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Ricewind69

I tow a 1500kg caravan with a 2.3 petrol Galaxy, and stability wise it is a fantastic towcar. Mine struggles on the hills a bit but only cos its a petrol, on the motorway it will sit at 60 all day no probs. i would recommend the diesel, and I will be changing mine for one later this year. If you are buying the slightly older shape Galaxy, go for the 130bhp and not the 115, the extra power and torque will be noticed. if you are buying the new shape the go for the 2 litre 140 bhp model for the same reasons.

Jon

Hi,

Depending on how new you want to go I have driven the new Galaxy and it was amazing, so much so that I have decided to buy it.

According to the Ford borchure the figures are;

Gross Vehicle Mass 2505Kg, Gross Train Wt 4305Kg, Max Towable Mass 1800Kg and Nose Wt is 90Kg. Doing the calculations the 85% rule gives 1530Kg (hope my math is correct!)

Ford offer a 2.0 TDCi in both 140 and 163bhp and a manual and powershift (auto) which is really a combi box as you get the choice of either auto or the ability to swithc to manual gear select. The box has a "dual clutch" so it preselects the next gear and offers a really smooth gearchange, Mmm I did wonder on that as well so off I went to the dealer...

I took it for a test drive and was amazed, so much so that we hired one for a week and gave it a real test, it was amazing, pretty good on fuel solo and really comfortable.

The previous version was a good tow work horse but fuel economy was not so good solo, however this new version (2.0 Duratorq TDCi) was excellent,I was getting about 45mpg combined (tested full at start and full at end rather than rely on the computer).

I am now looking for a new caravan so we can start enjoying our net outfit when the new car arrives!

Hope I have been of some help

Agreed, haven't seen the kerbweight mentioned so far.  I still think it may be too light.

Jim

We have a Ford Galaxy and though we often consider another make and model we just can't find anything that comes close to matching the Galaxy on economy.  For us economy is the important factor when choosing a car, yes, we can buy a cheaper car but when it comes to keeping it running, fuel, servicing costs, repairs etc the Galaxy wins hands down.

I'd love to try a different car but in the end common sense always prevails and i know we've made the right choice :)

Your next problem will be finding one, but there are 2 for sale at ds dalgleish in Galashiels, you need your haggling skills honed

http://www.dsdalgleish.co.uk/car.php?id=1533&img=0     dont pay more than 10K

We are just about to put our Galaxy (52 reg 1.9 TDi Ghia 79K miles. Very good condition, only got single electrics, not towed a caravan only small trailer) up for sale.  Loved having it but now we have the Santa Fe cant justify keeping it.

Certainly recommend them.