Hi everyone, Lane Rogers once again at Mercedes-Benz of Arrowhead.
Three years in the making finally I have this beautiful Sprinter Van behind me.
A lot of people actually have assisted in getting this together. Kind of like Mercedes,
we don't throw something out on the market we do our research and put something together that
is vetted and warrantied. So a lot of folks have called asked how do I get this built, how do I get
a camper van, what does it take do you do it? And honestly we haven't done it until now. So
we've done some research, about three years worth of research, to find the right people companies
products that make sense. Not your old-fashioned style camper van but something that you can
actually use for years to come. Something that is expandable that's not going to be out of date in a
few years. So what we have here is a passenger 4x4 which is one of the hottest vehicles on the market
today. This is a 144 so the shorter version. Four wheel drive, Rhino Wheels which are beautiful
Yokohama Tires, worn winch, LED light bar and quite a bit more. If you've ever thought about
owning something beautiful like this 4x4 Sprinter Adventure Van and you just don't know how to start
you don't have the time. We've actually opened up a new division here at the Sprinter department
at Mercedes-Benz of Arrowhead. We've taken all that work out of the equation we've
talked to these manufacturers we're now certified authorized dealer for Travoy, Salvans, Voluminous,
Van Life. We've basically chosen the cream of the crop to do all this for you. You can actually call
me and we can actually work together to set up the van that's going to work best for you. You
can certainly email me and I can give you all the information you don't have to come in but if you
want to come in you're more than welcome. I’ve got everything ready to go. We're so excited to
be able to offer this to you and a lot of research has gone in I know a lot of people go online and
they get caught down the rabbit hole and it gets confusing. So basically what we've done is cleared
all that away for you and giving you options. So one of the most important things on any
vehicle is power plant. This is one of the last v6 diesels that we have in this vehicle
next year they'll go to the 4-cylinder diesel and 4-cylinder gas which I highly encourage you to try
amazing torque amazing power. One thing I have to point out is this beautiful worn winch. This winch
if you ever need it is remote control and operates off the battery in the van. Not to mention our LED
lighting system up here that fits on the front of the roof rack if you're in the dark prepare to be
enlightened. So what 4x4 would be complete without a beautiful set of Rhino Wheels and Yokoyama
all season tires. These will get you wherever you need to go. Besides the new screen window that we
put on here glass and screen let's take a look inside. So here I am in the van a lot of clients
ask do I get a high roof? do I get a short roof? Well I’m about six foot and obviously I can walk
around have clearance in it I like the high roof just because it gives you more options you can put
a few more things in here storage is definitely a concern if you're going cross country etc.
One of the great things that we love about Travois is their fit and finish on the interior so again
solid wonderful sturdy not going anywhere. Travois by the way is a certified Mercedes outfitter and
that's important because if you have somebody down the street or a friend of your somebody do your
upfit it's not covered by warranty. When you use a certified master outfitter through Mercedes-Benz,
through Arrowhead you get that warranty as well. Some of the things that they've done
amazing wonderful water hot cold I’ve got my fridge here, removable table
and they haven't forgot about the creature comforts the storage that I need ice cold.
One thing that's really important too we've got a solar system on this unit
so with the app that goes on your phone the Victron app it'll basically have a full 24-hour
monitoring system. If the battery starts going low or if something's not right it'll alert you
right away it's really cool to be able to see that mobily in your office in the van of course
more storage down here down there would be your main like your house circuit breakers etc.
Batteries underneath here here's kind of an important thing that they do that we love and
that is a regular plug socket and then USB's on the same socket a lot of man van outfitters
they just put the socket in there well why not make use of everything you can
so I love this, smart. You've got storage in here which we have the van life insulated window
treatments in here. They're all magnetized in they come out they go back up easy peasy in and out,
Dave up at Van Life and Coeur d’Alene great job! Another thing that's wonderful is customization so
I’ve got not one bed but two and I can move this lock it down and it stays where it's at. The other
important thing about using a qualified upfitter is DOT compliance. I’ve seen a lot of vans,
I’ll call them FrankinVans people put together and besides safety security I mean they're that's
the most important thing. Having a seat that's not going to go anywhere that's CRT certified.
