4 Berth Camper Conversion - Best Van

I'd go relay/boxer/ducato L3H3 which allows nearly 6 foot width ways and double bunk 2 small doubles, this would probably use up the least percentage of space inside I think?

as above, any 4 berth is going to have to be LWB and HL roof regardless of choice of make model or engine.

Things to consider is weight and license requirement also. Do you need to get an additional license if you choose the wrong van type. You could end up with overweight by accident by picking the wrong van.

Ive been considering this on and off for last few years, but the van markets always been all over the shop since Covid. Obviously because people are seeking to do exactly what you are. Personally id be looking at either a Sprinter or Ducato/Boxers. More of the latter because having driven a few of the 1.9 JTD they are powerful and reliable plus they are the basis for the vast majority campers across the EU. Thats not by accident

Well no the 1.9 jtm block is ubiquitous in variety of marques and makes across Europe its a great unit. The sprinter as usual carries brand weight. It's also not across the majority of commercial vehicles where are you getting those stats !

Traffic is not a defining feature of vehicle registrations. The vehicle registrations and tax reports are.

You made the point go grab the sales and registration stats.

Remember I didn't make the blanket assertion that sprinters are the most purchased commercial vehicle. ...

Avoiding the point you made I see.

I'll round this out for you then.

The ford transit is and has always been the most popular commercial van in Ireland and the UK. They are facts.

Followed by the transporter which is volkwswagon

The sprinter usually comes in 3rd or 4th depending on the year you look at and swaps in and out with the renault trafic.

I've got a trafic btw.

Anyway your point was false and the follow up about affordability was silly too. Have a good weekend.

I went with a boxer primarily because they are wider and I wanted to have the bed width ways and you get an additional 100mm, which makes for a more efficient use of the inside imo.

And it just about does. The sprinter would not have been wide enough for me to have that layout.

It's not a pissing context. You could have just said I made a statement that was wrong. I like my sprinter so therefore I made a boo boo.

It's not the most popular It's not the most ubiquitous not even 2nd 👍

I actually would've guessed transits, based on paying attention the last few weeks. Sprinters (and transits) do have a pretty poor reputation for rust amongst the conversion facebook groups though. But that's always with bias.

If you look at the reliability sites, any van I've considered has scored well enough I wouldn't be put off tbh!

I think they're all mainly a wash at this stage to be honest - it's about finding a decent individual van at the right price, with the space you can make work.

If I was going small I'd 100% want the transit custom and copy the Nugget Plus, but the L3H3 (which is the biggest fwd) just doesn't really work for what we need and the rwd L4 is over 3500kg so ruled out for practicality purposes (only I'd be able to drive it!).

Well i definitely think it's something that has to be really thought about. You do look at some of the builds on facebook and youtube and wonder how they're not overweight. Even the 150g is probably conservative for 4 passengers!