Small van

My last two cars have been vans, if you know what I mean! I tax and and insure them as private vehicles. I'll never go back to cars. My first van was a Kangoo with a rear window so it had a rear view mirror. The current one (Kangoo Maxi) has no rear window. I find very little difference. I reverse using the wing mirrors, adjusting them if necessary. Never had a scrape. As regards height and length, even the Maxi is smaller than a lot of monster SUVs on the road. It can go anywhere a car can so there's no difference in carparks, toll gates etc.

OP, you might find yourself considering joining the vandriving fraternity once you've given it a try.

The Kangoo will - if it hasn't changed dimensions since I had one 2009-2016.

Thanks Briciu.

Was it necessary to remove the pallet from underneath?

"Small van" is an oxymoron. That is like saying "Giant Shrimp." If you are going to get a van at all, buy the biggest one you can afford. Vans are for space and storage.

If you get the biggest, you will always have enough space. Not worried about fuel consumption, new vans get better fuel mileage than 20 years ago. I'd say it give more freedom than parking a car. Yes you can park in somebody's driveway or in a parking lot, but vans can park anywhere if you remember to put your bright orange traffic cones out.