A bit of history first.
Van number 1
GTG 905K. Bought in 1986 and travelled around Devon and Cornwall including a bit of wild camping on Dartmoor. Sold in 1988 when moving to the US.
Van number 2
1986 Vanagon 2.1 GL. Bought in 1990 in Norfolk Virginia. Travelled all round the S.E. US and Niagra Falls.
Van number 3
1990 Vanagon Multivan 2.1 automatic. Bought in 1994 in Chesapeake Virginia. Travelled up and down the East coast of US from Florida to New England.
This van was shipped back to the UK when we returned in 1998 and then sold in 2003.
Van number 4
1999 Caravelle LWB 2.5Tdi Bought in 2002. Travelled around the UK usually towing a twin axle caravan.