glojo
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An old style Sprinter with the small petrol engine and a loaded interior will not be the quickest van away from the lights. The link has been posted before and it's really a sheep in wolf's clothing. I would prefer the older 212, but that doesn't compare with the newer Sprinter's which are real flying machines.
John
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John
Apologies, you are right, I missed the earlier thread,
Its here for completeness
http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=43727
Apologies, you are right, I missed the earlier thread,
Its here for completeness
http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=43727
mercboiuk
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Without opening the link, I can guess it's the Sultan's 2.3 Kompressor van. It's been up for sale with Oakfields with literally years now!
It was very expensive to begin with, and was yellow in colour, with colour-coded alloys. (hence the yellow detailing for the interior I guess).
Certainly a fun van to own
Darren
It was very expensive to begin with, and was yellow in colour, with colour-coded alloys. (hence the yellow detailing for the interior I guess).
Certainly a fun van to own
Darren
Yup that's the van. Despite the AMG 'branding' it would be considerably slower than a bog standard Sprinter with the V6 CDI. IIRC you can also get a 250-ish BHP petrol V6 in the Sprinter.
Carrotchomper
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It looks like a Germanic take on the A-Team van. Quite why a 2.3 petrol engine is considered to be a good choice in a heavy van is beyond me.
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Almost £70k though 
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Couldnt you take a newer sprinter, find an AMG bodykit and do exactly the same to it for less?
70K for a sprinter with a few styling bits on... think not mate... more like 10K and that would be pushing it...
email sent:
"Hi, Just to let you know i think you may have inadvertently added an extra zero to the price of this car as im sure no one in their right mind would advertise an old 2.3 petrol minibus with some AMG bits added on for 65K more than its value?
Many Thanks"
"Hi, Just to let you know i think you may have inadvertently added an extra zero to the price of this car as im sure no one in their right mind would advertise an old 2.3 petrol minibus with some AMG bits added on for 65K more than its value?
Many Thanks"
Believe it or not Brabus do a version of the Sprinter, with a 4 litre petrol V6 giving 310 bhp:
http://www.driver247.com/news/7504.asp
http://www.driver247.com/news/7504.asp
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Whoooaaa and how much is that one then?
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How many Sultans of Brunei are there in the world?? Is it just one or are there loads?? Just interested to know.
If there is only one then he has owned loads of cars, boats, vans, helicopters planes, ships. Couldnt be the same person could it??
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How many Sultans of Brunei are there in the world?? Is it just one or are there loads?? Just interested to know.
If there is only one then he has owned loads of cars, boats, vans, helicopters planes, ships. Couldnt be the same person could it??
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The Sultan does own loads of boats , cars, planes , etc etc etc ..
You name it, he owns loads of them ....
He owns 3 Mclaren F1's GT's .... so many that Ron Dennis has promised Lewis Hamilton his one in the foyer if he wins 3 titles or something , even old Ron can't get hold of one 'cos the Sultans got them all !
The
You name it, he owns loads of them ....
He owns 3 Mclaren F1's GT's .... so many that Ron Dennis has promised Lewis Hamilton his one in the foyer if he wins 3 titles or something , even old Ron can't get hold of one 'cos the Sultans got them all !
The
My X5 used to belong to the sultan of brunei too.
The autnenticity can be found with the completely tasteless and useless interior appointments and exterior appointments that assisted him in being able to watch his ferrets from the comfort of a super diesel powered chiller that can cool the car to -20. This and other completelty pointless features are trademarks of the man who has owned or had coachbuilt 90% of the unusual and completely useless cars currently found on ebay.
The sultan has often asked me about the need for him to create a late night shopping channel to sell his cars but i feel this would be in too much competition with the superb show amazing discoveries often found on late night sat tv.
any questions should be directed at the sultans man servant directly.
The autnenticity can be found with the completely tasteless and useless interior appointments and exterior appointments that assisted him in being able to watch his ferrets from the comfort of a super diesel powered chiller that can cool the car to -20. This and other completelty pointless features are trademarks of the man who has owned or had coachbuilt 90% of the unusual and completely useless cars currently found on ebay.
The sultan has often asked me about the need for him to create a late night shopping channel to sell his cars but i feel this would be in too much competition with the superb show amazing discoveries often found on late night sat tv.
any questions should be directed at the sultans man servant directly.
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What's a sultan's servant called then.... a sultana?
Brabus-Sprinter:
No that's the Sultan's wife (seriously).
