Yeah, I haven't looked closely at the newest vans. I know the footwell seemed pretty narrow on the vans of several years ago. Kind of felt like there was no place to put my legs.
Is that a 3500 Van you got? I would have thought the tow capacity would be higher than 5,800 lbs.? Is a 3500 Van the same type of thing as a 3500 pickup? Sounds like it's plenty though for your needs. The higher axle ratio probably affects gas mileage pretty drastically if the tow capacity increases by that much.