Bean is snoozing away while I slave over another blog post. We’re in the van parked in the back yard at my sister’s house. I am also watching a movie on the Blu-ray player, which is connected to the 32-inch monitor, which is also connected to a Microsoft Surface Boook in the closet to the…
Bean and I with van rolled into Sportsmobile about 8:00 AM after our overnight at Cracker Barrel. We crowded into the always-jammed parking area full of folks like me getting minor improvements, newly-built vans waiting for delivery and cars of those dreaming of their own Sportsmobile van. Cody and crew jumped right on my to-do list.…
We’re at Cracker Barrel in Round Rock for an overnight stay. After dinner, Bean relaxed in a rocking chair on the patio. Still No Key I unpacked everything in the front of the van looking for the cassette toilet compartment key, but no Joy. Unless I can find it tomorrow morning, I’ll be asking the…
Finnaly, we are on a real road trip. We are headed for San Antonio for some adventures with Veta (sister) then on to Houston for a weekend with Allen (son) and Malia (granddaughter). I’ve spent the past few days packing and re-packing the van. It has plenty of space for a two-week trip, but I had…
Sportsmobile told me that many of their customers’ Sprinter orders are having the same schedule delays as mine and suggested that I not be surprised if there are more delays. I can’t help wondering about the cause of such delay and scheduling inaccuracy. My van order was placed in the Mercedes-Benz queue about six months ago. What could…
Did I pick the right MB Sprinter options? Probably, but I still have nightmares that something critical might have been omitted. The fact that Chad Clark, Mercedes-Benz Grapevine, and Paul Meyer, Sportsmobile, had worked together before on custom Sprinter-based camper vans gave me confidence. Both answered all my questions and reviewed my van specifications multiple times.…
My MB Sprinter is delayed at least a month. It’s still in Germany “in production.” I had to call, email and call again over two days for Chad Clark, Mercedes-Benz, to tell me that from the original date of February 24 when the van was supposed to arrive in Austin at Sportsmobile, it looks like…
Building a custom camper van requires an adventurous sprit and much care in choosing suppliers. For the Sprinter, I wanted a Mercedes-Benz dealer near where I live, so I first had a few meetings and phone calls with Mercedes-Benz of Plano. I had the impression that the salesman there thought that trying to do business with…
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