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ttransit connect vs volkwagen caddy 04 model

  • 30-07-2010 05:21PM
    #1
    ken2010
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43 ✭


    transit connect vs volkwagen caddy 04 model..which one would be the best one out of the two to spend your money on? if anyone has one of them what are they like to drive have they had problems with them


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  • #2
    chiefwiggum
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,708 ✭✭✭chiefwiggum


    my company has both...ive driven both a lot....answer is the caddy no question...wins on power,looks,load space and comfort...hope this helps


  • #3
    Lurching
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,241 ✭✭✭Lurching


    Im the same, have driven both, no contest at all. Caddy wins out very time.


  • #4
    wiger toods
    Closed Accounts Posts: 813 ✭✭✭wiger toods


    have mine a month now(04 new shape)! my cousin is goin crazy cause the company he works for got a transit connect instead of the caddy he wanted. he says its terrible to drive, and he's up and down to dublin everyday in it. the caddy is great to drive, and feels solid on the road too. ive a couple of niggles in mine, such as the horn is gone, brakelight bulb, tiny things. as long as the engine and gearbox stay alive, il be happy. bit more expensive than the connect, berlingo etc, but well worth it.


  • #5
    gofaster_s13
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 942 ✭✭✭gofaster_s13


    Caddy is a nicer drive, faster etc but reliability is left seriously lacking(turbos, gearboxes, flywheels, injectors, wheelbearings, exhausts) compared to the Connect, working on both of these vans every day of the week and if I was spending my money I'd have a Transit Connect hands down.


  • #6
    dr.fuzzenstein
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,575 ✭✭✭✭dr.fuzzenstein


    gofaster_s13 wrote: »
    Caddy is a nicer drive, faster etc but reliability is left seriously lacking(turbos, gearboxes, flywheels, injectors, wheelbearings, exhausts) compared to the Connect, working on both of these vans every day of the week and if I was spending my money I'd have a Transit Connect hands down.

    Had a connect myself and it's absolutely bulletproof. The caddy is softer and has more options (i.e. things to go wrong).
    Friend of mine has the caddy and it's forever getting fixed. The Connect will just go forever and when you do load a few hundred kg's into it doesn't drag it's arse on the road.
    Connect better for doing actual work.


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  • #7
    wiger toods
    Closed Accounts Posts: 813 ✭✭✭wiger toods


    gofaster_s13 wrote: »
    Caddy is a nicer drive, faster etc but reliability is left seriously lacking(turbos, gearboxes, flywheels, injectors, wheelbearings, exhausts) compared to the Connect, working on both of these vans every day of the week and if I was spending my money I'd have a Transit Connect hands down.
    jaysus! ur getn me worried now mate! you wouldnt by any chance happen to know what a still abs light and a symbol that looks like a car with skid marks behind it, along with a flashing handbrake light and three beeps means? although it hasnt done this in weeks!


  • #8
    dr.fuzzenstein
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,575 ✭✭✭✭dr.fuzzenstein


    wiger toods wrote: »
    jaysus! ur getn me worried now mate! you wouldnt by any chance happen to know what a still abs light and a symbol that looks like a car with skid marks behind it, along with a flashing handbrake light and three beeps means? although it hasnt done this in weeks!

    Prolly means a big bill coming up...


  • #9
    the bolt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 485 ✭✭the bolt


    chiefwiggum wrote: »
    my company has both...ive driven both a lot....answer is the caddy no question...wins on power,looks,load space and comfort...hope this helps
    All i can say is that the ford must be very uncomfortable as I have drove the caddy and its not good in the comfort stakes.:DThe co I work for have one and it seems to be fairly bullet proof as it doesnt get great care but still a good van


  • #10
    chiefwiggum
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,708 ✭✭✭chiefwiggum


    think of the connect as a tractor mower.....that will give you some idea comfort wise..lol


  • #11
    dr.fuzzenstein
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,575 ✭✭✭✭dr.fuzzenstein


    chiefwiggum wrote: »
    think of the connect as a tractor mower.....that will give you some idea comfort wise..lol

    I thought the seat in the Connect was fairly nice, good seating position and loads of room, but lousy when it comes to storage space.
    But think of the passengers too. My Connect had some sort of emergency jumpseat on the passenger side instead of a proper seat. It did not adjust in any direction and was rock hard, any passenger I ever had suffered badly in it!
    But as far as driving and comfort goes loved the Connect, thought it was nicely sprung, quick enough and comfy enough for longer runs.
    Also (just a little thing) whatever way the windows open, you can have it one quarter open and just get a gentle breeze on top of you and almost no noise.
    But you will need to invest in some speakers, the Connects stereo is terrible, well the stereo head unit is OK, but the speakers in the doors are tiny and pathetic.


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