Mercedes Benz/partner SPRINTER

A four-cylinder engine with a displacement of 2,143 cm³ drives a vehicle with an unladen weight of 2,740 kg and a gross weight of 5,500 kg, giving a payload of 2,760 kg. The vehicle therefore carries more than half of its gross weight as cargo, at a length of 7,200 mm and a width of 2,100 mm.

A payload share of more than 50 percent of the gross weight is a favourable figure for a van of this size and points to a comparatively light body without heavy additional equipment. Such vehicles are used in parcel and general cargo transport, where every extra kilogram of payload translates directly into more goods carried.

When buying such a commercially used Sprinter, checking the suspension and brakes for wear from regular full-load operation matters, as does the tightness of the doors and the load-bed floor. The twin rear tyres should be checked for equal pressure and tread depth on both wheels on each side. The condition of the wheel bearings on the rear axle is also worth checking, since uneven wear under twin tyres is easy to overlook during a quick inspection.