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 Hi I currently have a Vauxhall Monterey 3.2 V6  petrol but i am looking to down size as it cost me a fortune in petrol (and the enviroment), I tow a lunar Zenith 5  1300kg aprox any suggestions on a good reliable tower ?that wont make me want to turn round at the first hill.( had Omega but the van sat to low and did not like hills)

I love driving and towing with the Monterey but can't justify the cost of running it.

Thanks

I keep banging on about the Mondeo tdci. I tow a van with an MTPLM of 1525 with mine and am  happy with performance and stability.

50mpg solo and 30ish when towing.

Worth checking out (IMHO)

regards

Mr Ulti-Mate

Any medium sized car with a modern diesel engine.

I prefer the Vectra over the Mondeo due to the much quieter and more refined ride...even compared with the new 2007 Mondeo

Cheers,

I will look into all off the above mentioned.

I used to tow with a Mondeo 2.0SI which i never had a problem with,then changed to a omega 2.0 cd (cracking car could not fault it.) but it gave me a hard time every time we met a hill which made me chage to the big old gas guzzler (same again cracking motor lovelly ride)

Thanks

I tow with a VW Touran 1.9 TDI  -  105 bhp.  Our van has a MTPLM of 1430 kg.  The car has a max. trailer weight of 1500 kg, and nose weight of 75 kg. The tax is £145 per year and it is Group 6 insurance.

Towing, I get 31 to 37 mpg.  Solo it gives about 40 mpg around town, and 55+ mpg on long runs.  (figures from on board computer).

Bertie.