I wanted a daily driver with few camper options, more or less, too. I looked at used VW Weekenders, but they seemed way over priced, under powered and unreliable. There's just a group of people out there that are loyal to them and snatch them up.
Anyway, we ended up just buying a new Chevy Express 1500 with very few options and we had the SMB penthouse added to it. I've got 3 kids, so its the big hauler during non-camping times. It gets good mileage for a van its size... I get 17 in everyday driving, 19 on trips with gear and pulling a small trailer. I can park it in the garage and most people don't even know it's a camper. When I need to haul something, it's cavernous without any benches
For camping we pull out the last bench and put in a DIY bed and bench. We love it. We ended up paying less for this setup than we would have for a Weekender that was 5-6 years old with 80-100K on it. Unreal.
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