New Ambulance Question

[Tigger]

The CON's of a Sprinter no one talks about are:

- it's a throw-away (once you've miled it up, there's no value and no options for re-powering). Forget about trade in value down the road...
- parts and service are WAAAY more expensive (that is, if you can find someone to work on it)
- cramped, no storage space, feels like you're working out of a box
- if you're traveling sub-standard roads, you'd better be wearing your seatbelt because you're going for a ride; most likely in the ditch.
- MANY, MANY MORE...

If you want more truck for the money, check out your other options...

With the exception of the parts and service being more expensive, all of the other points are inherent flaws of Type II ambulances. Plus, the fuel savings from a Sprinter might just offset the higher cost of service. The service costs for new Ford E-Series is going up too, apparently the engine bay is even more cramped than it used to be, upping labor charges.

Also if I am going into the ditch and am in back I want to be in a Sprinter since at least the roof hasn't been chopped off and replaced with a fiberglass topper with a few steel supports.

 

[usalsfyre]

As I've said before, anyone who complains about the room inside a Type II better never tell me they want to work in HEMS.

 

[Nervegas]

As I've said before, anyone who complains about the room inside a Type II better never tell me they want to work in HEMS.

THAT must be why they make us work in those things over here, practice, it floors me that crestline uses the CF sprinter in the brochure. Course, from what I have heard down the grapevine, the sprinters are out and the order that is going out is for Type III ambulances, just using the fold down chairs instead of a bench. JoCo will be getting them and their old stock coming over to the east division. That's just what I've heard though.

 

[usalsfyre]

I think I saw one the other day. Ugly as sin (says the guy in the godawful fluorescent truck )

 

[Nervegas]

I think I saw one the other day. Ugly as sin (says the guy in the godawful fluorescent truck )

I think that was one of our older T3's, they actually have bench seats in them...