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hi does anyone apart from me own a Kia Clarus for a tow car ? I ask this question because I haven,t seen any around which is a shame , I know thay arn,t very popular because I had trouble of finding a towbar centre for my car but I did in the end I can,t say the name just in case I get a telling off by the website , so if anyone can help that whould be great

cheers wayne

Hi Wayne, sorry haven't got a Clarus and until now hadn't heard of them!  I will be changing my car in December though and am quite seriously thinking about the Kia Carens, it looks and sounds like a great wee car for its money and with a 2ltr deisel engine it should be a good towcar. I will keep an eye on this topic and see how it goes.

How do you find the Clarus?

Hiya' Wayne,

I don't know how long you have had the Clarus but, according to the  UK Kia website they don't seem to make such a model. ??

Incidentally, Papa-pip,  we have friends who tow with a Kia Carens and they are a great tow truck....... not as big or thirsty as their big brothers but a good 2.0 ltr diesel engine and a good heavy body makes them a sound investment.  We are due to change our car at the end of this year, and guess what we are looking at??

Good Luck

Les Wilson.

Quote: Originally posted by Les4paintings on 23/8/2006

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Hiya' Wayne,

I don't know how long you have had the Clarus but, according to the  UK Kia website they don't seem to make such a model. ??

Incidentally, Papa-pip,  we have friends who tow with a Kia Carens and they are a great tow truck....... not as big or thirsty as their big brothers but a good 2.0 ltr diesel engine and a good heavy body makes them a sound investment.  We are due to change our car at the end of this year, and guess what we are looking at??

Good Luck

Les Wilson.

 

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there is such a called a I know know I have one thay only inported 500 to the uk and was only made for three years its not a carens the megentis took over from our car Clarus its not a popular car at which makes more special ,

wayne

Just for your interest there are 2 of these models running here, 1 as a taxi now with a intergalactic millage the other used to tow a caravan, I think power to weight ratio is of slight concern but the owner is happy to go all over the uk.

Lots of space.

Quote: Originally posted by raggy on 24/8/2006

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I have a Sorento and its the best tow car I ever had

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hi all the towing weight for my clarus is 1750 which I think is impressive I tow a 1985 Abbey suffolk 4 berth 19ft and it tows it lovely just cruises along the motorway , we have all the clothes bbq  beer chairs in there  .  a great outfit.

By the don,t go away on bank holiday its a bloody fortune go the week after its cheaper thats when were going away the site wont be ramed.

wayne

hi  sorento for me to i ;m afraid

  best car i have ever had [BY FAR]  and i have had three ne shuma;s 

                                                              harry. 

Quote: Originally posted by Prospector on 24/8/2006

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Anyone contemplating a Carens be wary of the maximum towing capacity - only 1250kgs I believe.

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Sedona/Carnival for me. Love it, love it, love it!

Hope the Big Guy's listening Graham!

Hiya'papa pip,

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Anyone contemplating a Carens be wary of the maximum towing capacity - only 1250kgs I believe.

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Thanks Prospector, well within the range i need for the old thomson Glennevis which is rated at around 900kg.
was in my local tyre center today getting two new tyres and was reading the What Car mag that was lying, they had a list of the top 12 MPV and the carens was 4th which was good as it was rated higher than most of the other MPV's I have on my list. I think that in December I will be getting a Carens from a certain big chap with the white beard!

Papa-pip.

12500kg is often quite enough,  We have just changed our Elddis Tornado (1200kg MTPL) for a new Bailey Ranger Series 5 460/4 which is a roomy 4 berth with a max weight of 1184kg. so the Carens will be sound for us.....roll on the end of the year when we get ours.....hope he comes to Yorkshire before he gets up to Scotland incase he only has the one....lol

Regards

Les Wilson.

INCIDENTALY:-

Sorry for keeping this old thread alive but it just accured to me to ask......do any of you know whether the Carens is a front or rear wheel drive.  I have received all the bumph from the local dealer and from Kia UK and there is just no mention anywhere of whether it is front or rear wheel.......its big brothers are both, being 4 x 4's so that doesn't help either.

Cheers,

Les Wilson.