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In the end a truck is more expensive, and it is slower (for reasons of safety). Be sure that you have access to a shop that is competent in maintenance and repair of this drivetrain/suspension, I have heard some bad stories about return trips, botched diagnoses, etc, with the Sprinter. The vehicle itself is great, by all descriptions, but one must be aware that it can be OOS (out-of-service) at inopportune times.

The CPM (cents-per-mile) is high on a commercial delivery vehicle in comparison to a private car, and this is usually reflected in initial purchase price. A car may be lucky to achieve 150m miles in private service before reliability becomes an issue, and a commercial vehicle is EXPECTED to give 350m miles of reliable service (or, time; per an hour meter). Repairs and maintenance will be high, and the RV components higher yet.

An RV, as we all know, is great, but miles take their toll. Stop-and-go, constant service may be hard on the rv-specific componentry.

I would look into purchase as a capital expense, and hope that depreciation, etc, will offset costs. If there is a way to "make money" with it, then that is all to the good.

With a certainty, an RV is not ever a vehicle in which one can "hurry"' from place to place. The center of gravity is high, and the handling dynamics poor. Consequently, there will no "making time" while driving.