I have always had transits, first and second generation, and now the new shape. I bought the van from a main dealer at 3 years old with 60k. It had a new clutch and flywheel. So far - I've done 10k, about half of that towing 1300kg - it seems fine, although it's a bit difficult to get 1st gear sometimes from a standstill, hot or cold. mpg without towing seems pretty constant at about 30, even on the motorway at 65 - I would have expected a bit more. My overall impression is that build quality is down a bit on previous tranny's - starting to look at sprinters, but mainly as I fancy a change.