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 Vehicles that have not been on the beach in **California** will be in good condition but will generally be more expensive((http://www.cheaprvliving.com/forums/Thread-Which-regions-are-good-for-finding-used-vans-or-RV-s?pid=157213#pid157213)) and older ones may have complex, expensive, and performance-altering CA-specific emissions.((the 49-state car was effectively made moot by EPA adopting CARB-like standards in 2016)).
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 ===== Finding vans =====
 Once you know geographically where to look the [[communication:internet:search|search]] comes next.
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   * [[|ebay motors]] lists vehicles, and you can sort by distance from any zipcode, by cost, etc. (leverage saved searches to automate the process)
   * [[https://www.autotrader.com/|AutoTrader]], Truck Trader, RV Trader, etc.
+  * [[https://www.autotempest.com/|Autotempest]] - Aggregates results from many different sites
   * local classifieds
   * Facebook marketplace
   * vans you see for sale locally
   * truck sales lots will have cargo vans, box trucks, etc.  Some [[rv:high_roof|high tops]].
+  * Government fleet auctions
+  * Police auctions
   * [[https://vandom.co/|vandom.co]]
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 ===== Vans to look for =====
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 **Wheelchair Vans** can be great to start with. Many will have fiberglass high roofs added, or larger doors. If you can find one that still has the hydraulic ramp in it, many mobility conversion companies will remove them for free and might even pay you a few hundred dollars for them.
+**Passenger vans** can be better than cargo vans, especially the extended [[rv:ford_e-series|E-Series]] or [[rv:ford_transit|Transits]] that were sold from the factory in a full passenger configuration. They're used frequently for airport shuttles or fleet transportation usage, which often means mostly highway miles which are less impactful than stop-and-go city driving that can be seen by delivery vans.  Because they're mostly transporting people, you don't have to worry (as much) about damage or contamination from possibly toxic chemicals, paints or other substances that tradesman might commonly transport.
+The former church or nursing home transportation van is the golden ticket if you can find them for sale.
+The downside is they're usually going to have windows all around (which can reduce security/stealth/insulation) and you'll have to go through the trouble of pulling the seats out.
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 ===== Vans to rule out =====

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