looking to buy a Kia Sportage 2.0 crdti Does anyone use one of these and what do you pull? ( have had to change from petrol Audi avant even before I get my first van!)
My father-in-law pulls a caravan with his 05 Kia Sportage diesel with no problems at all. The caravan is around 1250kg fully laden but the newer Sportages do have a 1800kg max braked tow weight. He has been very happy with the car and would recommend it.
We have a 2005 Sportage, and a Sterling Eccles Topaz (about 1300kgs). It tows a treat and is very comfortable for us and the dogs. However the noseweight limit is only 75kgs which I find difficult to keep to.
We have a 09 and have had to put a new set of tyres on the rear, only after 7500 miles, we also had the rear wheel realigned, as the tyre on the off side had no tread on the outside. No problems now.
We tow a Senator 1500 kg, tows a dream good on fuel we get about 35 towing.
I had a 2007 Sportage. Towed a Conway Cruiser folding camper (750gk approx). The car laughed at this little trailer! Then we swapped the Conway for a Sterling Europa 540 (1500kg max). Still towed ok, but i was always busy changing gear, plus as already mentiond it had (from memory) 75kg max towball weight - not ideal for this new van! I had the 137bhp (again from memory) diesel - earlier ones were less powerful. As long as you are ok changing gear a fair bit you will enjoy one of these mini 4wd bargains. Maybe consider its bigger brother, the 'old school' Sorento. Not quite so good on diesel but a better 4wd all round. Not a better car, but better off road, better equipped, much more interior space, tougher mechanicals, less gear changing towing, bigger towball weight of 150kg, and much bigger max towing trailer weight (3000kg for a manual). Bad bits - bit big feeling round town, rolls in corners at high speed (no sports car but no surprise there), uses more fuel, a bit like a luxury tracto to drive. Both are good and both are cheap. Sportage better than a mondeo (had 2 of those ver the years - great solo but not so great for towing as fwd), cheaper to run than a larger 4wd but a bit less capable too. Test many cars and buy the one that suits you best!
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