>>1280424learn to do basic repairs, often the not running ones only need $100-$200 in parts if you are handy at the wreckers, yes the mechanic will charge you a few grand to fix it but if you wrench it can be done on the cheap.
>>1280459vans are getting harder and harder to come by (especially where I live, close to the Rockies) thanks to all the vanlife instagram bullshit. A lot of people are renting their shitty vans on kijiji instead of selling and a company is buying all the shitty vans to camperise and rent out after a spraybomb (pic related).
I chose to start building on a pickup with a topper, not ideal but cheap and better than nothing.
