? Europeans buying North American Vanagon?

[Van called Finally]

I moved from Seattle to England last year and brought my '90 vanagon with me. I'd put in a Subaru engine in the States. I found an importer who helped make the minor adjustments (mostly lights) to get through MOT. He imports US vans and does a bit of repair work and sets them up for the UK. He's got enough on that he's got a business from it. That tells me that in the UK, people are willing to pay the import price for US vans. Likely because the vans brought into England squeezed through a tax loophole that charged less for panel vans (once in, they were refitted, most badly, with rear side window, pop tops and interior. They don't seem as nice as Westies).

The other advantage of bringing over your own is your knowledge of its faults.

Another great thing about a van in Europe is the places you can drive. Back home a 14 hour drive would just get you across a couple states (Seattle to Idaho Falls). In Europe, 14 from London gets you into Sweden, to Prague, Italy, Spain, etc. We just got back from a 2 week trip across Germany, through the Austrian Alps, Northern Italy, Eastern France and home. £20-35 per night for campgrounds with hot showers and pools (very little wild camping in Europe, though we have stealth camped in Amsterdam and Bath).