perry wrote:
Other big down side to the vito for me apart from no luggage space is that the rear windows don't open at all.
I had a colleague that had to stop working for 3 weeks in the summer as he was waiting for the aircom to be repaired. And it was unbearable for customers being completely seal off in the rear compartment. Procab windows not great but they do open giving customers some fresh air when moving. Both cabs are a sh_t design if you have someone feeling sick. BOTH cabs say they are designed for the modern day taxi drive in mind if that was the case they would have fully opening windows in rear like my E7 had
I got 411.000 miles out of my E7 original engine and gearbox. That cab will take some beating best cab i have ever had
I’ve never seen a Vito whose rear windows don’t open. The ‘middle’ windows don’t but the rears do, they’re also a lot easier to use than the fiddly procab windows, (they’re electric in my Vito) One of our drivers bought the voyager version of the tourneo without aircon and the passengers found it unbearable in the back. He actuality took apart the ventilation pipes to the drivers feet and fitted a 1” flexible pipe to the rear compartment. If it’s a deal breaker, a window fitter can put a sliding window in for around £250-£300
If you do a lot of airport runs, yes luggage space is limited, Ive done a couple of six seaters to the airport and it hasn’t really been a problem. Three big cases in the front, two under the flip downs seats and one sat in the middle between the passengers, not perfect but doable.
I would have to agree with you regarding the E7 though, a very well thought out cab, my 09 Reg is still doing the rounds around here, it’s just approaching 400,000 miles on its original engine and gearbox.