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Topic: Whats your Tow Car and Rig?
Posted By: radixon
Subject: Whats your Tow Car and Rig?
Date Posted: 26 Jan 10 at 12:29pm
What car do you tow your boat with?Me I have a 1.8 Focus to
tow my 200 or 700. (Taken on a phone hence pants pic)



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Posted By: Villan
Date Posted: 26 Jan 10 at 12:38pm

Volvo V70 - 2.5T (Auto, Straight 5 + Petrol) Full leather interior, heated electric memory seats, and having lots of money spent on it (did a total of 11k miles in 6 years before I bought it!!)

Was going to go for a diesil but as its my daily runabout car as well I don't do the mileage to make diesil pay. Low pressure turbo makes light work of towing, (and embarases the saxocorsaboys at the lights too )

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Posted By: JimC
Date Posted: 26 Jan 10 at 12:54pm
How many of you own boats that are sufficiently heavy that it makes any significant difference what you drag the thing along with?


Posted By: Jon Emmett
Date Posted: 26 Jan 10 at 12:55pm
Ford Connect LBW (just big enough to get Laser spars and 49er sails in length ways).

The 1.8 diesel will tow 2 49ers or RIB will Laser on the roof quite happily Smile




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Posted By: Villan
Date Posted: 26 Jan 10 at 12:56pm

Probably not many, but if you're going to do it you may as well do it with some sort of comfort!

Remember, every car can tow, it may take a bit longer to get to get going, but they all can .. the problem comes from stopping!



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Posted By: dave.blakesley
Date Posted: 26 Jan 10 at 1:20pm
My dodgy old astra 1.6 with my "special" modifications... That manages to tow the 18 footer no worries, and for once i completely agree with jim, how many people actually own boats that warrant having a powerful towing car...

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Posted By: Merlinboy
Date Posted: 26 Jan 10 at 1:30pm

Just use my Company car at moment which i picked to slow me down!! (VW Jetta TDI)  its going back end of next month i just need to decide what to get next list so far:

Passat estate

Mondeo estate

Volvo V50

Saab 9-3 sports tourer

Insignia estate

Maybe able to sneak in an A4 or 3 series, but would probably be a sh*t spec.  I don't have to have an estate but they are useful with a big dog, two kids and two day sailing events (i sleep in the car)



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Posted By: alstorer
Date Posted: 26 Jan 10 at 1:31pm
I realise this won't help the company, but I'd avoid the Saab given they're on the point of going tits up.

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Posted By: English Dave
Date Posted: 26 Jan 10 at 1:51pm
Honda Accord Estate 2.2 diesel. I tow 1 and sometimes 2 Hurricane5.9s so that would be about 650kg all up. I need the estate for all the other stuff i seem to have to carry. Camping gear, daughter's bike, fully battened mainsail etc. I got along fine with the petrol Saab93 i had before but it's a long climb from Dublin to Newry and the diesel is better for the role. Also it has cruise control to maximise progress while staying the right side of Mr Plod and i can sleep in the back with the seats down.

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Posted By: olly_love
Date Posted: 26 Jan 10 at 2:04pm

VOLVO 850 TDI, PERFECT. WILL TOW ANYTHING sorry caps,

now it works



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Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 26 Jan 10 at 2:10pm

Originally posted by Jon Emmett

Ford Connect LBW (just big enough to get Laser spars and 49er sails in length ways).

The 1.8 diesel will tow 2 49ers or RIB will Laser on the roof quite happily Smile


I noticed your van has those special 'foot wells' in the bonnet that you can place your feet in when you are untying the boat too Jon....very pimp!



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Posted By: Fans1024
Date Posted: 26 Jan 10 at 2:14pm
When I lived at home and sailed the 200, Land Rover defender 90 TD5... would tow a 747 if wanted to.  My car at the time [olde 306 1.4] could've towed but the tow hitch was probably worth half the valve of the car....


Posted By: chrisg
Date Posted: 26 Jan 10 at 2:21pm

My car does have a tow bar:

but use Amy's 156 diesel sportwagon if going a long way as we prefer some comfort if going any distance... (plus its an excuse to drive it as its really good fun too - the only turboweasel i've actually enjoyed driving!)



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Posted By: stuarthop
Date Posted: 26 Jan 10 at 2:24pm
Our y reg saxo 1.1 tows the fireball absolutley fine and its done a healthy 138,000 miles, plenty of life left in it stil too.

