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We bought ourselves an old Hiace Powervan just over a year back,for use as a general purpose runabout and with the view of partially-converting it for use as a "camping-van" (for festivals)...and although it's hardly a prime example of the species, it has been a good tub so far! .  So much so that we recently sold our 7mtr coach-built Motorhome. I'm not for one minute pretending that it'll replace that, like for like but we have found that reverting to a simpler style of "van-camping" has been a great move for us....

If and when this dies on us, even though it may be a bit crude and  isn't as modern looking as the current crop of vans, I would certainly look at getting a more recent, lower mileage and better cared for Hiace (or Granvia) for use as a base...

(..although  tidy,"converted" Granvias etc, do seem to go for silly money..?!.. )

Edit: Although if money was no object, I'd love a fully stripped and refurb'd and (where applicable,brakes, engine etc),"upgraded"  T25 Syncro....   

I thought the OP(Bongo girls)found their current Bongo(2.5?)thirty enough....

So realistically, how much more  economical is a 3ltr turbo diesel, possibly automatic(and of mid-late '90s vintage?),going to be?....

Oops! Sorry, I crossed your post B'girls...

Our old 2001, 2.4 Hiace van certainly isn't quick ..but it's quick enough for a "campervan" and a lot quicker than the average pre-T4  VW bus...