RE: Mercedes GLT pick-up spy pics
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I have seen a fair few Amaroks about, but never seemingly used for anything commercial. I'd imagine Merc knows full well that the majority of these aren't going to construction sites or farmers.
Saying that, my old boss used to swear by his fleet of Sprinters. Engines lasted longer and needed less maintenance, apparently. Perhaps there'll be some kind of mechanical case for these things beyond the badge.
Saying that, my old boss used to swear by his fleet of Sprinters. Engines lasted longer and needed less maintenance, apparently. Perhaps there'll be some kind of mechanical case for these things beyond the badge.
dunnoreally said:
I have seen a fair few Amaroks about, but never seemingly used for anything commercial. I'd imagine Merc knows full well that the majority of these aren't going to construction sites or farmers.
Saying that, my old boss used to swear by his fleet of Sprinters. Engines lasted longer and needed less maintenance, apparently. Perhaps there'll be some kind of mechanical case for these things beyond the badge.
Surely Nissan is more of a durable and reliable brand than Mercedes-Benz? Saying that, my old boss used to swear by his fleet of Sprinters. Engines lasted longer and needed less maintenance, apparently. Perhaps there'll be some kind of mechanical case for these things beyond the badge.
This should be perfectly fine, given Merc's range of buses and garbage trucks (and the huge twin-turbo diesel van I rented to move house was great).
But my immediate thought when seeing the topic and photo on the main page was instead that it was an awful idea and poorly executed. The previous gen Navara and Pathfinder were tough looking things, but neither those nor this works as a Mercedes. Merc could go more extreme and get away with it.
But my immediate thought when seeing the topic and photo on the main page was instead that it was an awful idea and poorly executed. The previous gen Navara and Pathfinder were tough looking things, but neither those nor this works as a Mercedes. Merc could go more extreme and get away with it.
Nickbrapp said:
And people moan that audis are just re badged VW, then this comes along
I've had the displeasure of driving a citan, which is a re badged kango, why you would take that over transit connect is beyond me
Both Citan and Kango are built in Romania. By Dacia. Which is why you can buy a Dacia version of the thing. Why anybody would then pay more for the Merc is beyond me.I've had the displeasure of driving a citan, which is a re badged kango, why you would take that over transit connect is beyond me
Or pay more for a rebadged Navarra.
From what I've heard this isn't coming to the UK. It's for Southern America and Europe
EnglishTony said:
Both Citan and Kango are built in Romania. By Dacia. Which is why you can buy a Dacia version of the thing. Why anybody would then pay more for the Merc is beyond me.
Or pay more for a rebadged Navarra.
Kangoo/Citan is built in France, and no you can't buy a Dacia version of it. Dacia do a Kangoo sized commercial vehicle for Europe called the Dokker. It's got the oily bits from a Kangoo, but that's all as it's based on the Dokker van. They'd sell heaps of them in the UK, but it would rob sales from the Kangoo (which makes them more money) hence why we don't get itOr pay more for a rebadged Navarra.
Fast Bug said:
Kangoo/Citan is built in France, and no you can't buy a Dacia version of it. Dacia do a Kangoo sized commercial vehicle for Europe called the Dokker. It's got the oily bits from a Kangoo, but that's all as it's based on the Dokker van. They'd sell heaps of them in the UK, but it would rob sales from the Kangoo (which makes them more money) hence why we don't get it
And even the Dokker isn't built in Romania - it's built in Morocco.
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