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Posted By: MattK
Date Posted: 26 Jan 10 at 2:27pm
Originally posted by JimC

How many of you own boats that are sufficiently heavy that
it makes any significant difference what you drag the thing along with?


My tow bar assembly weighs 40% off the hull weigh of my boat, slight
overkill, and the all up towing weight is probably comparable to having 4
friends in the car... power isn't an issue


Posted By: ASok
Date Posted: 26 Jan 10 at 2:28pm

Normally rob a manky old Toyota Hilux from work.  Good fun and easy to tow with.

However, I much prefer loading my boat up on a mates double stacker and sharing the fuel bill.  More environmentally friendly and means I can take the Mazda 6 hatchback to the event and sleep in the boot!!

Like earlier comments, I don't think towing a dinghy needs any large car.  Towing a cat does need some grunt as you do get drag if you leave the tramp on! 

The only boat I've every towed and needed pulling and stopping power is a J24 and they have a little more weight than your average dinghy!



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Posted By: winging it
Date Posted: 26 Jan 10 at 3:00pm
S reg subaru legacy outback estate awd 2.5 automatic cruise control thing.  I really like it.  Did two big trips with it last week collecting tanks, sorry, GP14s, no worries at all.  Nor in the snow.  Has a special button I push makes it grip better.....or something like that....

Used to haul the 470 around behind a fiat uno....


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Posted By: alstorer
Date Posted: 26 Jan 10 at 3:38pm
Helm just got a Mercedes Vito swb two seater. No need for more seats, and takes bikes etc easily as well as sailing gear. Popular choice in the B14 fleet.

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Posted By: s.a.l.t.y
Date Posted: 26 Jan 10 at 5:30pm
My Dads VW Passat 1.9TDi Estate. Its a complete barge but
has no problems towing and is big enough to fit all my
sailing sh*t it with room to spare. Its gotta tow an 800
and a 600 to the winters at Grafham in a couple of weeks.
It should make light work of the journey.

The joys of being the only 'yoof' at the club with my own
car insurance that lets me drive other peoples cars

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Posted By: Jon Emmett
Date Posted: 26 Jan 10 at 5:32pm
Slightly off topic but...

The problem with the Vitos is they are RWD which means when they don't have a heavy load in the back they can have poor traction. I saw loads of them slipping and sliding all over the place the other week when we had lots of snow and ice... You don't get this problem with the transists and Transporters which are FWD.


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Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 26 Jan 10 at 5:35pm
Original shape 2l Scenic, simply because it was there at the time. Best tow car (ie, make no difference to performance with 2 boats behind and 1 on the roof), 1.5l Lada Riva estate. Sadly rusted away over a decade ago...

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Posted By: Smight at BBSC
Date Posted: 26 Jan 10 at 6:27pm
Havn't got a tow bar fitted to the corsa yet but may well do. 1L, 3 pots and 12Volts should tow the 14 ok . May get the crew to tow with his Landrover 90 tdi should cope just fine although I don't know weather I trust his driving  

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Posted By: patj
Date Posted: 26 Jan 10 at 6:50pm

This was our rig at Pyefleet Week 2008. Large free standing awning extended the space and the bikes enabled us to get from the quiet campsite at the top of town to the club for the evening without driving. Four extra masts and various centreboards sails and rudders were added later - cvrda transport service at work! 

The van is the 1.9 petrol engine which has more horses than any of the diesel versions and will do 80mph towing the boat. 1992 vintage and now 173000 miles.

Best insult to a BMW driver - overtake him with a camper van....towing a boat....driven by a woman



Posted By: Webmuppet
Date Posted: 26 Jan 10 at 7:08pm


Low budget mafia staff car.........it should do the job !

Nigel


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Posted By: ratface
Date Posted: 26 Jan 10 at 7:32pm

Its all about the nissan mirca 1.2 from 1989

have towed a double stacker of cherub and a rs200 and kit in the back of the car, worked just fine. hopefully work even better at towing now i have a 'special button' on my dashboard!



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Posted By: Webmuppet
Date Posted: 26 Jan 10 at 7:48pm
Originally posted by ratface

Its all about the nissan mirca 1.2 from 1989

have towed a double stacker of cherub and a rs200 and kit in the back of the car, worked just fine. hopefully work even better at towing now i have a 'special button' on my dashboard!



