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.…
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…
Life Is a Lab 