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<blockquote data-quote="Dustyroads" data-source="post: 641910" data-attributes="member: 22610">I believe that the Mercedes photographed is one of the 2005 P57&#039;s which were considered &quot;experimental&quot;, after the bulk of the P47&#039;s were purchased in late 2002, (they were mostly 2003 Freightliner bodied Benz chassis). The 57&#039;s were Dodge labeled, had the box cargo area attached to the Dalimer Benz chassis, they sport dual wheels and a little fatter anti-sway bar on the rear. Both the 47&#039;s and the 57&#039;s have the 5 cylinder diesel Mercedes engine that squeaks out an amazing 20 miles per gallon of fuel even when you drive it like you stole it.&nbsp;If you have a good Benz mechanic in the building, these (the P57&#039;s) are the nicest package cars ever built. And, the 47&#039;s and 57&#039;s are the only package cars in the fleet that are equipped with a driver&#039;s airbag and a padded dash. It is because of the lack of these basic safety equipment (airbag and padded dash) that old ups vehicles cannot be resold to the public.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dustyroads, post: 641910, member: 22610"] I believe that the Mercedes photographed is one of the 2005 P57's which were considered "experimental", after the bulk of the P47's were purchased in late 2002, (they were mostly 2003 Freightliner bodied Benz chassis). The 57's were Dodge labeled, had the box cargo area attached to the Dalimer Benz chassis, they sport dual wheels and a little fatter anti-sway bar on the rear. Both the 47's and the 57's have the 5 cylinder diesel Mercedes engine that squeaks out an amazing 20 miles per gallon of fuel even when you drive it like you stole it. If you have a good Benz mechanic in the building, these (the P57's) are the nicest package cars ever built. And, the 47's and 57's are the only package cars in the fleet that are equipped with a driver's airbag and a padded dash. It is because of the lack of these basic safety equipment (airbag and padded dash) that old ups vehicles cannot be resold to the public. [/QUOTE]

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