Ejector seat for passenger ?LOL

Nigel


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Posted By: Merlinboy
Date Posted: 26 Jan 10 at 7:56pm
Originally posted by motayotty

 Still enough poke to exit a handicap event and hide shortly after the results are published

 Brilliant post Simon



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Posted By: les5269
Date Posted: 26 Jan 10 at 8:45pm
Audi A4 2.5 v6 tdi or Galaxy 2.3 (petrol) tows 49er or 5000 (when I'm sailing!) and rooftop a Mirror.

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Posted By: s.a.l.t.y
Date Posted: 26 Jan 10 at 8:57pm

I remember seeing this on the Vortex Association website ages ago. Now which end of the outfit is heaviest do you think?

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Posted By: Jamesd
Date Posted: 26 Jan 10 at 9:36pm
HAHA that is a nice Mini though

We had this conversation at the club once, a guy there swears he used to
drive two ents around behind a mini, he just avoided big hills. Cant quite see
it myself tbh.

I have a golf, tows two boats fine, but struggles with two boats four people
and kit, so it kinda defeats the point of double stacking and sharing costs as
you really need two cars


Posted By: laser193713
Date Posted: 26 Jan 10 at 9:46pm
54 plate clio 1.6 towed my laser with a 29er on top of the trailer to london for the BUSA fleet nationals from plymouth, only struggled slightly on the hills on the way back into plymouth.  The main problem was the 29er wings making the trailer take off when you got close to the speed limit. gave me a few frights!

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Posted By: alstorer
Date Posted: 26 Jan 10 at 10:28pm
Originally posted by Jon Emmett

Slightly off topic but...The problem with the Vitos is they are RWD which means when they <span style="font-weight: bold;">don't</span> have a heavy load in the back they can have poor traction. I saw loads of them slipping and sliding all over the place the other week when we had lots of snow and ice... You don't get this problem with the transists and Transporters which are FWD.

Ha! it's his 20 grand. He says the Vito was the only one with a sufficiently adjustable seat (he's a tall guy)

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Posted By: Wodman
Date Posted: 27 Jan 10 at 1:02am
I'm allowed to borrow SWMBOs Nissan X-Trail to tow my Scout
Groups Wayfarers or Visions on a double stacker - but only if she
doesn't need it to tackle two miles of town traffic to her school!

Best tow car I've had yet, 2wd economy, 4wd when needed to spare
the embarrassment of getting stuck. Stable at the legal limit (honestly,
officer) with two Wayfarers and kit on the back and with a cavernous
boot as well.    

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Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 27 Jan 10 at 10:01am
There was a photo posted on here somewhere of a Fiat 126 with a Contender on the roof towing and a double stacker on a tow bar (Winging It, did you post it).....

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Posted By: tomoore1
Date Posted: 27 Jan 10 at 4:28pm

for me its a 52plate laguna 1.9 DCI. Just as efficient at 70 as 60 due to a nice 6th gear  towing a rs300 and you just don't feel it.

I did tow a double stacker of 29er and rs300 with the car filled to the brim of my uni rubbish in my old 306 diesel (no turbo). I will always go for a diesel now, lovely torque.



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Posted By: radixon
Date Posted: 30 Jan 10 at 8:51pm
Updated my post on the front page, here is how we transport 4 Lasers in one go, towed by a Nissan Terano this time round.



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Posted By: Rockhopper
Date Posted: 30 Jan 10 at 9:05pm
Ford galaxy tdi for me six speed box so good on fuel and  great for towing the boats either double stacked vareos or the five on its own.Its even better when you put the fuel chip in it (38 bhp) extra power at the flick of a switch .

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Posted By: Xpletive
Date Posted: 30 Jan 10 at 9:29pm

God! You lot take so much for granted! Here's mine....



Posted By: JimC
Date Posted: 31 Jan 10 at 12:20am
Originally posted by Jamesd

We had this conversation at the club once, a guy there swears he used to
drive two ents around behind a mini, he just avoided big hills. Cant quite see it myself tbh.

In the days when motorways were fewer and traffic much lighter and slower this wouldn't have been regarded as that big a deal. If you had to go up the hills in second then so be it...


