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Thats what I'm concerned about, the lack of oomph. 

The astra estate won the C&CC in 2011 in the "green" class and was described as a stable tug.  But maybe another 2.0 mondeo will give more peace of mind. 

Shame though, as Vauxhall will give a 3 year warranty on cars less than a year old whereas Ford don't and with my luck with cars (4 in two years!!) that was very tempting.  Back to the drawing board....

Quote: Originally posted by Trick on 18/8/2012

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Hello all, our 2.0 Mondeo(115bhp) is soon for the knackers yard so am looking at a replacement.  Now here's the thing, we've just spent a year on a seasonal pitch and loved it so we are looking to do that for the foreseable future.  Only towing a couple times in the year I'm starting to look at a more economical tug.  Our van is only 1300MTPLM so I'm looking at either another mondeo this time the 1.6tdci (115bhp 199lbs/ft) or Vauxhall Astra 1.7cdti sports tourer (125bhp 206lbs/ft). Both of these will return a reported 60 odd mpg and £30 tax.  Any views?  You don't often see many Vauxhalls on sites but on paper it looks slightly better especially as a nearly new one comes with 3 year warranty as standard.  Maximum spend is going to be about £12000. Thanks in advance Trick 

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Buy the Mondeo you know its what you really want.