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<blockquote data-quote="MrFedEx" data-source="post: 1079560" data-attributes="member: 12508"><p>eBay had a nice 2002 for $6900 "Buy It Now", which means the dealer probably got it for $3000-$4000. The W700's were supposed to be "20-year vehicles", designed to last for 750,000 to 1,000,000 miles, which is about right for a commercial quality diesel-powered vehicle. That means FedEx didn't realize their investment, and once again, wasted money on vehicles that were wrong.</p><p></p><p>I fully realize that bulk volume is down, but where is the money-saving in replacing a perfectly good W700 with a brand-new $40,000 Sprinter or Nissan? Couldn't we have continued to use the W700's, even though they would have less freight in them? It would take a lot of miles before you'd make-up the $36,000-$37,000 (purchase price of new Sprinter minus sold value of used W700) in fuel savings between a Sprinter and W700.</p><p></p><p>Guess what the biggest complaint about Sprinters is? Not enough room.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrFedEx, post: 1079560, member: 12508"] eBay had a nice 2002 for $6900 "Buy It Now", which means the dealer probably got it for $3000-$4000. The W700's were supposed to be "20-year vehicles", designed to last for 750,000 to 1,000,000 miles, which is about right for a commercial quality diesel-powered vehicle. That means FedEx didn't realize their investment, and once again, wasted money on vehicles that were wrong. I fully realize that bulk volume is down, but where is the money-saving in replacing a perfectly good W700 with a brand-new $40,000 Sprinter or Nissan? Couldn't we have continued to use the W700's, even though they would have less freight in them? It would take a lot of miles before you'd make-up the $36,000-$37,000 (purchase price of new Sprinter minus sold value of used W700) in fuel savings between a Sprinter and W700. Guess what the biggest complaint about Sprinters is? Not enough room. [/QUOTE]
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