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Jalani 
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I've searched the forums and can't find that anyone's discussed the merits of any particular vehicles for towing. I've been using a 3.2V6 (petrol) Isuzu Trooper for the last 12 years and although it's a good old workhorse, it is VERY thirsty and I am thinking about replacing it. I think my ideal replacement would be a Volvo XC90 with the 5 cylinder turbo diesel - but I don't think I could afford it. So can I just throw open a discussion on 1. What is your present towing vehicle? 2. What would be your ideal towing vehicle and why? I guess that coupled with those questions would be what is realistically the most suitable tow vehicle for Mr Average and if you think you've already got a really good towing vehicle, why? Edited by Jalani |
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Isis
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Posted: 11 Sep 05 at 4:01pm |
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I seem to remeber already having a topic similar to this?
anyway: 1. Mk4 Vauxhaul Astra 1.6 (ok, stop laughing now...) 2. The VW Toureg would be the best towing vehicle IMO because of its mountains of tourque, but my ideal vehicle would have to be some kind of camper. |
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sailor girl
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Posted: 11 Sep 05 at 4:25pm |
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Your not an SB3 sailor are u?!?
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Sailor Girl, Queen Of The Forum!
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Strawberry
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Posted: 11 Sep 05 at 4:28pm |
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Cherub 2649 "Dangerous Strawberry
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Isis
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Definantly not... no-where near twitchy enough for me  |
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Stefan Lloyd
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Posted: 11 Sep 05 at 4:49pm |
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Mr Average towing what? Towing a Fireball, an SB3 or a Mumm 30 are three pretty different propositions. |
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stuarthop
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mums mondeo estate 2 litre tdci (turbo diesel with common rail injection for non petrol heads) seems to be able to tow anything gets good fuel economy too. my 1 litre polo tends to struggle a bit. Ideal towing machine has to be a landrover defender Edited by stuarthop |
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Jalani
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Posted: 11 Sep 05 at 6:07pm |
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I DID search for a topic on ideal towing vehicle but for some reason it didn't come up.... However, having had a look at the link posted by Strawberry the thread doesn't seem to have been taken terribly seriously at the time. I'm certainly not going to chop in my fuel guzzling Trooper for some planet-eating V24 monster truck with tyres that take half of Malaysia's annual rubber output and cost about a squillion pounds each! |
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Jalani
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I tow an F16, which at 8' 2" wide requires by a law a vehicle of at least 2 tons to tow it even though it weighs next to nothing. I guess when thinking of Mr Average sailor, I'm thinking 14' to 18' dinghy, probably an RS400 or similar? |
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49erGBR735HSC
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What about the Volvo V70 D5. Got enough room in the back to put sails
etc, probably the road going version of the XC90 and should be a bit
cheaper.
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