I'll pretend that I'm not going off-topic or hi-jacking the thread by relating this to the title in that i should have persuaded someone to persuade me that buying my van was a bad idea.
The best (least worst) image that I have of my van lately is this one from before Christmas.
This simple, monotone view is the product of a few hundred hours of intense effort. The opposite side is less finished but I am in the final stages of bodywork welding with some chassis work after that. It will get painted this summer.