I had the same dilema a while ago (although I didnt want a white van)
Looked at connects …very disapointed with the value for money ,as Trail rat says they do have their problems .bit thursty for a diesel too.
VW as ever the fanboys favorite so that pushes the price up for what you get.
I ended up getting a nice ,met grey 08 berlingo 1.6hdi with less than 20,000 miles on the clock for the same price as high milage (100,000 plus) of the same year or older connect…………..as for vw caddy……couldn’t even get close to my budget for a tdi with mega miles…