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Hi Folks

We are looking to buy a newer car for towing a caravan, lightweight at the minute, but again looking to update that as well to slightly large - probably up to 1200kg.  We currently tow with a 'Y' reg Zafira 1.8 - not brilliant but probably due to age.

We have looked at Ford C Max, Seat Altea and Citroen C4 Picasso.  Has anyone got opinions on any of these or can someone suggest something else suitable? Ideally looking at a MPV style car - like to sit higher up.

All opinions/ ideas greatly received - getting confused looking.

Thanks for any help.

Volvo S60 / V70 / AWD, must be D5 though?

Because of the reliability mainly. And many other reasons. 'More metal for your money'

Had a Y reg S80 D5, sold it to a mate, because it was the older one in the household, as we didn't need 2 big cars now.

But when the day comes, I'm going back to a Volvo.

Hi Nickkky, for what it's worth, I tow with a 2 litre turbo diesel C-max. It's an old one '04, but it's a brilliant tow car, it's very stable and pulls like a train. It's quite economical, 30mpg towing and 45/50mpg not towing. Without the van (Bailey Pageant) it is surprisingly quick and is a good fun car to drive.

Geoff

Quote: Originally posted by johnjory on 26/2/2013

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If member "skodabob" picks this up, he will absolutely love it! But seriously:

Just a personal opinion based on 7 years of ownership, for the needs you describe, look no further than Skoda Octavia estate. (2.0 diesel)

If you like auto gear boxes (Which I do. Please do your own search on UKCS for many threads on the merits of autos for towing) the VW/Skoda DSG system is the best auto I've ever driven. (Again do your own research.)

The Skoda Octavia DSG is the only car I've ever unconditionally considered replacing with same.

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