WTB - blank canvas econoline or a budget membermobile

[planitEarth]

Hello~ new to the forum!

I'm looking for advice on finding a clean slate RB Ford 2003-2009--

I've been browsing craigslist and ebay for good price/mileage/year cargo style. Tried a publicsurplus site too, but that didn't seem discounted especially.

Any pro tips for finding a good deal with this type of vehicle?

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Also, I'd potentially buy someone's beauty/beast here. Most I can spend is $16,000 for now, but I'd rather save some of that for features (bubble top or pop-up top, solar set up, maintenance/repairs, etc). This seems like a nice one for my situation, though I'd prefer to have less miles and don't need any plumbing or kitchen appliances. http://www.sportsmobileforum.com/for...ine-17704.html

Regards,
Planit

[boywonder]

Where are you located? Are you willing to travel (sometimes very quickly) if the right van comes along?

[planitEarth]

Definitely. I will be couch-surfing & camping with my backpacking gear if I don't find a van in the next two weeks.

Right now I'm in Florida visiting the parents, establishing residency down here, and also looking at vans.

I would fly anywhere if the van is right! I would uber 500 hundred miles, and I would uber 500 more.

[REF]

Look for local auction house companies that handle city or county vehicles, usually properly maintained and in good shape, that's how I found my project van, an '05 V10 15 pass with 80K. I'll keep an eye out here for the next one.

[Teutonics]

Have you checked CL in ATL? It seems that's all that's available around here. I use the following search on CL (copy and paste into CL):

(econoline | e150 | e250 | e350 | e-150 | e-250 | e-350 | "ford van") -razor -aerostar -freestyle -mercedes -windstar -freestar

You can also search CL for all areas using Searchtempest.com, which may help locating a van for you in a defined geographical area.