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Quote: Originally posted by LobeyDosser on 21/10/2014

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Of all the larger vehicles I have owned or driven with my job, the Landrover 101 would be my tow vehicle of choice, but that is "a little gutsy" fuel wise.

Land Rover Disco, too expensive for spares.
Volvo Estate, too big.
Audi, too prone to rusting on the sub frames.
Duster 4X4, too light for modern vans (and a host of other reasons too long to get on one page).

But thanks guys and gals for your input.

It is going to be a difficult choice in that I need a heavier car, but there just being the 2 of us, I don't want a big car.
It has to be heavy enough to give us a range of choice in caravans, comfortable enough to drive distances, but still small enough for town and village parking.

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As I've posted before my Chrysler 300C Touring (Estate) is an ideal tow car for heavier vans.

It weighs 2.3 tonnes and has a 3 litre diesel engine..

The drive train is from the series 5 Merc.

It pulls like a train and is more economical then most 4 x 4's

Quote: Originally posted by sunshinetours on 22/10/2014

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Quote: Originally posted by LobeyDosser on 21/10/2014Of all the larger vehicles I have owned or driven with my job, the Landrover 101 would be my tow vehicle of choice, but that is "a little gutsy" fuel wise.

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Land Rover Disco, too expensive for spares.
Volvo Estate, too big.
Audi, too prone to rusting on the sub frames.
Duster 4X4, too light for modern vans (and a host of other reasons too long to get on one page).

But thanks guys and gals for your input.

It is going to be a difficult choice in that I need a heavier car, but there just being the 2 of us, I don't want a big car.
It has to be heavy enough to give us a range of choice in caravans, comfortable enough to drive distances, but still small enough for town and village parking.

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This is why I would choose van first Lobey. If you don't you will need a very heavy car to tow the upper end of your range which will also mean a large car in practice.

If you want a smaller car you will need to find a lighter weight van in reality to be able to tow safely

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