I know some people here in the rural US who swear by old vans because full-size, old vans often are fairly cheap unlike trucks because vans aren’t that “cool”; while they can’t haul things like a truck, you can sleep in them and carry lots of things without them getting wet, and older vehicles are said by many to be easier to work on and cheaper to fix than newer vehicles are. I have no idea if that van actually had a carburetor but if it did, letting it sit and maybe putting a pencil in the float if need be could work. Also, while they’re usually not four-wheel-drive, old, full-size vans generally are heavy enough to deal with a little snow if need be. And one more thought is that the thing about an old vehicle is that if it does blow the motor or something, since you didn’t pay that much for it, you cut your losses and look for another cheap old van. You don’t have to get an expensive car towed or fixed in a place where it might be very expensive. That said, if I had the money, I’d rather be in a newer vehicle and I’d far rather my kids be in newer vehicles. Traveling around the country in an old van can be seen as kind of a romantic thing and when you’re young, well, like a cheap RV maybe? MOO.
