I ran across this article that I think has relevance to Vanagon owners:
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/06/why-wanting-expensive-th
ings-makes-us-so-much-happier-than-buying-them/276717/

Personally verified by my expensive EVC experience (bought for $30k in 2006
and a money pit thereafter)!  I now buy cheap and then throw money at it.
Much better!

Go and drool over those $100k+ Sprinters, Sportsmobiles, and Roadtreks, and
come back and enjoy your old Westy even more.

Stuart

'85 Westy