Where to buy/sell Van
 

Hello all, I'm wondering where the best place is to buy and sell a van for traveling. I'm specifically looking for the Europe region. I've used this site before for a motorcycle and am looking for something similar for vans. I know there must be another site very similar to this but I can't find it. Any suggestions would be great. Thanks.

Whats going to be your intended area of travel, and where are you from? Are you after a comercial vehicle you can chuck a mattress in, or do you want a camper van? If it's the latter, do you want one that's over 3.5 tons?

These are factors that can affect where and how paperwork can be sorted out. I will say that buying a van cheaply is nigh on impossible. I previously got a cheap old people carrier and then used it for camping with hardly any changes (stuck paper over the windows and a mattress in the back, and that was it) which was great :) I really miss that old heap.

Where are you from?

Generally buying in Germany is your best bet, they have so many more cars on the market so the prices are more competitive. Mobile.de eBay Kleinanzeigen and Autoscout24 are the best places to look.

Here is a useful Reddit thread that tells you about the best van for van life, their pros and cons.

I appreciate the responses. I'll check out those sites.

I will be traveling in Across Europe. Starting in the UK and making my way to the Balkans. But depending on where I can find a good van that might alter my plans.

If anyone has any leads on a van anywhere in Europe please let me know!
Thanks!

Ok, if you're a UK national I recon the best thing is to buy a van in the UK and get insurance that covers Europe. Driving a RHD van on the other side of the road is easy enough.

Buying, registering, and insuring any vehicle as a foreigner in another country is more difficult and expensive.

I will second the advice about the process of buying, registering, and insuring a vehicle in Europe being expensive.

If you research "export plates Germany," you should find the information you need to do the process.

I bought a 2001 VW Golf TDI Wagon in Germany and got export plates. Registering and insuring it for 1 month was around $1000 Euros from what I remember.

I found the cost of insurance as a foreigner to be too high. You could always pay for 1 month of insurance in Germany and than risk driving it around in the Shengen zone for a couple more months.

I would only buy a motorcycle in Europe in the future. I do not miss the feeling of having to idle in traffic all the time, burning $12 per gallon gas.