r/nextfuckinglevel • u/SmoothSun6676 • 17h ago

The Transformation of a Van

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u/ThisIsKev 17h ago

Turns out 100k and a months planning and work will get you something cool.

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u/TheCajunDad 16h ago

100? Bro a base model Sprinter is like low 70s

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u/imnewtothishsit69 16h ago

Fr and no shot this is a base model lol

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u/not_responsible 16h ago

and everything they added to it cost nothing? 100k is a reasonable estimate lmao

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u/TheCajunDad 16h ago

There’s far more than $30k worth of material and time put into that van.

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u/Dreamadmin 15h ago

Well they built it themselves, no one here is talking about opportunity cost, which is what I guess you are referring to?

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u/goodoldgrim 14h ago

They said "100k and a months planning and work", so the time is on top of that. I'm not seeing more than 30k material.

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u/rm-rf-asterisk 12h ago

The wood panels and insulation maybe No but electrical and all the proper connections ands fasteners and sliders and hindges actually add up quick. A built dresser is like 500 bucks sometimes. This ignores all the tools needed.

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u/raidersfan18 10h ago

Don't forget plumbing. I think this would take more than 30k in supplies to do. Especially when you factor in it looks like the used mostly high end finishing.

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u/apexxin 10h ago

The tools dont fucking matter, jesus.

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u/livelikeian 10h ago

Those screws and washers don't come cheap ya know

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u/mrtruthiness 6h ago

Just the materials in that build-out are +$50K.

Retail price to have some one do that for you runs +$100K.

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u/librekom 10h ago

How do you know?

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u/Angstycarroteater 6h ago

The van at retail is 60k the shit they added is easily 100k

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u/Antique_Surprise_763 11h ago

No chance its 30k in materials. If the van were second hand this whole project could be under 60k

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u/Upbeat-Armadillo1756 10h ago

You’re not finding a nice van like that used for less than $50k (even other brands) and you wouldn’t want to invest all this time and effort and money in to unfitting a van that’s got a ton of miles on it.

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u/fieldsofanfieldroad 14h ago

100k is way too low. 

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u/pansensuppe 10h ago

lol maybe 150k or more just for the material, if you want to believe the made up story that they did it themselves and didn’t pay anyone.

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u/bebopblues 14h ago

They do this for a living, converting vans for clients, so client pays for everything. They just get pay for labor.

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u/SandersSol 10h ago

That property alone with a garage like that is going to be in the millions.

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u/The_0ven 14h ago

Bro a base model Sprinter is like low 70s

This is not true

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u/FixLaudon 14h ago

In the US, probably. 100k+ pretty much anywhere in Europe.

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u/SignoreBanana 15h ago

I outfitted a transit van about this well (didn't have a top tent) for about $20k, so yeah 100 isn't unreal.