Hi Scott recently I've been dreaming about living the van life for a while. What would be a better purchase between:
(Mitsubishi Delica L300 2nd or 3rd gen)
(Ford E-350 4th gen)
(Low roof sprinter 3rd gen)
(VW westfalia older than 1991)
It has to be a 4x4 with lock diff in it's final form but will mostly be in cities. Should I wait to see if something electric comes out? Should I be thinking about making a plug in hybrid convertion? I also worry about reselling value after years of uses
y I've been dreaming about living the van life for a while.
what do you mean exactly?
You like camping and traveling, or you want to move into a vehicle. I advise against the latter if you can help it.
(Mitsubishi Delica L300 2nd or 3rd gen)
hard to find parts and information, LHD, no power 👎
(Low roof sprinter 3rd gen)
better, but not cheap
(VW westfalia older than 1991)
you better know how to work on old cars
It has to be a 4x4 with lock diff in it's final form
hope you're rich
Should I wait to see if something electric comes out?
I wouldn't hold my breath.
plug in hybrid convertion?
you and what engineering team and sponsor?
I also worry about reselling value after years of uses
if that's a worry then give up now.
If you want the genuine experience you need something like this:
and hopefully it comes with a time machine so you can go back to when gas was cheap and "love" didn't come with legal trouble.
Have you checked out Scotty's opinions?
https://carkiller.com/scottykilmer/vid-review/vehicles-reviwed-by-scotty/
living in a 70 square foot space gets old really fast.
driving on the wrong side is not fun. Our road system is not built for it.
importers can be scum bags that leave you burned, and if you're not handy then you're totally at their mercy.
Finding people who know how to work on import vehicles is not fun.
Go for the Ford/GM. An E350 is a beast of vehicle though. If you're on a budget, you'll spend it all on fuel.
None of them will make great daylies. But if you find a low mileage GM van (which are still current. Ford discontinued vans) for your $20k (which is really difficult right now) then that might be your best bet. Mercedes have too many computers and they're money pits.
what do you mean exactly?
I've been thinking about living full time in a van since 8 months ago. I plan on living in the same van for 3 to 5 years then likely gonna keep as daily driver afterwards this is partially for financial reason
hard to find parts and information, LHD, no power 👎
Yeah I've been earing about lacks of documentation and parts that take roughly a month just to be delivered. I love the fact that it is lhd, rare, somewhat desirable and it comes with front and rear lock diff
you better know how to work on old cars
I'm barely able to use a screw driver 😂
hope you're rich
My budget is 20k for the van but I'd be able to drop 10k-15k a year on it
I dont have sponsors neither a team to convert it to electric so that idea is pretty much out of the window
If you want the genuine experience you need something like this:
Painting of the van looks like if someone would have done too much dmt and vomit on it. But VW sure are desirable vehicles with a large fan base even if not 4x4
Have you checked out Scotty's opinions?
I've clicked the link but haven't see the L300 or 1980 westfalia yet
No, but there are others if you are not limited only to ones mentioned above