Need A Car - Van MPTLM 1320 kg?

aamcle
aamcle Forum Participant Posts: 23
edited March 2016 in Towcars & Towing #1

My Freelander is old, very old think Flintstones!

Life moves on and we need to go down to 1 car, we don't do a lot of milage now we are retired and I tow maybe 2 or three times a year as the van is on a Store and Stay site..

The budjet is £6-7000? I'm not sure maybe a bit more, from what I have read on the net a Mondeo is the front runner is there something you can recomend?

Reliable, Cheap etc?

 

Many Thanks.         aamcle

 

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  • ChrisRogers
    ChrisRogers Forum Participant Posts: 435
    edited March 2016 #2

    My van is 1318kg Compass Omega 482 and my Skoda Octavia Estate 2.0TDi 4x4 (2012) tows it very well. Mass in service 1495kg, torque 320nm @ 1,750-2,500rpm and gives me 33 -37 mpg towing depending on roads.

  • neveramsure
    neveramsure Forum Participant Posts: 712
    500 Comments
    edited March 2016 #3

    It is always hard to give advice on tow-cars when it depends so much on the buyer’s preferences, not just statistics.

    My last tow-car was a Mondeo, we owned it for five years and were very happy, and you would certainly get a good one for your budget.

    Personally I prefer a high driving position of a 4x4 and have now purchased an X-trail. I went for a 57 plate the last model made before they fit the dreaded DPF, that’s also another consideration if you only do short journeys.Undecided

    Good luck and I hope you are happy with whatever you choose.Smile 

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