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Thinking of buying one 3 year old from kia dealership.  Anyone pull with one and what they like on fuel consumption when towing

many thanks

We have towed with our Sedona, an Elddis Firsestorm, plus full awning, 2 adults 3 kids and a dog.

They're brilliant, didn't feel any strain at all and the mpg was very good, mid 30's with the air con on.  Very stable, and felt like it would pull forever, picked up well going uphill too.

Our car is for sale, see link for details, )if I've posted it right!) still has transferrable Kia warranty, contact me for any details of interested.

We bought it following recommendations on this site, and it really is good. It had to be capable of towing a 5 berth van but be versatile enough for me to drive to work every day, and it does all that.

However we have to let it go as we are getting a company car, and don't need to keep 2 cars.

Hope you don't think I'm being cheeky, but you never know.................

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/classads/forsale/view.asp?ad=6-6-4-10767&subj=****KIA+SEDONA***FANTASTIC+TOW+CAR****

Actually its not cheeky, I just sold my Zafira on ebay, a member of UKcampsite saw my ebay link on here and bought it, you know who you are

I have a new sedona because it is a well respected tow car, I tow with it the first time next weekend, but im looking forward to it....

I just sold mine off here, fantastic tow car, however fuel consumption is ridiculous dont care what anyone says...

I was getting around  350 Miles off about £55 of fuel.

Which is terrible for a diesel, and reading lots of sedona forums its about the norm, and thats WITHOUT towing!

However other than that fantastic car, and perfect tow car.

Quote: Originally posted by raggy on 05/6/2006

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Cant fault them

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Quote: Originally posted by BigDawg on 05/6/2006

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You get what you pay for at the end of the day.

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My Kia's average mpg is 19% less than Kia Motors claim for it, and that is when its not towing and driven for economy!!

Pathetic, really. Toyotas I have owned always reached the mpg claimed for them.

Brilliant towcar though, 110 bhp towing a small van, no problem. Whattowcar.com describes the performance as vivid, and it is.

We're on our second, and I can't fault them at all. They have more room than the Previa we owned, they tow better than anything I've towed with in 20 years of caravanning at a level of comfort that's fantastic for the price you pay. The car is an absolute workhorse, mechanically and structurally sound.

But there'll be another opinion along shortly!

I sold my Zafira last Feb for a Kia Sedona and at first the size took a bit of getting used to as I loved the zafira, but as a female tower with a 5 berth, single axle I feel much safer with the Kia, I have a lot of oomph to get me up those long motorway inclines and feel more confident overall.

The built in dvd is also fantastic for keeping the kids amused as the headphones keep them quiet and I dont have the background noise from the portable, on the knee one they used before.

Have towed to paris from glasgow non stop in a long day and the Kia was great, not one hairy moment or frayed temper.

The mpg is a bit scary but I dont really know what I am getting as I am more interested in keeping the kids amused and arriving in one piece than the cost, its a female thing.

Have fun with the new motor whatever it ends up being.

Quote: Originally posted by shooie on 05/6/2006

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Quote: Originally posted by raggy on 05/6/2006

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Cant fault them

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These can !!------interesting website!

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