Indeed, the metris has been discontinued in the US. Indeed it is also expensive (knocking on $100k) but it is effectively the closest you can get in a new/near new van to the form/fit/function of our VW Eurovans. Reliability wise - no first hand experience. But, I'm sure they are more reliable than our 20+ year old Eurovans.
Besides price, the only significant negative I see is they are 4 or 5 seaters as delivered. There are ways to add another row to that could increase seating capacity from 1 to 3 pax depending on your floor and seating config.
That said, my guess is ~20 years from now, they will be very similar to our Eurovans: niche vehicles that repair shops are not familiar with, MB dealers will be reluctant to work on them, parts going NLA or difficult to source in the US, etc.
I'm curious about these Metris conversions. However, when comparing the purchase cost of one to the maintanance cost of our Eurovans, its a hard sell to move to a Metris.
On Jul 11, 2024, at 12:51 PM, Jerome B Dwight via groups.io <jeromebdwight@...> wrote:
The Metris is not reputed to be reliable.?
On Thu, Jul 11, 2024 at 11:42?AM Bailey deIongh via <deionghb=gmail.com@groups.io> wrote:
Haven’t seen this before. I had heard Mercedes was not going to make Metris’ anymore. At least not in the US…??
Several companies do aftermarket conversions of the Metris that definitely look like VW camper imitations! I’ve been tempted-except for the price. And I don’t want a Mercedes! IMHO the Eurovan Camper is laid out better. But it drives like an aging tank in comparison!
