transit connect

[Toby]

Right!! I have one,

Where do i start?

Fuel - drinks loads i do around 1000 miles a week, long dist and pottering about, adverage £250+ a week on fuel.

Its to small once racking is in there.

Driving position, i find i get a back ach due to seat position.

Not the fastest van in the world.

If u want ill take some pics of the racking tomorow.

I have a 57 reg and just hitting 95000 miles.

[ortega277]

How about a caddy maxi nice size good engine plus it's a vw lets not forget

[justalex81]

How about a caddy maxi nice size good engine plus it's a vw lets not forget

sounds great. you paying? 

[NYSoul]

I have a Connect 06 Tddi (swb) I wanted the TDCI but I also wanted no side door and less than 40,000 on the clock which made my search a little difficult. Something had to give after 2 weeks of searching and a good TDDi came up.

Have had it 4 weeks, replaced an Astra van which blew up on me with 72,000 on the clock.

Connect was gutless and thirsty til I had it mapped last week. Now pulls a load better and I am not dropping through the gears all the time so I am getting about 40 to the gallon now.

The drive is not as good as the astra but on the plus side I can open the door without feeling like the handle is gonna come off in my hand.

I got lower back pain in the Astra as I was too big for it, Transit is fine, much better position to be sat.

In an ideal world it would have better spec, tape player and manual windows get on my nerves. Would also be nice if it had another gear, it will happily sit at 90 on the motorway (the private one i own) but I always feel like I am pushing it a bit hard.

In a really ideal world it would be a Caddy but I was looking at another £1500 for a good one of those  

[raferackstraw]

at the end of the day any work van ive had i looked after like its a tool of the trade, ie not thrashing down the road like a car check levels and generally look after it
the vivaro i had i put 30000 on that in a year and had no problems altho it had less than 10000 when i got it. as with any work horse looked after and it will run and run.
as for the caddy i have a lwb version and im sure if you got the cage divider between cab and load area then there is an openable section for long material, but as you say i dont think seat folds flat. my british gas caddy is ok but a vivaro size van for me would be much better
as for caddy forums fark that i only drive it.
i have not had a work van break down on me in my working life except for punctures  

[ortega277]

Hmmmm ok scrap the maxi idea then 

[richw911]

Connect will give you back ache ( i am rather tall though  ) and they are crap on fuel.

[Bellend]

Customer moans about back ache. Never drive end one on a massive journey myself though

[dan_apps]

fiesta tdci vans ftw

[Organisys]

T5

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