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Personsteve mx
14/3/2015 at 10:50pm
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need to change our car soon, it will be used everyday so cheap to run would be good, budget no more than £2000 ish been looking at vw passat diesel or mondeo both saloon or hatch are they any good for towing ? is there anything else i could look for ? at that money, dont need to be baffled by science as we tow mostly with vw t4 would only be a back up or for shorter breaks


Personromany girl
15/3/2015 at 2:51am
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Try www.whattowcar.com for suitable car and caravan matching information, an easy to use website that rates most popular makes of cars and caravans with star ratings and technical info, owners reviews ect.

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15/3/2015 at 8:59am
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I would say for that money for a reasonable towcar your best bet would be anything with the old VW 1.9diesel but budget for a cambelt change as soon as you get car even if it is claimed belt has been changed because if that goes the car is scrap at that price.

Cars with that engine apart from VW will be Skoda & Ford Galaxy/Seat Alambra.

The older Citroen/Peugeot 2.0hdi diesel will also run for high mileages but older cars with this engine, C5/Pug 406 can be prone to electrical probs.


Personjanus
15/3/2015 at 10:01am
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I towed a 1450kg Hymer with my Mk3 Mondeo and it was tremendous, the Mk4 I have now towing the same job is just as good and the design of the car makes it a more refined vehicle to drive.

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For a licence dated 1997 or later you must add together the plated max weight of the caravan and trailer, if the total is 3500 or less you can tow it. You may even tow a caravan with a MAM greater than the cars unladen mass the restriction was removed in 2013

Mondeo Titanium 140 tdci


Personsteve mx
15/3/2015 at 1:20pm
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when you say licence is it driving licence, date passed test or vehicle reg ?


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Personleon copa
15/3/2015 at 6:30pm
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If you go for a vw and do get timing belt done do water pump as wett try a skoda octiva same engine as vw


Personnavver
15/3/2015 at 7:13pm
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Quote: Originally posted by steve mx on 15/3/2015when you say licence is it driving licence, date passed test or vehicle reg ?


Your driving licence date passed test


PersonI800 dave
15/3/2015 at 7:23pm
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With a mondeo im sure most caravans would be ok on a post 97 licence, unless passed within the last couple of years as then you can only tow a trailer upto 750kg I believe


Personjanus
15/3/2015 at 11:43pm
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Quote: Originally posted by I800 dave on 15/3/2015
With a mondeo im sure most caravans would be ok on a post 97 licence, unless passed within the last couple of years as then you can only tow a trailer upto 750kg I believe

You believe wrong. The same rules apply to everyone who has a licence dated from 1997 onwards. With a Mondeo mk3 hatch any caravan with a MTPLM of less than 1475 is ok, with a mk4 the limit for someone with a B licence would be 1325kg unless other models are different from mine.



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For a licence dated 1997 or later you must add together the plated max weight of the caravan and trailer, if the total is 3500 or less you can tow it. You may even tow a caravan with a MAM greater than the cars unladen mass the restriction was removed in 2013

Mondeo Titanium 140 tdci


Personsteve mx
17/3/2015 at 7:28pm
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anybody got a nissan x trail 2.2 diesel looking around 02/03 plate wondered what opinions were reliability fuel economy and of course for towin ?


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Personleon copa
18/3/2015 at 9:09am
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check out x trail forum i no of turbo problems . car tax for 03 03 2.2sve is £265 . on practical caravan review say 37mpg solo . 1500 to 1600 say practical caravan .


PersonI800 dave
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The regulations have changed again from licences dated from a couple of years ago



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