Posted By: Jon711
Date Posted: 31 Jan 10 at 1:50pm
An 05 Vectra 1.9 Diesel, handles the Blaze well.  In fact I have to remind my self the boat is there.  I seem to recall that the Vectra was the caravan clubs towcar of the year in about 2005...


Posted By: Contender 541
Date Posted: 31 Jan 10 at 5:57pm

Landrover Defender 90 - on a F plate, so its 20 years old and has 170000 on the clock. 

I love my old landy - it just keeps on going and going and going



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Posted By: timeintheboat
Date Posted: 31 Jan 10 at 6:53pm
Never mind the car, I amazes when I go for a weeks sailing
and the car, boot, boat, back seats and roof box are
chocka.

I look around and there are people in their fiestas with no
roof box and empty back seats. How?

Perhaps I just smell better. I mean how much stuff do you
need?

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Posted By: Rockhopper
Date Posted: 01 Feb 10 at 8:13am
perhaps they put some gear in the boat i know i leave all the sails in the boat.

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Posted By: Contender443
Date Posted: 01 Feb 10 at 1:01pm

Seven Contenders and 1 Discovery =

 



Posted By: Villan
Date Posted: 01 Feb 10 at 1:21pm
There is one we have all forgotten about ..

Who needs a car AND a boat when you can have:



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Posted By: Slippery Jim
Date Posted: 02 Feb 10 at 10:02am
X-trail 2.0 cdi April 2008. 170 Hp 365 nm torque diesel manual 6-speed,
diff. lock, all mod cons, cruise
control inc. When pulling the 59er on an old West-Mercia trailer you just don
´t notice she´s there.

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Posted By: Neptune
Date Posted: 02 Feb 10 at 10:24am

Can't believe this video wasn't posted from the Vortex page

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAfZ1N56qjY - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAfZ1N56qjY

Next time I see a Finn or somethgin else heavy being towed by something small i'll be thinking of that 



Posted By: Slippery Jim
Date Posted: 02 Feb 10 at 10:33am
ouch!

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Posted By: Steve411
Date Posted: 02 Feb 10 at 3:41pm

Originally posted by Rockhopper

Ford galaxy tdi for me six speed box so good on fuel and  great for towing the boats either double stacked vareos or the five on its own.Its even better when you put the fuel chip in it (38 bhp) extra power at the flick of a switch .

Ford Galaxy 2.8 V6. Six speed box - sh*te on fuel.



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Posted By: Slippery Jim
Date Posted: 02 Feb 10 at 3:54pm
Originally posted by Steve411

Originally posted by Rockhopper

Ford galaxy tdi for me six
speed box so good on fuel and  great for towing the boats either double
stacked vareos or the five on its own.Its even better when you put the fuel
chip in it (38 bhp) extra power at the flick of a switch .


Ford Galaxy 2.8 V6. Six speed box - sh*te on fuel.



Don´t mess with chips. Did a perfectly orlrighty Renault espace (last model)
cdi in by doing that. 1st clutch went after 28 000 Km three clutches klater
and at 38 000 turbo packed in. Just don´t go there if the
manufacturer doesn´t do it in the first place...

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Posted By: Merlinboy
Date Posted: 02 Feb 10 at 4:29pm
Especially Renault Espaces, they are an absolute nightmare.  Although i support your point Jim, the manufacturer spends millions of pounds on developing efficient and complexed ECU's and engine mapping, why would a £150 chip improve it???

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Posted By: Norbert
Date Posted: 02 Feb 10 at 4:29pm
Some dumb yank.... must strap boat to trailer, mustn't drive into traffic light pole. Don't eat and drive...




Posted By: ratface
Date Posted: 02 Feb 10 at 10:01pm

Originally posted by Merlinboy

Especially Renault Espaces, they are an absolute nightmare.  Although i support your point Jim, the manufacturer spends millions of pounds on developing efficient and complexed ECU's and engine mapping, why would a £150 chip improve it???

means you can make a 1.2L kick out the same power as a 1.6  even if the engine does occasionly decide to give no power...



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Posted By: I luv Wight
Date Posted: 02 Feb 10 at 10:45pm
1994 Peugeot 405 1.6 estate, but I normally roof rack everywhere to keep the ferry costs down.  It's never felt quite the same after doing the Pico nationals with 3 boats on a trailer, 7 rigs on the roof, + 3 lads and camping stuff in the car. It was a bit slow on hills, even on the motorway, 2nd gear needed at times.

