I have to second that 'run don't walk away' advice. I have driven Updlanders as rentals on two occasions for several days at a time, and frankly I hated just about every minute. They are ungainly in routine handling, absolutely dismal in cornering (drive through a tight curve like a 4 x 4 with a plow mounted) and have oddly uncomfortable seats (after an hour at the wheel you will ache in places you cannot imagine). This is more or less just a tarted up Chevy Venture, way out of date in terms of other vans on the market.
On top of that, the Uplander has one of the lowest, possibly the lowest, owner satisfaction result of any vehicle in consumer reports surveys, both in terms of reliability and general impressions of the vehicle. And for price, I can tell you that in Canada dealers are knocking brand new base models out the door for under $16k in our $$. IIRC from ads I've seen, 08s with excellent equipment levels are in the $13-14k range. Sorry but I truly think you will hate yourself a few months down the road, if you buy one. Mac on 1/6/09 18:00, R A Bennell at b...@mts.net wrote: > I'm not really into vans so take this for what it is worth, but I don't think > I would buy an Uplander, no matter > how cheap it was. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
