The Importance of Being Idle

Waiting. And Why My Vito Is Rubbish

Okay well the van is exchanged, I'm back home and I'm waiting for work to come in. The van I've got to replace my beloved Vivaro is sadly a Mercedes Vito. Now I don't think I've ever done van reviews before, which is entirely reasonable because it's pretty nerdy and tedious. On the other hand, lots of other things I talk about are nerdy and tedious, so why not? I spend a lot of my time in vans and driving (obviously) so let's talk about the Vito and why it sucks.
It just does.
Okay, well let's see, the driving position is uncomfortable, even fully back the seat is too far forward (and I'm not exactly a giant), the pedals are in a wierd position (the brake is slightly raised to getting your foot on it is a little awkward), the clutch is too high, the brakes bite too hard, the vision is terrible because the pillars are in exactly the wrong place. Oh and the handbrake is actually a footbrake as you apply it with a pedal (yes, there are four pedals) and release it with a wierd switch on the dashboard. And on this particular van although I'm sure this isn't generally true, the radio won't just settle on to one station but keeps retuning itself. The only good thing I can think of is that it has side doors on both sides, which is probably just to make it easier to produce it for British and European markets but I can see it being handy for loading and unloading.
Yeah, not a fan of that van. In fact I find it so unpleasant to drive I actually hope that I DON'T get any work today, and that's not something I've ever said before.
So here we go, waiting.

posted by BadMonkey @ 8:52 AM