But possibly the most memorable time spent in the van was when it came time to sell it.
Next to where the London Eye is now was what was known as "the strip" with a lineup of campers being sold on to newly arrived tourists. I spent two weeks living in the van next to the Thames, a short walk to Waterloo Station and a lot of time just wandering the streets of London alone (as a 14yo).
As for a Honda Element, I've always wanted one, but my wife thinks they're ugly. ;)
I’m wondering how much that van has contributed to the population increase of The Netherlands.
"How did you go bankrupt?" Bill asked.
"Two ways," Mike said. "Gradually, then suddenly."
-- Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also RisesThis is basically a story about who people cut from a filter bubble that circle jerk about Sprinters and Camrys are shocked to find that the most popular fleet van of the 1980s-2010 does in fact live up to it's value prop of delivering boring reliable service to business to which it is just a cost center to be minimized.