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<blockquote data-quote="Ricochet1a" data-source="post: 986864" data-attributes="member: 22880"><p>For the larger guys, Sprinter type vehicles are a nightmare. When I was a Courier, I calculated that it took me an extra 30 seconds per stop (on average) to use a Sprinter instead of a W700. This was because it was necessary to walk around the Sprinter and open doors, climb in and out then secure the doors - it was not an ergonomic vehicle for rapid entry and exit. </p><p></p><p>In a W700 - one could quickly get into the vehicle, into the cargo area, get through whatever volume you needed and back in the drivers seat without acting like one was moving through a set of "playground monkey bars". </p><p></p><p>I'm confident that Express HASN'T considered the additional time that most Couriers will take at each stop, trying to work around the outside of the Sprinters as opposed to working solely INSIDE the W700s. </p><p></p><p>Supposedly the Mercedes Sprinters are more mechanically sound that the first generation of Sprinters - that is what Express is betting on. </p><p></p><p>I also hated the way the mirrors were set up on the older Sprinters (damn difficult to get a clear "picture" of what was behind you). The W700s were a snap to get proper orientation for backing and maneuvering in reverse - not the Sprinters. </p><p></p><p>Since the Sprinter doors open out, there will also be problems with pulling up to a loading dock (I'm thinking that any routes that have loading docks will have W700s reserved for them). I can imagine many rear doors getting their hinges messed up after a Courier opens them 270 degrees (flush with the side), then backs against a loading dock and hits the dock with either the door hinges or some part of the door. The reversing video will help, but depth perception at the edges of the view is poor, so there will be contact damage.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ricochet1a, post: 986864, member: 22880"] For the larger guys, Sprinter type vehicles are a nightmare. When I was a Courier, I calculated that it took me an extra 30 seconds per stop (on average) to use a Sprinter instead of a W700. This was because it was necessary to walk around the Sprinter and open doors, climb in and out then secure the doors - it was not an ergonomic vehicle for rapid entry and exit. In a W700 - one could quickly get into the vehicle, into the cargo area, get through whatever volume you needed and back in the drivers seat without acting like one was moving through a set of "playground monkey bars". I'm confident that Express HASN'T considered the additional time that most Couriers will take at each stop, trying to work around the outside of the Sprinters as opposed to working solely INSIDE the W700s. Supposedly the Mercedes Sprinters are more mechanically sound that the first generation of Sprinters - that is what Express is betting on. I also hated the way the mirrors were set up on the older Sprinters (damn difficult to get a clear "picture" of what was behind you). The W700s were a snap to get proper orientation for backing and maneuvering in reverse - not the Sprinters. Since the Sprinter doors open out, there will also be problems with pulling up to a loading dock (I'm thinking that any routes that have loading docks will have W700s reserved for them). I can imagine many rear doors getting their hinges messed up after a Courier opens them 270 degrees (flush with the side), then backs against a loading dock and hits the dock with either the door hinges or some part of the door. The reversing video will help, but depth perception at the edges of the view is poor, so there will be contact damage. [/QUOTE]
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