I have had them all from Sherpa's to Transits to Midi's but the best I ever had was a VW Transporter diesel.
Allways started, never let me down, cheap to run because it never let me down, it did a head gasket once but that was the biggest expense. Still had the original clutch when it went.
Bought any bits I needed from the local German spares shop. One big service before the winter and one in the spring to say thanks and that was it.
It did 250k in 10 years, couldnt recommend one highly enough.
Murky