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Originally Posted by ducksface

Rent one for a week before buying.
Some people hate the passenger leg room.
Renting is the only way you'll know.

Always good to rent a similar model of any RV before buying. I did my very first and highly recommend it as well. It is more difficult to rent Van Campers though compared to C, A, and specially trailers. Not as many people/companies rent vans.

If you were serious about passenger leg room (versus sarcasm), it’s no longer an issue as far as I know. The biggest offender was Ford E-Series (like mine) but Ford stopped making vans after 2014. Chevy still makes full-size vans with V8 engines, but have quite a bit more leg room than Ford E-Series. Besides, I’m not aware of any major RV manufacturer still building a true “Class B” camper on Chevy van chassis. Unless owner needs to tow a lot, old American vans are not very competitive due to space limitations.

Leg room in popular ProMaster, Sprinter, and Transit is far better than Ford E-Series or Chevy Express. None of these new Euro vans even have a removable engine doghouse like on old vans. Still worth renting first because some people find sitting position uncomfortable (particularly in ProMaster which seems more different than what drivers are use to).