£7000 tow car ?

JimmySalop
JimmySalop Forum Participant Posts: 9
edited May 2016 in Towcars & Towing #1

Hi guys, just joined as bought my first van which is a Bessacar and weighs in at 1610 unladden.

I am after some advise on a car to use for this, looking at spending around 7-8k on it, the Mrs will also use this car to communte to work which is 150 miles a day so will be wanting a diesel.

Thanks for the upcoming advise.

 

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  • rogerwyn
    rogerwyn Forum Participant Posts: 63
    edited May 2016 #2

    Your best bet a low milage Kia Sorento good solid tow car.

  • JimmySalop
    JimmySalop Forum Participant Posts: 9
    edited May 2016 #3

    Funny enough Rogerwyn I have looked at one with 42000 miles, 2007 model and one owner and full service for £5,000

  • Hakinbush
    Hakinbush Forum Participant Posts: 286
    edited May 2016 #4

    9Check out SSanyong Rexton, merc engine and gearbox for around 7-8 grand 140k nose weight and three ton towabillity should get one around 50-60 reg for that..

  • Hakinbush
    Hakinbush Forum Participant Posts: 286
    edited May 2016 #5

    Check out SSanyong Rexton, merc engine and gearbox for around 7-8 grand 140k nose weight and three ton towabillity should get one around 59-60 reg for that..

  • Hakinbush
    Hakinbush Forum Participant Posts: 286
    edited May 2016 #6

    sorry double post..

  • Paul Rainbow
    Paul Rainbow Forum Participant Posts: 129
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    edited May 2016 #7

    They are pretty juicy for 150 mile commute though, arent they? A Toyota RAV4 4 might tow that (without looking) and will be better on fuel. Alternatively The 2.2 Santa Fe Is a lovely car and will do 40mpg.

  • cyberyacht
    cyberyacht Forum Participant Posts: 10,218
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    edited May 2016 #8

    The OP states 1610 unladen so the MTPLM must be around 1800kg. A RAV4 is going to be too light IMHO. Any tow car is going to need to be pretty chunky and that does not bode well for an economic commute of 150 miles a day.

  • flatcoat
    flatcoat Forum Participant Posts: 1,571
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    edited May 2016 #9

    An older Shogun or Touareg would also be worth a look. However I suspect the Kia/Hyundai options are the least worst for day to day running costs. 

  • ALANkW
    ALANkW Forum Participant Posts: 70
    edited May 2016 #10

    They are pretty juicy for 150 mile commute though, arent they? A Toyota RAV4 4 might tow that (without looking) and will be better on fuel. Alternatively The 2.2 Santa Fe Is a lovely car and will do 40mpg.

    I wish I could get 40 mpg out of my Santa fe lucky to see average of 30 mpg and that's not towing 

     

  • Paul Rainbow
    Paul Rainbow Forum Participant Posts: 129
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    edited May 2016 #11

    They are pretty juicy for 150 mile commute though, arent they? A Toyota RAV4 4 might tow that (without looking) and will be better on fuel. Alternatively The 2.2 Santa Fe Is a lovely car and will do 40mpg.

    I wish I could get 40 mpg out of my Santa fe lucky to see average of 30 mpg and that's not towing 

     

    Got a tuning chip on my earlier manual 2.0 which are meant to be worse than the 2.2, last fill up saw 39.3, one before 37.7, and that is lots of miles around SE London.

  • Broadside
    Broadside Forum Participant Posts: 125
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    edited May 2016 #12

    For 7-8k you could get a Kia Serento, a great tow car and reliable. I purchased mine 2 years ago for a simular price and it tows my Swift Challenger with no problem. It has all the gismos, looks good and drives well.

  • ALANkW
    ALANkW Forum Participant Posts: 70
    edited May 2016 #13

    They are pretty juicy for 150 mile commute though, arent they? A Toyota RAV4 4 might tow that (without looking) and will be better on fuel. Alternatively The 2.2 Santa Fe Is a lovely car and will do 40mpg.

    I wish I could get 40 mpg out of my Santa fe lucky to see average of 30 mpg and that's not towing 

     

    Got a tuning chip on my earlier manual 2.0 which are meant to be worse than the 2.2, last fill up saw 39.3, one before 37.7, and that is lots of miles around SE London.

    I've got the 2.2 190brake  I did an actuall full tank to ful tank the computer Said about 25.3 mpg reality about just over 19 mpg  I was shocked 

  • ALANkW
    ALANkW Forum Participant Posts: 70
    edited May 2016 #14

    That was towing I forgot to add 

  • JimmySalop
    JimmySalop Forum Participant Posts: 9
    edited May 2016 #15

    Thanks guys....

    I opted for a Kia Sorento, low mileage and 10 years old but fsh and only 2 grand, will just use it for the job of towing.

     

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