You have been sent back in time to 1987.You have four thousand dollars to buy a van that you will customize to live in for the next 30s You will do all the maintenance yourself including new engines when its time.You will likely put on one million milesWhat used van are you buying for this mission ?
>>2873885981 GMC Vandura in Pajeet curry brown.
>>28738871That van would be hard to beat.You are paying much more in insurance, fuel and maintenance, but you are also getting to camp on mountaintops when you have a break from work
>>28738859
>>28738887In soviet russia, the van lives in you
>>28738859inb4 Bedford Rascal anon
>>28738871This would be hard to beat. A V8 would be better for usefulness however an inline 6 would last forever.
>>28739074A 350 will outlive any gas i6 out there.
>>28739074it would be nice to be able to cruise at 75mph
To live in it for the next 30 seconds?
>>28739433You are correct, the 350 was built to live forever.>>28739437This is the biggest benefit.
>>28739437You live in a van, brotherYou don't have anywhere you gotta be
>>28738859>you're sent back in time to 1987 with four thousand dollarsI will be doing none of those things you presented.I will be playing the stock market and sports betting for the fools they are.
>>28739433ford 300 says hello.
>>28739768You still have to work. You should be making money and buying real estate all while spending very little
>>28738859No need to invent wheel . Ford Transit will do the job .
>>28739978what year did that come out? we never had those in the US and A
>>28739964I don't HAVE to do anythingI'm living on van time
>>28740568On van time after traveling back in real timeWe are being given a second change to make your family rich!
>>28740587sorry, anongot more important shit to dolike trying to pick up jailbait with my sweet van
>>28740593anon you will be me tooed , not worf it
>>28740756I'll just die in 2004mullets wont be in style again for another 20 years at that point anyway and the van will be a heap
>>28740568this anon understands how to van>225 slant six gang>(although the 318 and 360 boys are cool too)
>>28740899>360rip in peace your fuel economy
>>28738859>live in for the next 30s>You will likely put on one million milesI'm stealing a van, spending all 4k on blow, putting on Judas Priest and dying of a heart attack while traveling in my van at mach 43. Just as Henry Ford intended.
>>28741391Ford be praised !
>>28741359>i sure hope my mobile sex machine gets good gas mileagesaid no one ever
>>28741510But anon, the 318 gives both
>>28741510Drove one of these around for work in 1998
>>28741611did anyone ever touch your wiener in the back?
>>28742090the penor I mean
>>28738859no time to waste i'll try to stop 9/11
>>28742293Everyone is just going to think you are crazy Better to find sarah silverman in LA and try to get in on her super slutty phase
>>28742293No, you need to find summer glau and live in the van with her and go on adventures and save the US and A from robits
>>28738859The Microsoft and Apple stocks van.
>>28742724You will have plenty of time to work and invest moneys, but you still have to live in the van for 30 years even if you are very wealthy
This thread is dangerously low on van content
>30s360 and moonwalk out the door
>>28742911sowwy
As much as i like vans, pickups and top box camper or a silversuperstream airstream is way better for my sneedsThat being said, hiace japan mod with super eurobeat soundsystem like in pimp ride cool gangSadly i need to borrow your time machine also
>>28742953>>28742955>>28742956You fucking rock anon
>>28742964Trucks are not really better for much except towing a fifth wheelThe problem with truck campers is no access to the rear without exiting the vehicle.I much prefer a van and utility trailer giving me the best of everything
>>28742973no problem
>>28742978I like box camper idea because you can stash it innawoods and go grab stuff like a fifthwheel and have a fortress of stuff and things, but hiding somewhere safe
>>28741510What a beauty
>>28742956There's one of these for sale near me, is it worth it?
E350 with the 6.9 IDI is the obvious choice
>>28740566You could get a Mk3 from 1985.Bread and butter van for the UK.
>>28743144But mah truuk.
>>28743004>stash it innawoodBut then you dont have your stuff with you/I like being able to pull off the road if there is crazy traffics and make a sando and a hot bowl of soup while I wait for rush hour to end, Climb inna back and shitpoast on /o/ to pass the time then drive when I can go as fast as I want
>>28743126I may not agree 100 percent but you for sure understand whats important.One of those would go a million miles easy if you were able to keep in out of the salt
>>28738859my beloved 85 GMC Vandura conversion van my grandma owned, blue and white paintjob, it had a kickass table and big windows me and my cousin used to fight over, and it constantly REEKED of cigarettes.
>>28743174where is it now?
>>28743186she died in 2019 and my grandpa couldn't take care of it, it got sold and I've never seen it again, I never really went over there much so I don't remember the very specific details of the van, I only remember blue interior with big window and table, and white and blue outside, those vans came in a million configurations so it's nearly impossible for me to find an exact copy unless someone has a picture of it. I should ask my grandpa if he has a picture of the van
>>28743210You should have spent more time with your granNow you should spend some time with your gramps . Men are not meant to outlive women , he is lonely and has great things to tell you about the van you missed
>>28743215she wasn't my grandma in the sense of biologically, she was my cousin's grandma but considered me a grandkid too. I wish I could've spent more time out there but they lived in the rural parts of the city and my grandparents only felt like driving me there on special occasions or when my cousin went to visit. I go over there to see the old man nowadays because he's got every single old tool you could possibly need and so much knowledge it's nice to talk to him. He's an old Vietnam vet who was an aircraft mechanic I believe. Worked on F-4s and such. Nowadays he's spending his final years buying project Chevies and having fun with em. He's got a 53 Chevy truck (Advance Design, I think it's a Thriftmaster since it has the inline 6) He's planning to swap the current inline 6 for a slightly bigger inline 6 from the same era. The truck's completely original with beautiful patina. It's even still a 6 volt. He also has an old 1932 Chevy truck which he wants to get going again. Along with an old Chevy 210 wagon (Can't remember the year) and another Bel Air?/210 sedan in the garage which has a C3 Corvette V8 in it, he can't really work on it much anymore unfortunately. I'd love to help him build the things but he won't let anyone else touch his cars until he goes. I'd love to build a collection like that because I have a thing for old Pontoon styled cars from the early 50s
>>28743124idk but sure is a beaut
>>28743374Thats awesomeTell him you want to apprentice , would he go for that?
>>28738859id buy a bicycle and half a dozen dutch ar10s
>>28745048probably not, he won't even let my uncle (his own son) mess around with the cars (mainly because my uncle's into lowriders and whatnot, and my grandpa isn't. My grandpa's a greaser.) I'm just gonna talk to him and try to write down all the old knowledge I can in case I ever need it considering how much I'm into cars of that era
>>28738859>1987>average priced house in the midwest in a major city is about 55k>average salary is around 30k>live in a van for almost a tenth of the value of an honest house made by whites
>>28745148Why would you do that? That seems like the worst decision you could make
>>28745165I would not have thought there was a way to inject racism into this light hearted time travel fantasy thread but here we are
>>28745156Just tell him you also identify as greaser and want to learn his greasy ways and not fail the greaser codeHe will be forever in your grease
>>28746011>dad, i am grease>son i am dissapoint
>>28743144Man you guys were really living in the future
