do a cutaway for ambulances and box trucks very cheaply with the designs that they have, and I think the Express Van cab is what Chevrolet uses for their medium duty truck cabs so they aren't in a rush to change the design very often.
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