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14/8/2015 at 10:38pm
Location: fife Outfit: vw t5 adria isonzo
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skoda octavia scout. 140 bhp diesel, 50 mpg solo and upto 30 mpg towing. fantastic tow car,kerb weight 1700 kgs.
14/8/2015 at 11:08pm
Location: Shropshire Outfit: Bailey Phoenix GT 75
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Kia Sorento or Hyundai Santa Fe. Big torquey engines and heavy cars.------------- DS-There's more to life than football!!!
15/8/2015 at 1:56am
Location: None Entered Outfit: Swift charisma Skoda Scout 4x4
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mark 2 estate, or twin door Skoda Superb tdi 4x4 170 bhp 1800kg,
Just to keep Bessie happy also a Mondeo, so you don't need a large 4x4
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We have the same van and tow with a 1.9 skoda superb, returning 34/35 towingPost last edited on 15/08/2015 02:06:27
15/8/2015 at 5:38am
Location: TEESSIDE Outfit: SWIFT CONQUEROR 565
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We have had a Santa Fe, now just changed to a Kia Sorento, both very good tow cars, excellent MPG figures solo and 28-30 when towing. The seven seat versions are better as they have self leveling suspension.
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15/8/2015 at 7:53am
Location: Sheffield Outfit: Sterling Eccles Sport 636
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BMW X5
Do you specifically want a 4x4 ? You can tow 1500 with a car.
15/8/2015 at 10:20am
Location: Northumberland Outfit: Knaus Sudwind 550 TK
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Volvo XC anyone??------------- Damned if I do...
Damned if I don't!!!!
15/8/2015 at 5:46pm
Location: Ilkeston. Derbyshire Outfit: Disco 4 Unicorn Barcelona 4
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Quote: Originally posted by checkley1973 on 15/8/2015 BMW X5
Do you specifically want a 4x4 ? You can tow 1500 with a car.
Nah Discovery 3
Only joking Checkley
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15/8/2015 at 6:28pm
Location: West Lothian Outfit: 20 XC60 B5 18 Elegance 580
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Quote: Originally posted by GCMS2012 on 15/8/2015
Volvo XC anyone??
Very pleased with my XC60 D5 Auto .... great car.
Of the 4x4's I have owned and towed with .... love the XC60, loved my Yeti 170 TDi ... hated my VW Tiguan 177Tdi!------------- 2020 Volvo XC60 B5 R Design Geartronic / 2018 Swift Elegance 580
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15/8/2015 at 7:04pm
Location: Sheffield Outfit: Sterling Eccles Sport 636
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Quote: Originally posted by Ray Clayton on 15/8/2015
Quote: Originally posted by checkley1973 on 15/8/2015BMW X5
Do you specifically want a 4x4 ? You can tow 1500 with a car.
Nah Discovery 3
Only joking Checkley <img align="absmiddle" src="forum_images/smiley4.gif" width="17" alt="17">
I like the Disco 3 :-) the wife didn't though or we might have bought one.
15/8/2015 at 8:07pm
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Sorento or Santa Fe.had Sorentos for towing 10 years now have Santa Fe. Before that I bought a brand new discovery, plenty of mechanical failures with that so needed deep pockets.
15/8/2015 at 8:52pm
Location: Ilkeston. Derbyshire Outfit: Disco 4 Unicorn Barcelona 4
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your right birdman they can be
even mine 57 plate 2008, after most of the faults were sorted can cost, i have spent 1500 this year on new comp, and all new brakes inc discs and egr valves x 2
at 110000 miles i accept that some things will need changing.The brakes would have been same on any car so cant count them really.
But for all its bad faults in the early days its still one of the best tow cars and off road 4x4 around, and takes some beating. (well the Defender110 is better) but i would not recomend it as i tow car just for caravaning unless like me you use it for offroad and other towing duties as it can be costly if you cant do most of the the jobs yourself.
It still put a smile on my face every time i drive it
Post last edited on 15/08/2015 21:03:38 ------------- Cheers
Ray
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16/8/2015 at 7:56am
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When i bought my Disco towed well, but at 6 days old had to have new transfer box fitted as it kept jumping out of high ratio when letting foot of accelerator.At 32000 miles when out of warranty, bearing on gearbox input shaft collapsed went through the gears jamming them whilst towing caravan.Holiday was aborted and recovery home, gearbox beyond repair, new box and fitting £2300, then final straw turbo went, got shot of it with 55000miles on the clock.. Sorento no mechanical failures and in my opinion was a better towcar.Now Santa fe, bought this year is superior with more pulling power.
16/8/2015 at 1:27pm
Location: Sheffield Outfit: Sterling Eccles Sport 636
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Wow looks like a lucky escape. Our x5 has 60,000 on the clock and hasn't had anything fail yet !
16/8/2015 at 5:02pm
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yet
Dont matter what make sooner or later it will cost.
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Ray
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