Something that you know is going to be safe. Huge why even have a vehicle if you can't be safe in
it?Tthis also turns into a bed I’ve got another plug with more USB’s on that side removable table
and swivel seats of course which is quite nice.
Let me open up this bed so you can see what the first level looks like.
So didn't take long at all and I have an incredibly comfortable bed. Not only one bed,
we've actually got another level up here that turns into a bed - check this out.
So again here we have four people sleeping if we need to. One beautiful thing about the factory
air conditioning is it puts out 17,000 BTU’s of coolness which is unheard of in a camper. Mostly
aftermarkets are half that. One other thing that's nice, we're in Arizona, we have an automatic
fan that can either take air out put air in
with the rain sensor. So if it starts to rain and you're out doing something no worries
this will close itself right down. You've got a useful fridge here for meats anything perishable
and then of course a cooler would make sense for all the liquid refreshments.
One very important thing too, let's say it gets cold,
you've actually got a diesel heater built in to this unit. So, diesel heaters by the way,
they run off the diesel fuel in the vehicle so you don't need to worry about fueling them up
or monitoring where they're at it's the same diesel heater that they use in Siberia, Alaska
to heat up vehicles to get them started in the morning. So negative 40 degrees no problem.
So before we head up into the cockpit here a couple of nice features again both seats swivel.
I can play cards that seat will come up all the way very nice quiet interior very important by
the way that you have the acoustic insulation table comes out good to go. Come on up front.
So what most people like about our vehicles especially the Sprinter Vans is you've got
access to everything basically the same system that we put in our E-Class. You've got artificial
intelligence you've got real live traffic internet it'll read your text messages, emails to you.
You've got a great backup camera as well which is nice you've got a couple different views
trailer view pano view if you want to hitch up you can tow about five thousand pounds.
Obviously Bluetooth telephone. So the most important thing in my opinion about this vehicle
the drive. These vehicles, even though they're big vans, drive like a car. So, easy to drive, easy to
handle, this is actually the steering wheel out of one of our sedans so very comfortable leather
wrapped. You've got Driver Assist Systems so put it on cruise it'll stay a certain length behind.
Blind Spot Monitoring, again a huge feature that we offer does everyone have it? yeah,
but ours is different in the sense that it stays on after the vehicle's turned off. Why is that? If
I’m talking to my wife and I forget you know hey I’m in traffic and I hop out I’m not going to get
creamed the vehicle will still warn me. Keyless Start, air conditioning controls front and rear
and very directed air conditioning that pairs up very nicely with the big air conditioner in
the back. One thing that's important again you've got roadside for three years thirty
six thousand miles on this vehicle. You've got drivetrain for five years seventy. It's really
nice to be able to hit that button even if I don't have a cell phone on me and get help right away.
So live operator immediate response I can hit a button and have someone come change my tire
wherever I am which is quite nice. So a couple other things before I go, I just want to wrap up
Alvance tire rack. Incredibly incredibly important that you mount it to the brackets of your vehicle
a lot of people like to drill holes not the way to go. These hinges are capable of you could
actually jack this entire van up by the hinges that's how strong they are black forged steel
the door the hinges everything. So you'll see back here nicely finished completed wonderful
and one little surprise, it's really hot in Arizona so I’m a little bit...hot...
I think I’ll take a shower. Just to wrap it up. I
I appreciate your time absolutely incredible amazing Sprinter Van that we have here.
Big surprise at time of filming this vehicle is actually available for sale,
so if you're interested, please give me a call again that's lane rogers at 623-815-3995
or you can reach me via email laner@arrowheadmb.com. If you're
out of the state, no problem, if you're in state come on down we'll take you for a spin in this.
There's a lot more to cover on this vehicle being respectful of your time I want to make sure that
I hit the important parts but give me a call be happy to talk about this vehicle all day long.
I appreciate your attention. Thanks again for your time and have a great day.