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I'm not sure Les, but I'd take a guess at it being Front Wheel Drive. Simply because having test driven one there's a distinct 'lack' of power on take off. Plus I believe that they're cheaper to manufacture. I could be wrong, and I stand to be corrected.

BTW, I used to work in Newmillerdam, and my boss lived in Sandal...know it very well, even though I now live in France!

Hello

How's it going?

I'm keeping a watching eye on the Kia Carens too - looks a good car!

Also keeping an eye on the Chevy Lacetti which should hopefully be diesel before not too long!

Also know Sandal & Newmillerdam well! I work for Wakefield Council and life just down the road from Sandal!

 I have a Kia Carens 2 litre diesel, tow a Avondale Kestrel 1100kg just come back from a weeks holiday down at Bodmin in Cornwall, great tow car, it,s 275 miles form Bodwin to my house,i dropped the van off, went and filled up with fuel took 41.71 litres,thsts 9.18 gallons thats 29.95 MPG ,thats all dual carriagway & motorway except for the last 20 miles, traveling at 55 to 60 MPH, it dose about 40 to 42 running solo.

I am just so-o-o-o-o-o-o GREEN with envy coz if I was to win the lottery I'd buy hubby a Sorento! Not only have they been voted tow car of the year 2006 but they look pretty tasty too.

There's no way my 1.8 Zafira would be any good as a tow car for our Ellie but I'd love to get a Sorento.

I've been yearning for one of these babies since first seeing it in Practical Caravan mag but hubby kept saying he didn't like the look of it, (as if we could afford one anyhoo!), until........,I pointed one out to him, towing a rather large tin tent behind it and only then did he agree that one would be nice...........better start doing more lottery numbers methinks

Quote: Originally posted by Floydfan on 25/8/2006

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

Hope the Big Guy's listening Graham!

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Quote: Originally posted by Les4paintings on 25/8/2006

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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.

1250kg 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.

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Let me knoe when you get yours, then again I reckon I should get mine first cos the big man delivers from North to South (or is that top to bottom!?!)

Enjoy!

Quote: Originally posted by hippy chick on 27/8/2006

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I am just so-o-o-o-o-o-o GREEN with envy coz if I was to win the lottery I'd buy hubby a Sorento! Not only have they been voted tow car of the year 2006 but they look pretty tasty too.

There's no way my 1.8 Zafira would be any good as a tow car for our Ellie but I'd love to get a Sorento.

I've been yearning for one of these babies since first seeing it in Practical Caravan mag but hubby kept saying he didn't like the look of it, (as if we could afford one anyhoo!), until........,I pointed one out to him, towing a rather large tin tent behind it and only then did he agree that one would be nice...........better start doing more lottery numbers methinks

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