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I could be wrong but I believe the volvo V50 is the same chassis as a ford focus estate?

We owned a Volvo 760 some years ago. Itr was the first and last Volvo I will ever have as I found it uncomfortable,with poor handling and mediocre performance.

If my lottery numbers come up I will probably go for a Mecedes E Class Diesel, but in the meantime would probably look for a Nissan X Trail or similar when we change our car next year.

I agree wholeheartedly with the idea of a used towcar of the year for all us plebs...

Nick

Quote: Originally posted by PeeWee on 01/10/2006

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I could be wrong but I believe the volvo V50 is the same chassis as a ford focus estate?

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Still would prefer a second hand V70 tows alot bigger van and hardly feels like it has anything on the back!

Ill stick to my mondeo cheaper to service and parts are plentiful and it tows our van well, don't like these car of the year awards type things they never pick vehs I can afford

david and Jenny

Quote: Originally posted by Custer on 01/10/2006

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All comments welcome but not always appreciated. . Lets say max price of £6.000 and able to tow a max weight of 1800kgs. Should make an interesting read. Any age or make welcome.

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You can get a 2001 Isuzu Trooper Citation 3.0D 5-door for that.   There isn't much competition at that price if you want to tow 1800kg and want something built this century!

Cheers
Andrew

Quote: Originally posted by PeeWee on 01/10/2006

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I could be wrong but I believe the volvo V50 is the same chassis as a ford focus estate?

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At the risk of stating the obvious...The CC TCOY of previous years are today's second-hand cars, are they not? So the TCOY of 1996 (whatever that is, I'm sure it's archived somewhere) probably still makes a great towcar.

And the competition IS split into price bands, with class winners at various prices. It's just a (sad) fact of life that the cheaper models are normally only heavy enough for trailer tents etc.

To accuse the CC of taking backhanders is breathtakingly apalling. I've judged a couple of CC competitions (not towcar though) and can assure you that the judging is TOTALLY impartial, extremely thorough, and blooming hard work!

One statistic that surprised me is that CC members spend...get this...£1.1BILLION per year on new cars. There certainly is the money out there... sadly not in our pockets! And where are the vans in TCOY? To me they really are the best... no way would I give up my trusty Trafic for anything!

Andrew