Mercedes Sprinter vs. Ford Transit

A lot of people talk about the Sprinter van as the ideal van conversion but what about the Ford Transit? Maintenance and repair costs of the Sprinter is my concern, I have read some horror stories. From what I’ve gathered about ford transit vs mercedes sprinter reliability, servicing and maintaining a Sprinter is considerably more expensive and complicated. Sprinters require two types of regular maintenance - Service A and Service B - every 20,000 miles. In contrast, the maintenance schedule for a Transit is much simpler.

What are your thoughts?

you may want to look at european reviews and feedback for longterm use of each as both have had a longer history there