Have Jayco Dove - want to upgrade?

Depends on how heavy it is, Our X Trail can tow 2.5t from memory.
But when towing it goes through the fuel :(

Cheers Kev

Hi there. I agree with your 2000 kg figure for the X Trail (as per the Red Book). I doubt you'll find a 16 to 17 ft van at much under 1500 kg Tare or 1900 kg ATM, unless you go back in years. Our 17 ft 6in Coromal Poptop is only 1000/1400, but it is also 20 years old and single axle. No TV or microwave for us, and plenty of our gear travels in the Prado, in order to keep the ATM down to 1400kg. It weighs 1200kg empty except for gas and water, so you could say the 'real' Tare is 200kg above the plated Tare.
A van with ATM of 1200 kg will be hard to find, implying a Tare of well under a tonne. I am amazed at the weight of even 13 to 14 ft vans these days (I have noticed, because I sometimes ponder about our next van, then I stop pondering when I see the choices!!).
Stories abound of ridiculous plated weights, with Tare weights that exclude gas bottles, air cons, water in the tank, TV and other 'optional extras', and some that are plain spurious. I recall one review in a mainstream mag where the kerbside weight (ie before any food, utensils, personal stuff, bedding, clothes) was within a few kg of the plated ATM, and so the van was basically useless unless the gas bottles were left behind, and the water tank left empty. Then there would be room for a tin of baked beans AND a pair of underpants!!
Mind you, we love our van, and have had great times with it, so it's all worthwhile.

Hi Janice
Have a look at the A'Van (A'Liner...Cruiser)
As for keeping their value, I believe that the longer you keep a van the less it has cost you to use. We had a 15ft van a few years back which we paid $1850 for and sold for $2500 ten years later, if you look after the van I think you can still get your money back a few years down the track.
Good luck
Brian R