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Posted By: Slippery Jim
Date Posted: 03 Feb 10 at 7:17am
Originally posted by Merlinboy

Especially Renault Espaces, they are an absolute
nightmare.  Although i support your point Jim, the manufacturer spends
millions of pounds on developing efficient and complexed ECU's and engine
mapping, why would a £150 chip improve it???


Due to lack of umph in the low revs area. No good if you´re towin´

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Posted By: Slippery Jim
Date Posted: 03 Feb 10 at 7:19am
Originally posted by I luv Wight

1994 Peugeot 405 1.6 estate, but I normally roof rack
everywhere to keep the ferry costs down.  It's never felt quite the same after
doing the Pico nationals with 3 boats on a trailer, 7 rigs on the roof, + 3 lads
and camping stuff in the car. It was a bit slow on hills, even on the
motorway, 2nd gear needed at times.


Cheap ferry costs offset by car repair bills???

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Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 03 Feb 10 at 9:28am

Originally posted by Slippery Jim

Originally posted by Merlinboy

Especially Renault Espaces, they are an absolute
nightmare.  Although i support your point Jim, the manufacturer spends
millions of pounds on developing efficient and complexed ECU's and engine
mapping, why would a £150 chip improve it???


Due to lack of umph in the low revs area. No good if you´re towin´

Just tow with a diesel then, plenty of torque all across the rev range!

Having said that I towed a Scorpion on a heavy old trailer from Hunts to Sidmouth with a 206SW 1.4 petrol and had no issues at all. It was not as nice as using a 307 2.0 HDi which I had the previous year though.



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Posted By: I luv Wight
Date Posted: 03 Feb 10 at 10:21am
Originally posted by Slippery Jim

Originally posted by I luv Wight

1994 Peugeot 405 1.6 estate, but I normally roof rack
everywhere to keep the ferry costs down.  It's never felt quite the same after
doing the Pico nationals with 3 boats on a trailer, 7 rigs on the roof, + 3 lads
and camping stuff in the car. It was a bit slow on hills, even on the
motorway, 2nd gear needed at times.


Cheap ferry costs offset by car repair bills???


It's still going (  spending £0 on it in repairs in two years, costing £500 originally ) but it's time I got a new(er) one with a bit more go.


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Posted By: Slippery Jim
Date Posted: 03 Feb 10 at 10:35am
Originally posted by jeffers

Originally posted by Slippery Jim

Originally posted by Merlinboy

Especially
Renault Espaces, they are an absolute nightmare.  Although i support your
point Jim, the manufacturer spends millions of pounds on developing
efficient and complexed ECU's and engine mapping, why would a £150
chip improve it???
Due to lack of umph in the low revs area. No
good if you´re towin´


Just tow with a diesel then, plenty of torque all across the rev
range!


Having said that I towed a Scorpion on a heavy old trailer from Hunts to
Sidmouth with a 206SW 1.4 petrol and had no issues at all. It was not as
nice as using a 307 2.0 HDi which I had the previous year
though.



It WAS a diesel. As I said, the previous MATRA model, before Renault
started making their own.

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Posted By: Villan
Date Posted: 12 Feb 10 at 10:23am

This was picked up yesterday as a restoration / rebuild project ... It already has the mountings and brackets in for the towbar, electrics are in, we just need to rebuild the car, get it through an MOT, and we have a tax-free tow car! (And if anyone needs a cheap wedding car ..  )

1978 Rover 100, 4 owners and 75,000 miles since then. (I apologise for the pic quality, taken on the HTC at 10pm last night)

http://www.brutalhosts.com/Rover100/IMAG0057.jpg - Clicky

 



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Posted By: radixon
Date Posted: 12 Feb 10 at 11:04am
Originally posted by Villan

This was picked up yesterday as a restoration / rebuild project ... It already has the mountings and brackets in for the towbar, electrics are in, we just need to rebuild the car, get it through an MOT, and we have a tax-free tow car! (And if anyone needs a cheap wedding car ..  )

1978 Rover 100, 4 owners and 75,000 miles since then. (I apologise for the pic quality, taken on the HTC at 10pm last night)

http://www.brutalhosts.com/Rover100/IMAG0057.jpg - Clicky

 

Another BLYM project,

but then again, I could use this to tow with:

(this is the pre restore state, 2 years ago)




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Posted By: ratface
Date Posted: 15 Feb 10 at 12:30pm
Richard, it isnt a blym related project... but Villan and Myself are involved in the restoration of it, towing that for 2 hours wasn't that fun... 40mph uphill with the 1.9 van

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Posted By: Villan
Date Posted: 15 Feb 10 at 12:37pm
Ratface - did you manage to get any pics of this weekends `rig?

