Given that a van can be seen as a necessary (but not sufficient!) step on the path to waves, it makes sense to limit one's exposure financially. After all, why spend on ancilliaries when there's lots of new actual windsurfing kit to acquire?!
Off to the Cheap Van Co. They have some reasonable looking vehicles, but not at the starting budget of £500... Advice from friendly salesman, which kind of jives with the vehicles on display, is £2K-£2.5K might do the trick and enable a reliable vehicle that's not so bashed up or dirty inside that I'd be happy to sleep in it and not get diseases (communicable or otherwise...). Oh yes, I did mention sleeping in it is an important criterion didn't I - how else does one go on Saturday, go to the pub in the evening and still go surfing on Sunday? Not forgetting the "BSF" - Bacon Sandwich Facility.
But the Mercedes 308D is huge - mine will be parked on the street and people are going to hate it. The Mitsubishi L300 is ok, but the interior is crap. Don't like LDV and Leyland Daf (why? just don't... not hip, not notably reliable, horrible driving position, crap finish... need I go on?). Transits - hmm, millions, parts cheap, but still fairly big. VW Transporter? Looks cool, good engineering, good size... But none at the Cheap Van Co at the moment. Pants.
Check Autotrader web site. Lots of VW Transporters...
