Vauxhall Antara Diesel Auto

Markphil
Markphil Forum Participant Posts: 24
edited September 2016 in Towcars & Towing #1

Anyone tow with one? Did an additional cooler need fitting?

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  • PrestonDave
    PrestonDave Forum Participant Posts: 67
    edited September 2016 #2

    Hi Markphil,

    Have a search on the Antara owners club website, loads of info and you can search around without joining, Ihave the manual and it is a very good towcar,the only downside being it's a bit thirsty but other owners say its comparable to other SUV'S. 

  • AutoAddict
    AutoAddict Forum Participant Posts: 114
    edited September 2016 #3

    No additional Cooling should be needed, but you may have to remove a blanking plate in the grill, to aid air flow to the oil cooler. You do on an Insignia which is a similar type of set up.

  • maxwell12
    maxwell12 Forum Participant Posts: 13
    edited September 2016 #4

    I tow with a Vauxhall Antara SENav 184Hp 2014 model auto,from new. The car is a superb tow car, I have towed now some 20,000 miles with it across Europe, visiting Spain, France, Italy and the U.K. I tow a Bailey Unicorn Valencia and have been delighted with
    the cars ability as a tug. The auto box is smooth and well suited to towing and the car is not lacking in power. I have always thought that this is a very underrated vehicle, as you can guess, I love mine.

  • xtrailman
    xtrailman Forum Participant Posts: 559
    edited September 2016 #5

    Chap i fish with tows with the auto.

    He previously towed for about a year with a Sorento but repairs were getting silly, unfortunately his Antera is at present undergoing repairs.

    I'll ask him what the issue is next Monday.

  • PJMEG
    PJMEG Forum Participant Posts: 180
    edited September 2016 #6

    I recently purchased a Vauxhall Antara SENav 165Hp 2.2 D 2013 model manual. This is a fantastic tow car I tow a Pegasus 2 Milan (MTPLM - 1499kgs) this comes in at 77% so no probs in the towing dept, I know you have asked about the auto version but my last
    tug was an auto and I did not much care for the auto box so reverted back to manual so I can decide what gear I want not the car.

    PS I agree with maxwell12 this is a very under rated SUV.

  • xtrailman
    xtrailman Forum Participant Posts: 559
    edited October 2016 #7

    So managed to get some details, his car is still off the road, when i asked what the problem was he spent 30 mins ranting about the cost of the repairs.

    1/ Damper failed £800 to fit as its self levelling!!!

    2/ Auto box bearing failed replaced.

    3/ rear diff failed, repairs on going.

    4/ two rear tyres prematurely failed, tied to failed diff.

    Car has 60K miles and is 4 years old, i don't think he will be keeping it.

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