I think The pacer trains are ok. I just think they should refurbish them with inter-city type seats like on the Welsh Valley class 142s and the bristol based Class 143s. They should of done that before they entered
Service down hear they would of had less complaints then. However been from Lapford up to Barnstaple  today Sunday 13th July 2008  on A Train which was a refurbished Class 153 sprinter coupled with a Class 142 pacer. That was the 14:30 from Lapford not sure what time it left Exeter but got to Barny at 15:11 and the same formation coming back the same day at 19:15 from Barny. It was brilliant at least making train travel interesting if nothing else. Didn't catch from train numbers but I think the class 142 was 142070