it's shit

2 hours in and i've got really bad back ache around my shoulder blades

it doesn't like going round corners

the steering is wooden in the dead ahead position, then you try to turn and nothing happens, and then it's "wahey!" and you feel like it's about to topple over

the brakes, while good, feel like cardboard when youpress the pedal, and then you have to figure out when it's actually going to do some braking because it feels like you are lightly touching the brakes and you slow down a little, and then it's like you've slammed them on to do an emergency stop, so plenty jerky

who the fuck designed the dash? you can't get your tomtom stuck onto the screen where you want it because it's too bloody far away to reach the fooker

you need longer left arm/leg or shorter right arm/leg combo because the seat is piss poor and the steering wheel won't adjust

and i won't go on about why the bean counters decided they needed a poverty spec van with windee windows and not even a decent cup holder in the dash, and no steering wheel controls for the radio (that's shit too, looks like it's going to fall apart when you press the buttons) and not even going to bother with the fit and finish of the plastics and steering wheel (they look like they've been made to the same standards and using the same materials as my old mk2 cavalier)

so, basicly, if you want a van, even a poverty spec transit is much much better, and the shaggedout connect i went up to swap felt much nicer to drive, even with 100k on the clock, shagged suspension and a fucked steering rack

on the plus side, it's got a 6 speed gearbox and 6th is 30 mph/1000 rpm so it's supposed to be a good motorway cruiser, even though it was doing about 45 miles per bar on the fuel gauage

i think i'll stick with my sprinter thank you very much