What are the seats like ? How does it compare to say a Berlingo and a vw caddy maxi life ???
Seats are great, they’re very car-like to drive, (as are the big Transits, apart from being a lot bigger!)
We get quite a few in at work, along with Berlingos, Partners, VW Caddies, Fiat Doblos…
The older Berlingos and Partners I hate with a passion, they’re horribly uncomfortable to drive as the seats don’t go back very far, the pedals are positioned so that you can’t stretch your left leg out beside the pedals as there’s a stupid footrest in the way, so if you’ve got longish legs, they’re bent in such a way that your foot is angled upwards.if I was tasked with driving one 200+ miles back from Cornwall, after half an hour into a nearly three hour drive I’d be in so much discomfort I’d be almost in tears!
I did have to drive a very new Berlingo last week, which was almost SUV-like, and a much, much nicer vehicle to drive!
Caddies are lovely to drive, even the Doblo is nicer to drive than the older Berlingos and Partners, but the Fords and VW’s are really nice to be in.
As mentioned, the Ford has the heated screen, and if they’ve got the newer ‘floating screen’ infotainment system with CarPlay, and satnav, that’s a really well-sorted system that links with a phone without any real effort, using it with my new car continually surprises me with how well it works.
Ford seats are very comfy too.
My issues with Berlingos and Partners is also compounded by my having osteoarthritis in my left knee, which increases the discomfort when my knee is kept bent for extended periods.
This is the latest Berlingo, much better than the older van-based one…