For Sale: 2014 V6 Sprinter 2500 RWD built out by Sportsmobile Fresno to our specs in 2015. It is in excellent condition inside and out. Fully built out with a platform bed and lots of gear storage, it’s an adventure style van. The van has a small bathroom and closet, but also preserves as many unobscured windows as possible.

The van has 119,000 miles on it and is running strong. If you know Sprinters you know it will go far beyond this. There is a Sprinter camper van currently listed with over 300,000 miles on it. Except for emissions recalls we have not had to take it back to the dealer for major service (beyond brakes). I change the oil every 5,000 to 6,000 miles even though the spec says 10,000.

We’ve had an incredible journey with this van and with a mixture of sadness and excitement we have purchased a 4×4 model, built out by the same folks now called Field Van. We live and play in the snow so even with the automatic chains we really wanted four wheel drive. Interestingly, we built out the new van with the identical layout as the old one. You can’t find a better layout anywhere!

$79,000

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• Sleeps 3 plus a small person / child, or 4 people with addition of a box with cushion
• Enclosed bathroom/shower with grey water tank
• Closet
• Two-burner Dometic Propane stove
• 12V refrigerator
• Espar diesel furnace including hot water (including high altitude kit)
• Winter insulation kit
• 20 gallon fresh water tank
• 20 gallon grey water tank
• Built-in speakers
• TV and DVD player
• Upgraded stereo with Apple CarPlay
• Two 100 watt Zamp solar panels
• 2,000 watt Magnum inverter
• Magnum add-on battery monitor
• 150 amp/hour lithium ion battery
• Microwave
• Mosquito netting for side doors and back doors
• Roll-out Fiamma awning
• Folding table
• On board air compressor
• New all terrain tires, Cooper Discovery AT3 (approx 500 miles)
• Full size spare tire
• Aluminess aluminum roof rack
• ROAM Adventure 128L cargo box on top (top of the line cargo boxes)
• Aluminess front bumper guard
• Two Fantastic Fans, two speed
• Opening rear side windows (with screens)
• Bed height perfect to draw air from fans across bed
• Snap on privacy curtains or pull down shades all around
• Blue Sea Automatic Charging Relay, charges all batteries from alternator when engine is running, otherwise separates the batteries so you will not kill van battery while stationary
• His and hers charging stations above bed with two USB ports each
• His and hers LED reading lights
• Two USB charging ports with USB-A and USB-C in each
• Other USB and 110V outlets throughout
• Upgraded and lifted suspension
• Automatic chains for traction in snow
• Air horn separate from wimpy van horn
• Custom rocker panel graphics (the rope). Can easily be removed if desired.
• Select black-painted body panels
• Running board/slider/step
• Light bar optionally switched on with high-beams
• Additional fresh water in two 7 gal containers on roof
• Additional outside siphon shower (3rd shower) using roof water

Additional Info:

Three showers?

• Indoor hot/cold shower using van water
• Outdoor hot/cold shower using van water
• Outdoor cool shower using roof water. Includes jerry cans, siphon hose and shower head. Awesome in the summer and saves van water.

Buyer Inspection

We’ve listed this with Field Van (was known as Sportsmobile) and they required a full buyer inspection done on the vehicle and any problems taken care of. There were some leaking seals and the rear shocks needed replacing but nothing major. The inspection report does say “Can’t replace rear shocks”, because the automatic chains were in the way. I have since removed the automatic chains and have replaced the rear shocks.

A copy of the buyer inspection form is here:

Buyer Inspection Report

Entertainment System

• Upgraded stereo and speakers that supports Apple CarPlay. The stereo can be powered from house battery with car ignition off. For example, you can listen to music on the van’s front and back speakers via bluetooth while camped.
• Enhanced speaker system
• TV and DVD player
• Prewired for Cell phone booster. Sealed coax antennae cable from rooftop and 12V power is accessible from attic space above driver.
• Master entertainment power switch that controls all of the above.

Sleeps up to 4

In addition to the large platform bed, there is a platform custom-cut to lay across the front seats, plus a mattress. It measures 5’2″ across at that point but our 5’5″ daughter sleeps there comfortably by sleeping in a diagonal.

The “gaucho” seat folds down and the van had a plywood foldable box with a cushion that turned that into a bed. Except we kept that box/cushion for our new sprinter. So this can be a bed, but you will need to build or get a box/crate and a cushion.

Diesel furnace, winter insulation kit and automatic chains

The van was used a lot in the winter. A lot. We took it to Utah, Canada and spent hundreds of nights in the Sierra while skiing. We commonly used it with temps in the 20’s and down below zero degrees. Below 10 you do need to be mindful of the temperature of the Lithium Ion battery kept in the “garage”, which can’t be charged when the battery is below 32 degrees.

The van includes Onspot automatic chains that can be deployed by pressing a switch on the dash. They work well for packed snow and snow up to 6 inches deep. We have used them quite a bit. We do take them off in the summer as they reduce the clearance. They are not currently on the van. Here is a Youtube Video on the system: Onspot Automatic Chains.

The van is equipped with easy to reach water drains for cold weather storage. (My neighbor has to blow out his water system on his built-out Sprinter).

Safety Lights / Horn

An RV safety expert said that in his opinion, safer than a gun, would be to turn on all the outside lights and honk the horn if someone is threatening your van. Thus I installed additional switches for the outside lights above the bed. I also installed an air-horn and this can be activated from the bed or from the driver’s seat.

Suspension

The van is about 2-3 inches higher in clearance than a normal 2-wheel drive van, which has been beneficial on rough dirt roads. This increased clearance is because of the larger tires and also an upgraded suspension. For example the rear leaf springs have an additional leaf which helps with loading and also clearance.

Van photos

Van Adventure photos

Contact Ney Grant: ney@fiftyclassics.com 530-417-2947