I 100% agree.<br><br>After 10 years a (good) vehicle has depreciated about all it is going to depreciate (as long as it is taken care of obviously). The value of a mid-90's van will roughly stay the same for many more years. It may depreciate more if you do not care for it, but it may even increase in value a tick if you add some things to it (much like a house).<br><br>Van conversions usually have more value than a straight passenger or cargo van. For instance, mine as a van conversion (not a true class-B) is worth more than a cargo van (but less than a class-B). While a cargo van the same age as mine can be had for $1000 or less, I bought my van in 2010 for just over $3000 and have invested another $800-1000 into the general upkeep over that time (including tires, brakes, tune-ups, and repairs). I know I'd have no problems selling it for $4000+ today since it is so unique (fiber-top, extended, etc... fairly rare) but it has a very small market (only us weirdo's want a big van conversion, not your average soccer mom). I did have it on the market last year for $7000 and had offers in that range, but decided not to sell (I was going to get a class-C, but chose not too).<br><br>Take the recent home-made one I sold just a few weeks ago: It was a simple mini-van that I self-built into a small camper van (<a rel="nofollow" href="/post/Cheap-mini-camper-van-6410582" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">you can see it here</span></a>). I bought the van itself for $600, did the repairs needed to make it run properly (including new tires) built up a minor camping van interior, and sold it to a woman in Boulder, CO who wanted a mini camper van for herself and her dog to do weekend camping trips. It's value as a "passenger van" was zero, but as a camper... it sold for $1200 in less than 24 hours on Craig's List. <br><br>On the same subject, I have a 1978 Datsun which I purchased for $1200 in 2002. I've had cash-in-hand offers for $3500 for it and it continues to increase in value. At some point, a vehicle gets old enough, that if it is well taken care of, it's value will begin to increase again. For instance, a well maintained mid-80's VW camper van goes for two or three times the cost of my big Dodge, even with half the floor space as mine.<br><br>A fun subject to ponder and discuss...