I personally disagree with others who extole the virtues of soft start. I have a Carver (Truma) and it is MUCH easier to "nudge" my van into awkward spaces (or up to the back of the car) than my friend's van, which has soft start. Problem with soft start is that it accelerates just as you are thinking it's time to stop! I guess you would get used to it. On a different topic, don't be talked into an expensive, massive, leisure battery. A small car battery is much more effective and cheaper. After all, leisure batteries are designed for long-term, small discharge. A car battery is designed for massive loads and fast recharging. The mover uses two motors similar to car starter motors, hence you need a battery that can deliver quite a wallop without self-destructing. So, unless you need to run your caravan electrics on site for long periods without a hook-up, try using a car battery (I use one out of a Metro). In my experience the mover is much "friskier" with the car battery and I have had no problems in 3 years, including 3, 6 week tours of France.