We have got the van!!
Having spent the past week or so trying to find an extended van that was both in decent shape and decently priced, we have finally found the one. This leg of the journey has been one of the more stressful parts since I generally hate having to message random people and then work with both of our schedules to meet total strangers at their house. There are certain risks that you are forced to undertake when you are buying or selling which was causing my anxiety to spike through the roof.
Fortunately, these lovely women who were selling this van was not only very pleasant, but they were willing to give us a bit of a deal since we did have to tow it back due to the transmission being questionable. This is the perfect size, all the doors and lights work as well, which is more than what could be said about the other van we looked at.
Right now, the van is parked at a garage of a good friend who happens to be the assistant manager. They are already planning on giving it a full inspection then come back with their recommendations. We know there is going to be some work done to it, but we truly got a deal with it, so any money that we saved, will now go towards fixing it up.
Now that the van is insured, the next step is to get it registered which hopefully will not take but a few minutes. The repairs and inspections start tomorrow and however long all that takes, then we can finally begin the conversion. My husband and I will be overtaking the majority of the inside work, making it livable which is both terrifying and exciting.
It just feels crazy that we have made this much progress in this dream of ours. I genuinely cannot wait for van living to become a reality.
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