Opinions please!

[cully]

thoughts?

Nissan x-trail
Nissan Terrano
will be used for towing 306

pros cons experience or problems

[306carter]

Kia Sorento is similar money and from what I've been told a brilliant tow car.

[bashbarnard]

terrano. i have no real reason apart from the fact i prefer them

[welshpug]

none of the above.

BMW saab or Volvo estate.

[cully]

none of the above.

BMW saab or Volvo estate.

think these would be to close to the weight limits for towing

[Ben_w]

Bit older but a Nissan Patrol or a Toyota Landcruiser

[welshpug]

5 series can do 2 ton.

306 is 1200kg max, good 2 axle trailer is 400kg.

pointless buying a 4x4 especially thpse fauxby4's.

[Piggy]

Mitsi shogun/warrier thingys are far better than their jap friend alternatives

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Kia Sorento is similar money and from what I've been told a brilliant tow car.

Yeah they have a crazy high tow weight actually...

Look out for timing chain issues though

[welshpug]

v70 and 9-5 will each do 1800 kg.

[toseland]

landrover for towing, one of the few that is rated and can tow 3500kg..

[Piggy]

landrover for towing,   one of the few that is rated and can tow 3500kg..

Think that Kiais too funny enough... Which suprised me.

[ginge191]

Use an xtrail at the moment to tow a horse (15.3 cob) and trailer, and has never let down; , dry , wet, hills. Well value for money.

[Dum-Dum]

The x trail is a bit of a soft roader. I've got a mate with a terrano and its solid and reliable with decent power and a proper low range box.

[Eeyore]

i would look at estates that can tow it. I presume if youre putting it on a trailer youre going to make it more of a track car which means you need a family car as well?

[Toms306]

He already has a family car... He's reached Mondeo age.

[cully]

yes it will be for towing to track days as ive now done the local tracks

family car is not essential as the wife has a car that can take that role

i may even consider a Van like a vivaro or similar that can be half converted to sleep in while away

hmm its all up in the air ATM just fealing around to se whats what

licence wise is not a problem as i have
B+E
C1
C1+E (not more than 8,250 kg)
D1
D1+E

[mr_fish]

van would be a good shout...expect you would be easily rack it out to a mini mobile workshop and spares store for the track days

[Ruan]

XC90 is 2250kg braked and is bloody good for a monocoque.

Nothing will tow like a body-on-frame i.e. Disco/Defender tho... Vans you've gotta be so careful with GTW vs GVW - often can't put naff all in them when you're getting close to GTW due to a high towed weight.

Isuzu Rodeo is body on frame and supposedly quite good.

[1616six]

Beavertail FTW. Make some money on the side too and not have to worry about the pain in the arse side of towing a trailer.

I'm a huge fan of vans but on the other hand remember the speed limits on commercial vehicles, that was my biggest annoyance of driving a van for a living. When you're not towing do you really want to be conscious that if you go over 50 on an A road you're gonna pick up 3 points?

Avoid warriors, their engines are shite.

[welshpug]

Izuzu is poo, shocking rear damping/spring combo, crap auto box, turbos that come off the engine, axles that self destruct

but at least they dont snap in half like a navara.

[Dum-Dum]

Check the towing weights on vans, alot of the modern stuff is FWD so has shit towing weights.

Have you considered a Motorhome to tow with. It gives you alot more possibilities and if it has an awning on the side that gives you your own pit garage.

[welshpug]

motorhomes are even worse than vans for towing weights, so much wood and tat on them and a lot have extended frames and cant tow at all.

[cully]

Motor homes are in another price league no way I could afford one of them without looking like a traveller turning up on a carpark

[Dum-Dum]

Surely this is the sensible option.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RENAULT-MAGNUM...OSwIgNXtHF-

[welshpug]

if it had a space for a car maybe.

[Poodle]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1987-IVECO-FOR...Sw--1WtPa5

Although you could do a lot worse than a mondeo estate, pretty sure they're good for 1800kg. Or a 5-series as suggested by welshpug, even the petrol ones will do better mpg than a 4x4.

[Seb_Ryan]

Mondeo, vectras, 95s etc are all 1800.. Terrano are about 2700 i think, there is a 4x4 that can tow 3500 i think it may be a shogun?

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[cully]

umm so you saying my mondeo may tow it?

[welshpug]

probably, depends what you have.

[Dum-Dum]

Mondeo, vectras, 95s etc are all 1800.. Terrano are about 2700 i think, there is a 4x4 that can tow 3500 i think it may be a shogun?

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There is a shogun that can as the bloke I rent my car transporter from has one