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Subject Topic: looking for a good towing car Post Reply Post New Topic
27/4/2006 at 5:54pm
 Location: banbury oxon
 Outfit: elddis tyfoon gtx toyota surf ssrx
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 hi there everyone i am looking for a really nice towing car any surgestions?

i have got a toyota surf at the moment but we are going back to a car instead of a 4x4.

if anyone has got anything that they might do a deal with let me know.

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27/4/2006 at 6:54pm
 Location: Stoke On Trent
 Outfit: KIA Sorento and Crusader Sorocco
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Best tow car on the market is the KIA Sorento


27/4/2006 at 7:28pm
 Location: ilkeston derbyshire
 Outfit: Bailey Olympus 504.
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hi blain,  i have recently brought a 2001 y reg vauxhall vectra 2.2 dti & can honestly say that i am really impressed with it, why towing my caravan last week at 55-60 mph i was getting 33mpg which i thought was really good, dont no what weight your caravan is mine is only just over a ton but the car towed it very well,

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27/4/2006 at 7:49pm
 Location: Coventry West Midlands
 Outfit: 1998 Swift Duette Mondeo 2.0 TDCi
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A Mondeo 2.0 TDCi would do the job nicely


27/4/2006 at 8:06pm
 Location: West Lothian
 Outfit: 20 XC60 B5 18 Elegance 580
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Skoda Superb 1.9 (130) TDi or 2.5 (160) TDi like mine!

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27/4/2006 at 8:18pm
 Location: West Yorks
 Outfit: Lunar Clubman 475-EK - Nissan X-Trail
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What about a compromise between car and 4X4? Like a Subaru Forester?

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27/4/2006 at 8:42pm
 Location: Buxton Derbys
 Outfit: Vauxhall Zafira Bailey Ranger 500 5
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I know it's a 4x4 but isn't the Kia Sorento "Towcar of the Year"?


27/4/2006 at 8:53pm
 Location: Cumbria
 Outfit: Fleetwood Sonata Prelude Audi A6
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 Best thing to do is get the car to match the van if you already have the van. Some good towcars have been named so far. The one I liked was the Skoda 2.5 tdi. I have exactly the same engine in my Audi A6. I did a long hill nearly 1 in 5 last weekend towing close to 1400kg. We flew up the hill . If you have a smaller  van then you can go with a smaller towcar. Had quite a few good reports on the Mondeo 2.0 tdci

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27/4/2006 at 9:13pm
 Location: Insch Aberdeenshire
 Outfit: Supersirocco and Santa Fe CRDTCDX7
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It is now according to the caravan club but it was the Subaru Forester.

I tow with a Nissan X- Trail 2.2 dCi and it woud wipe the floor with them both... never out of 6th gear when towing Ace Jubilee Equerry on dual carraigeway and motorway.
And returns 30+ MPG towing.

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30/4/2006 at 9:47am
 Location: lancashire
 Outfit: elddis firestorm 505----VW Passat tdi
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VW Passat TDI 130 bhp----Excellent

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30/4/2006 at 10:18am
 Location: banbury oxon
 Outfit: elddis tyfoon gtx toyota surf ssrx
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thank you all very much for all your ideas, we are going to have a look at a couple of mondeo's and a peugeot 406 2.1 thanks again

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30/4/2006 at 10:47am
 Location: Newark-on-trent
 Outfit: Abi Ace Harmony(back to a FC soon)
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This months Caravan and camping magazine says vectras are a good buy for around £8000 and the list of toys you can get inside are good too,worth a look.

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2005 VAUXHALL VECTRA 2.2i Direct Design 5dr Hatchback, 17,000 miles, as new, dab radio, six cd auto changer, trip computer, cruise control, remote locking, alloy wheels, air conditioning, electric windows, electric mirrors, colour coded door handles, colour . . . . (private)
 
£7,999
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30/4/2006 at 1:26pm
 Location: Costa Del Hartlepool
 Outfit: Compass Corona 626 Kia Sedona
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We upgraded from a Zafira 1.6 to a Vectra 2.2LS which pulls the caravan with no problems and get good MPG.



30/4/2006 at 5:01pm
 Location: N Yorkshire
 Outfit: Xc60 D5 Abbey Vogue
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We tow with a 02 Mondeo TDi 2 litre.no problems with 1150 kg , will hold 60 mph easily all day long and return over 30mpg at the same time. Handling  is superb as is solo performance.Pick a good one up for around 4k.

 



08/5/2006 at 1:49am
 Location: york
 Outfit: Pajero Bailey 500 4
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a mate towes with a vauxhall omega and loves it.

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