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31/8/2013 at 11:56am
Location: Lancaster
Outfit: Landcruiser & Avondale Mayfair 510-5L
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Congratulations; wow, that is excellent news!!!
I used to have a 2002 Galaxy people carrier with the 1.9TD PD115 Volkswagon diesel; it forever spent its time when towing on hills going into limp mode. Drove me and my other half nuts. We had to be recovered back from Lands End (350 miles) which was the last straw for her.
All in all, a disaster story; just a huge money pit.
The air con had stopped working, the stereo stopped working, the rear brakes seized, the heater matrix started leaking water, the head gasket failed & warped the cylinder head, the variable vane turbo had jammed, the strut tops had worn out, the passenger door lock didnt work properly. As I said, a 12 month lesson learnt.
The car had full Ford service history, had only covered 105K miles, and was really well looked after. May just have been a bad example, for a search around on Google says not.
The Land Cruiser is brilliant; everything works, without fail, in any situation or weather. It will happily tow trailers twice the weight of a caravan all day long.
I cant recommend Japanese cars enough; X Trails (which is a shared platform from the 2002on Primera, which my other half used for 3 years- again no failures), Patrols, Land Cruisers, Shoguns, all brilliant kit if you can afford the fuel (most will run happily on biodiesel- 90p per litre I pay)
If you are going to go away over Winter, a 4x4 makes a great choice; space, visibility, balance, poise and power to spare, and works great in any weather. 
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Chris
Caravanning for 22 years
1997 Toyota Land Cruiser 3.0TD & 2004 Avondale Mayfair 510-5L
Previous towcars:
2002 Nissan Primera - sold
2002 Ford Galaxy - Died & scrapped. Good riddance.
1998 BMW 525TDS SE - PEx
1998 VW Passat SE - Crashed into & scrapped
1997 Peugeot 406 GLX - PEx
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01/9/2013 at 5:12pm
Location: Lancaster
Outfit: Landcruiser & Avondale Mayfair 510-5L
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Yup, heard many great things about the Hyundai Terracan, the Kia Sorrento and Ssang Yong Musso; all good 4x4 tuggers, capable for the rubbish weather certain parts of the country have to deal with nearly every year.
Have had mine through Kirkstone Pass, Lake District with the snow 2 foot deep, banked higher than the mirrors, to get to a friends Sprinter van who had got stuck a few days before and wanted towing out. Land Cruiser didnt even break a sweat; good fun & with manual diff locks engaged & AT tyres, unstoppable.
As a small note, we go to Edinburgh Caravan Club Site at Christmas & New Year, always get a phone call from the site wardens if its thick with snow & ice; they apply a 4x4 only rule, and we are always good to go!!
Having to tow the caravan on a snow covered M6 and M74 was a new experience though I must say!
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Chris
Caravanning for 22 years
1997 Toyota Land Cruiser 3.0TD & 2004 Avondale Mayfair 510-5L
Previous towcars:
2002 Nissan Primera - sold
2002 Ford Galaxy - Died & scrapped. Good riddance.
1998 BMW 525TDS SE - PEx
1998 VW Passat SE - Crashed into & scrapped
1997 Peugeot 406 GLX - PEx
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