werewolf wrote:Yeah, TW, I know there are companies like that doing conversions, but as far as I know you can't even get a van from the factory with 4WD, so if you want 4wd plus the rest of the modifications it will be very very expensive, maybe triple the price of the new van, and then who knows about the quality and warranty.
Why don't they make 4WD vans? If they did and it was just a box it should be relatively inexpensive to just add screened windows. That's all I'd need, abig flat space and ventilation. Until then I'm happy with my pickup truck and shell combo.
I don't know if you get them in the US but you could try a Toyota LandCruiser Troop Carrier, The Land Cruisers are what most of the farmers out west and up north (Australia) drive and Toyotas and particulary LandCruisers have a good reputation in Australia.
They are a pretty basic 4wd but by all reports as tough as nails otherwise our cockies (slang for farmers) wouldn't use them.
For some reason from what I have seen they aren't all that popular in the US. Maybe they aren't big enough, you guys have some ENORMOUS utes and 4wds
These are also popular for converting to camper vans
http://www.4wdonline.com/Toyota/70.html (scroll down)
If I got a 4wd it'd be one of these and failing that a LandRover Defender both are nice basic 4wds not these soccer mum things.
I don't know if you can get them in auto though almost everyone in Australia drives a manual so it's not an issue, until 5 - 6 years ago a automatic 4wd would have been almost unheard of.