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Topic: New towing family car required for £3k

sallybunny

27/4/2014 at 8:01pm
Location: Kent
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The title says it all really! We need a new family car that we can tow a Conway Challenger with. We currently tow with 1.2 Hyundai i10 so anything is going to be a step up! We basically want something that will be comfortable on long drives, reasonably economical and we can fit all our kit in without having to pack around the kids. We have 2 small boys that are rapidly growing and not a massive amount of kit but it would be nice to be able to take a few luxuries. It's not really going to be used for commuting, but more as the weekend, holiday and shopping car. We have around £3k for something reliable and will last a few years until we can afford something newer.

All suggestions welcome!

pete1nlancs

27/4/2014 at 8:36pm
Location: Milnrow Lancashire
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Try Ford Focus estate or Renault Scenic type cars. We have just bought a renault laguna sports tourer and we also have a conway challenger.
You need to work out if diesel is the route you want to take too.
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GCMS2012

27/4/2014 at 8:41pm
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Wouldn't bother with Autotrader, I find them on there a bit overpriced.

Gumtree I think would be a better option.

OH's just got a Picasso for £1K off there recently.

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bexamy

27/4/2014 at 9:08pm
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Astra estate, or zafira loads of room, we had a Renault scenic nice car but expensive for parts and kept going wrong.

paulyk74

27/4/2014 at 10:33pm
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Mondeo 1.8 TDCI, great towing cars and loads of space. I have found mine totally reliable, and built for comfort.

I get around 48mpg and that's towing my FC all be it slightly lighter than most and I don't struggle up hill

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millermicm

28/4/2014 at 7:24am
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Mondeo estate or Passat estate would be perfect. Deisel even better. Loads of Mondeo's about so cheap. Also Vectra but no so many estates around.

My iew of Autotrader is opposite to GCMS2012. I find there cars reasonably priced but of course until you see what anyone is offering "in the tin" it's impossible to say.

All advertising bases are simply that. somewhere that hundreds of others hang their adverts. Its impossible to generalise (generally).

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Paddy01

28/4/2014 at 7:58am
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A meriva 1.7 diesel, bigger than you think and 50 mpg, you would expect 45 mpg when towing.

We have not got a zafira 1.7 as kids bigger and older, but still have the meriva.

Best regards,

Tony.

bilstonbiker

29/4/2014 at 12:16pm
Location: west midlands
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how about a rover 75 diesel with a bmw engine can get 50 mpg on a run and realy comfy

savotu

29/4/2014 at 1:06pm
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Try a Skoda Octavia tuns of room very reliable and cheep to run

Post last edited on 29/04/2014 15:12:03

rjtcamplet

29/4/2014 at 7:23pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Paddy01 on 28/4/2014A meriva 1.7 diesel, bigger than you think and 50 mpg, you would expect 45 mpg when towing.

We have not got a zafira 1.7 as kids bigger and older, but still have the meriva.

Best regards,

Tony.

+1 for the Meriva, we've got a 1.4 petrol and it pulls the camplet fine. Normally loaded up with top box and ca full.

Very adaptable, quick and easy to put seats down etc, and not a monster to drive around town.

Some might say the road tax is a bit steep at £140 odd but hay ho, can't have everything.

Paddy01

29/4/2014 at 7:30pm
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Only £130 for diesel , just done it for the wife online, must admit if it was not for the meriva I would not have gone for the Zafira. It's a gem of a car and took us down to Dorset for the last four years with our tt without any fuss and returning no less than 45 mpg.

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Tony.

GCMS2012

30/4/2014 at 7:53am
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Quote: Originally posted by millermicm on 28/4/2014
Mondeo estate or Passat estate would be perfect. Deisel even better. Loads of Mondeo's about so cheap. Also Vectra but no so many estates around.

My iew of Autotrader is opposite to GCMS2012. I find there cars reasonably priced but of course until you see what anyone is offering "in the tin" it's impossible to say.

All advertising bases are simply that. somewhere that hundreds of others hang their adverts. Its impossible to generalise (generally).

Must be just our area then....

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sallybunny

30/4/2014 at 12:28pm
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