WHAT WILL YOU DO YOURSELF AND WHAT WILL YOU OUTSOURCE;
Building it yourself is a hugely enjoyable plan and makes the car you are going to create those special moments with feel really your own. Just don't take it lightly, you are building a small house as it were, including many challenges such as insulation, electricity, interior, layout and much more. Do you do this well? Then the car will retain its value, so the emphasis here is clearly on fitting it out properly and using the right materials.
Are you less handy yourself but would still like to furnish the vehicle completely according to your own wishes? Then you will find many camper builders in the country, many of them are professionals in interior design and have a good eye for detail. Together with them you will draw up the plan which furnishing and taste will suit you best. After the initial discussions, there is often some guidance on a model of commercial vehicle from the smallest van to a large truck as a basis.
WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR WHEN BUYING;
Budget is important but don't forget that a decent installation will certainly not come cheap either. Are you fitting this interior in an old car with a high odometer reading? Then the resale value will quickly dwindle and future trade-ins or sales will often be a lot more difficult (and yes, once you get the hang of it, a new project will soon be on your mind). More importantly, your feelings about the reliability of your car should remain high, after all, it's about the days when you should be enjoying well-deserved trips and not having to deal with the local garage to fix faults.
WHAT FORMAT DO YOU NEED?
The real "die hards" can already get by with a Ford Transit Connect (yes seriously), here you have just enough room to lie down after the necessary modifications and you can pull out a kitchenette under your sleeping facility to cook on the outside of the car.
Many people find this too small and of course when more than 2 berths are needed it is not an option. The next step is the well-known Volkswagens California, Mercedes Marco Polo and Ford Transit Nugget format, spacious for 2 people but with a raised roof with sleeping facilities already possible to camp with 4 people in the car. We recommend testing the latter in advance with a rental car. When everyone is installed for the night, it is cosy but the daily conversion from day to night provision and vice versa can be quite awkward.
Boxer/ Jumper/ Ducato, these are models that have been popular with the motor home public since their introduction, they have width! These are the only models in which you can sleep in the width (without any modifications to the bodywork), up to 1.96 m! This makes the interior design possibilities much easier and a table and bench behind the front seats can be easily realised.
When you take a look at the longer versions of the Ducato/ Boxer/ Jumper/ Master/ Movano range, you often see that these are front-wheel drive vehicles, which is nice because you keep a low step in, but the turning circle (think of those nice picturesque places) is a lot larger.
Among the larger models, you could also look at the Transit/ Crafter (2006-2018) / Sprinter models. These cars are built more for heavy duty work and have a different chassis with rear-wheel drive (test drive is experience).
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