Thanks for the welcome. I'm enjoying my first few TC miles, trying to figure out the sound/sync system and the trip/cruise control/info/mpg display. Happy to discover the second-row seats come out dntirely (the dealer was not aware) and starting to accept reluctantly that there are no rack crossbar options except the $500+ Thule OEM bars.
The 2016 TC SWB XLT wagon is my first US vehicle since I fell for a 1976 Olds Cutlass. I guess I wpuld have opted for a Honda Element, if they still made them, but the Transit Connect seems to be a worthy successor.
Aloha,
Flanman