If the OP is talking about buying a new van then IMHO its a fast way to do your bollocks, same for a late secondhand one of those French/Italian type things.......a transit or a merc would be my advice, great on squirt, keep them serviced and you will get plus 200k out of them.
Merc are chain driven, my old sprinter Luton had 450 k on the clock when it got nicked, kept it serviced and it never missed a beat.......just sold a vito with 200k on the clock, ran like a dream and I got nearly 700 miles out of a £100 of squirt !!!