What do vans cost? What should they cost? Conversion vans are manufactured by second stage manufacturers of the original equipment. They are typically produced on Chevrolet Express vans, GMC Savanah vans, Ford Econoline series and Sprinter/Mercedes platforms. The common conversion van starts with a shell such as a cargo van that is manufactured by GM, Ford and Daimiler Chrysler. The most reasonable chassis is the Ford Econoline that is based on the oldest chassis configuration. One of the most poplular is the new Chevy or GMC chassis that has additional driver side doors. The most expensive raw chassis is the Sprinter van which features the durable Mercedes Turbo Diesel engine. GM also offers an all wheel drive version of their chassis. The conversion manufacturer, or upfitter, will produce a wide range of packaging that can be applied to the raw chassis. You may find a basic package that consist of cloth seats, no TV but all the room and space of a full size van in the mid twenty range after rebates. An example of the other extreme would be an elaborate package on a Sprinter chassis. This could have leather seating, two flatscreen TV's, GPS system and all the amentities in the mid sixty range.