Prime wrote:Hi Guys,
Speaking of benzes, Everyone seems to discourage me on purchasing a sprinter as a matatu. Online reviews are full of praise yet the situation seems a little wanting here. One seat fabricator tells me of a friend of his who had to sell his pickup to keep his sprinter on the road after some mechanical failure. How readily available are the spares? The word is readily. Not importation etc. Shuttles to kisumu are using them and so is horizon between nairobi and mombasa. Given the small engine (2200 cc turbo diesel) and the bigger body and weight, how would they handle a hilly route? What is the cost of undertaking a normal service? Would really appreciate if someone here might be in the know or may connect me to someone running one.
I'm aware of 2 people in Nairobi who are stocking the Mercedes Sprinter parts in Nairobi. One seems to have brought in an extensive range of parts from the UK.
They are based in Mlolongo, along Beijing road, (the fifth gate on the left that's written Solar world). They have a Go-down there where I managed to buy a fuel pump from there last week for my 311CDI Mercedes Sprinter. I dealt with a guy called Chris (0716429619)
A good mechanic I normally use is called Peter, I think he also services some of the cube movers sprinter vehicles. His number is 0722710633. Good guy.
If anyone has any other contacts please share them on here.