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  1. TheMayor

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    #2 GuyIncognito, Sep 16, 2011
    amusing to see Fiat taking plays from the Mercedes playbook when Mercedes owned Chrysler :p
     
  3. Jedi

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    #3 Jedi, Sep 16, 2011
    Dodge's answer to the Scion XB maybe?

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    #5 Jedi, Sep 16, 2011
    I think it's kind of cool.... like a slightly smaller Ford Transit maybe....

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  6. TheMayor

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    #6 TheMayor, Sep 16, 2011

    Interesting point. Maybe a Euro version of the Asian looking XB.


    When I think of Dodge Ram though, I think of the look of a Kenworth -- super tough and macho.

    They say it's made in Turkey, which would be a first for the US market I think!
     
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  8. velocetwo

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    #8 velocetwo, Sep 16, 2011
    Diesel too?
     
  9. Jedi

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    #9 Jedi, Sep 16, 2011
    Yeah! Something like that.... :)

    I like it... I'd have no problem driving one of those if it would hold all my
    big speaker samples.... but probably wouldn't. Going to have to stick to
    my clunky E350 Cube van.

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  10. Spasso

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    #10 Spasso, Sep 16, 2011
    They say the little gas engine is a total dog.
    Go with the larger diesel and it goes pretty good.
     
  11. TheMayor

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    I have never driven the Scion XB. Is it a dog too?
     
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    #12 Spasso, Sep 17, 2011
    I'm going off reviews of the Euro based version of this van, almost unanimously they said the 1.3 ltr gas engine is terrible and to get the larger of the two available diesels for best performance and economy.

    I've never driven the Scion Xb but imagine it is somewhat lighter than this van.
     
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    #14 Spasso, Sep 17, 2011
    I wish automotive designers would quit trying to give everything a face. The shape of the headlights make the front of this van looks like an evil vacuum cleaner.
     
  15. velocetwo

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    #15 velocetwo, Sep 17, 2011
    Maybe its just off of another car and they did it for economy.
     
  16. Spasso

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    #16 Spasso, Sep 17, 2011
    It's a trend. The Ferrari FF has the same problem. It looks like an evil Pokymon in the front.
    The 458 suffers from it to a lesser degree.
     
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    #17 Cozmic_Kid, Sep 17, 2011
    That's not a Doblo though.

    That is a Ducato.
     
  18. oss117

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    #18 oss117, Sep 18, 2011
    This van is the DUCATO, a competitor of the Sprinter and in my opinion FIAT should have been here with it already.
     
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    #19 oss117, Sep 18, 2011
    The Doblo` is not bad, but it is a competitor of the Ford van, not of the Sprinter.
     
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    #20 oss117, Sep 18, 2011
    Yes, it comes with a 1.4 liter diesel that is quite good.
    There is a pax version of this that is called QUBO.
     
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    #22 GIOTTO, Sep 18, 2011
    Hope you guy's in the States don't buy those horrible vans. We have many like them in France and I can't look at them anymore.
     
  23. velocetwo

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    #23 velocetwo, Sep 18, 2011
    I know electricians like the Mercedes because they can stand up in them. If they have diesel engines it would be great as the US doesn't really have any smaller utility diesels.
     
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    Ok with the Mercedes for electricians or other small companies.
     
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    #25 dave_fonz_164, Sep 19, 2011

    Where is this?.........the states?
     
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