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Posted By: les5269
Date Posted: 15 Feb 10 at 1:51pm
Originally posted by Villan

This was picked up yesterday as a restoration / rebuild project ... It already has the mountings and brackets in for the towbar, electrics are in, we just need to rebuild the car, get it through an MOT, and we have a tax-free tow car! (And if anyone needs a cheap wedding car ..  )

1978 Rover 100, 4 owners and 75,000 miles since then. (I apologise for the pic quality, taken on the HTC at 10pm last night)

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Just reading through this..............

a few questions; are you sure thats a 1978?

And free road tax has to be registered before jan 1st 1973?



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Posted By: Villan
Date Posted: 15 Feb 10 at 2:25pm
Yeh, the paperwork we had was from 1978, its actually a 63  (iirc) .. CYD623A

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Posted By: Merlinboy
Date Posted: 15 Feb 10 at 2:26pm
I thought exactly the same is it a P4 100??  If so early 60's?? 

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Posted By: catmandoo
Date Posted: 15 Feb 10 at 3:57pm

Mates Disco towing a Stealth Topped with an A , 100 miles n It blew up !!!!!

Recovery transporter completed the remaining 250 effortlessly and I drank my carry oot !

 

 



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Posted By: Oli
Date Posted: 15 Feb 10 at 4:58pm
that brings back memories!  i broke down in my disco towing the sb3 to torquay! from essex i got within 30 miles of the sailing club!  not happy!  i got them to tow me to the club and hotel and garage.  had to pay to get the disco back to essex (not cheap!) a friend towed the sb3 back.

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Posted By: BarnsieB14768
Date Posted: 15 Feb 10 at 7:29pm

Well fun to drive and tows with plenty of poke and occasionally tows vehicles out at Winter Pursuits when the ground thaws whilst sailing leaving them sunk in the mud. Only down side is it likes plenty of gas.

I tow with an all drive Subaru Impreza WRX STI 5 door classic. Only thing is the turbo would not like the double stacker Just going through 110,000 miles.

Its great because you can take it sailing, do the run to the tip, drive in ice and snow with confidence and if inclined to do that track day, blast around the track as well. Oh and it would eat standard 993, 996 Porches



Posted By: hollandsd
Date Posted: 17 Feb 10 at 1:15pm

Well, when i get the towbar fitted, my new tow car and rig is a Mk3 Golf Vr6 Highline 2.8L V6 engine pleanty of power and torque.

And 35mpg on the motorway so not too thirsty.

 

Dan



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Posted By: Merlinboy
Date Posted: 17 Feb 10 at 2:13pm
Originally posted by hollandsd

Well, when i get the towbar fitted, my new tow car and rig is a Mk3 Golf Vr6 Highline 2.8L V6 engine pleanty of power and torque.

And 35mpg on the motorway so not too thirsty.

 

Dan

Smooth engine the VR6, sounds fantastic!  35 MPG extra-urban is rubbish fella, but then the VR6 engine has always ben know for its frankly piss poor fuel consumption!  Its even worse with the autobox!!! Be interesting to see what you get with a boat on the back!! Round town it drops to low 20's late teens if i remember correctly



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Posted By: Villan
Date Posted: 17 Feb 10 at 3:06pm

Hey, who drives for fuel economy these days?

With the amount you pay for Road Tax, you may as well drive it like you stole it!



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Posted By: Merlinboy
Date Posted: 17 Feb 10 at 3:16pm
Originally posted by Villan

Hey, who drives for fuel economy these days?

 

More so then ever these days, i am doing about 52k a year.  I pay for the fuel now and claim it back!  every mile counts trust me!



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Posted By: padle or sail
Date Posted: 12 Oct 10 at 12:17am
villan as you said (And if anyone needs a cheap wedding car ..  )

i think with recent event this may be needed sooner!!!!




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