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Quite frankly every thread I read through on this forum has bad things to say about the promaster. It seems as if all the posters online are 6' 4" tall! Now that seems a little odd to me, as I have only really worked with a handful of people that are as tall if not taller than this. Next, another topic That's being driving me crazy is a lot of posters on this forum are saying how close the price is to Mercedes. The promaster that our company has priced totally upfitters costs less than the sprinter by mercedes. Totally upfitters the sprinter costs Appx 6-7k more that the promaster. Now, let's actually consider all of the costs. The sprinter will require over $4500 in general maintenance by 60k miles, and over $9000 by the time it hits 120k miles. Not to mention the sprinter is only getting between 2-5mpg combined over the promaster. There is no way a company could ever make this money back by the 2-5mpg difference in fuel savings. Lastly, everyone speaks of how the sprinter is diesel. Diesel motors now days require lots of maintenance, and do t be fooled into thinking the engine will stay on the road forever. One last thing that should be mentioned; Mercedes charges $270 + tax for a oil change. Who cares if its a little uncomfortable when your saving thousands of dollars. What would you rather have: 1) a growing company with great profit margins, and little fleet maintenance? 2) a vehicle that will suck you dry while you try to develop a fleet?