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Topic: help with towcar choice

chris2212

15/6/2009 at 1:00am
Location: manchester
Outfit: Coachman Amara 560 6

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after having 2 post already i was sure I was going to go for a terracan , sorento in my price range had too many miles , until someone asked what i thought of a jeep Cherokee ,really like the look but never thought of as a tow car,cant make my mind up between
JEEP Cherokee 2.5 CRD Sport 03 plate 37000m $4695 or
CHEROKEE 2.5 CRD LTD 02 plate 56000m £5295 or
Terracan 2.9 CRTD 03 plate 46000m £4995
i have a Coachman Amara 560/6
Weight Unladen 1367kg
Max. Weight 1575kg
any help would be appreciated

TammyCampers

15/6/2009 at 12:55pm
Location: South Wales Valleys
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er..., there's aways the Ssan Yong Rexon - (think it's called) they look great, cheap and have got older Merc engines in em...

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gazmister123

15/6/2009 at 1:48pm
Location: Redditch Worcestershire
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Hi, The cherokee sport has a really tiny boot, We have looked at one, Look good though but not much use if you have to use the boot,

The other cherokees have bigger boots but I believe they use lots of diesel.

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johnjory

15/6/2009 at 3:54pm
Location: Lowestoft Suffolk
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Been looking at Caravan Club Towcar of the Year on your behalf. Jeep Cherokee performed well.

This might very well spark off a controversy, but here goes. My conclusion is that (based on above and posts on this site) there does not seem to be any such thing as a bad tow car.

So as long as your van is within the towing limits of the vehicle (ie max weight and nose weight) buy the vehicle you like best and it will serve you well, both solo and towing.

bluesriff

15/6/2009 at 7:54pm
Location: Suffolk
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Land rover discovery every time, best tow car there is!

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clairvic

15/6/2009 at 8:19pm
Location: somerset
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yes disco is best tow car but dont look great. i had bmw 320td did the job but wasnt good at towing my europa 500 so just got mitsubishi warrior which is very very good will tow yours easyly to mine cost £5500 87k does 35 mpg towing about 28-30mpg. jeep cheorkee probly be good but thursty.

Totie

16/6/2009 at 11:28am
Location: Hampshire
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Nissan x trail dci 2.2 excellent tow car,economical on the diesel too.

junezhubby

16/6/2009 at 5:36pm
Location: Ramsbottom
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We have a Cherokee Ltd '53 plate & love it. Tows well, up to now has been reliable & cheap to service. True - you may only see around 28-30 mpg solo & 25ish towing, but that goes with the territory of a 2 ton kerbweight. Sure that if you look around you will pick something similar to ours for around £5000. Think they were lowered by around an inch around april 2002 after "stability issues". We have had no problems in this regard but ours is presumably among the lowered ones.We tow a Quasar 525 with no problems. If you want to know 'owt just ask.

See you soon, Bernard.

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