VOLKSWAGEN T5 CALIFORNIA

2003-2015

Price £6000-£50,000

Where are you going on holiday this year? Probably easier not to leave the country. If you’re clever, there are plenty of secluded UK places a family of up to five can take a Veewee. The old air-cooled Type 2 models are still very much in vogue but dog-slow and prices are steeply inflated by classic-ness. But all VW campers, old and new, have good residuals, so your money’s pretty safe.

More recent T5 examples are downright excellent to drive, too. They’re pretty quiet, are very reliable, steer nicely and ride softly (unless you plump for one of the lowered, sportified examples) and there are 4x4 models, too, though at high prices. Best of all is the view as you ride along. (You sit higher than in a Range Rover.) Well, if you’re setting out to see the world, you might as well have the best possible view.

ONE WE FOUND 2011 VW CALIFORNIA 2.0 TDI, 75K MILES, £36,995