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If the van is being serviced and checked before you collect it then, if that is in an approved workshop, there should be a damp check undertaken. Further, in such a workshop each service comes with a checklist, in writing, confirming just what has been done. So you should get a written copy of the damp check. If not then ask for it. On the specifics ask the dealer just why the carpet is black and can he provide a clean carpet. You should be able to buy new carpets off the net anyway.

Following the dealer with a damp meter can also put your mind at rest, if you know how a damp meter works and understand the readings. If you don't, and it registers damp then you are agreeing to buy a damp van. Better to rely on a written report from the dealer if you need to take issue with that dealer at a later date, particulalry when you need actual proof of what was said etc..

Try standing on the floor near the oven and just rock backwards and forwards on your feet to see if the floor feels spongey. If it feels like that then there could be damp which has delaminated the layers making up the floor.

It could just be that a sloppy cook used to own the van!!

Phil