Tow car change

liamgeoff
liamgeoff Forum Participant Posts: 3
edited May 2022 in Towcars & Towing #1

Hi , Our first post so please be kind!

       Our trusty old 2.0 Mondeo is due to be changed in the near future. It's been faultless as a tow car and as a solo driver. It's going to be a hard act to follow.

        Our dilemma is we're looking at the Tuscon/ Sorento (1.7ltr) 2wd or alternatively a Nissan Qashqai (1.6ltr) as a possible replacement, and we don't know anything about their towing characteristics. The caravan is mtplm at 1400k.

     Has anyone had any experience of towing with any of these? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

                                                                                             Thanks,

Geoff &Sue

 

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  • Simon100
    Simon100 Club Member Posts: 665 ✭✭✭
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    edited May 2022 #2

    Do you mean Sportage rather than Sorento? If you mean Sorento then it, and it's kissing cousin Hyundai SantaFe, is a great tow car.

    Have you searched for on line reviews? There are many available.

     

     

  • liamgeoff
    liamgeoff Forum Participant Posts: 3
    edited May 2022 #3

    Sportage and the kissing cousin , Tuscon preferably.

    The online reviews I've seen don't seem to give much feedback regarding towing with the 1.7 diesels. I realise that they're slightly underpowered than what the model has to offer.

  • obbernockle
    obbernockle Forum Participant Posts: 616
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    edited May 2022 #4

    For a caravan of MTPLM 1400Kg it should be fine.

  • free2419
    free2419 Forum Participant Posts: 46
    edited May 2022 #5

    Look at the ssangyong korando 1st class tow car

  • eribaMotters
    eribaMotters Club Member Posts: 1,193 ✭✭✭✭
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    edited May 2022 #6

    I would avoid the Nissan Qashqai [Cashcow]. It is a very popular car with a high number of sales, but reliability problems are high. Check out reviews on the likes of Whatcar.

     Likewise the Nissan Extrail [Entrail]. Once an excellent car it's also showing reliability issues which is a shame.

    Colin

  • liamgeoff
    liamgeoff Forum Participant Posts: 3
    edited May 2022 #7

    thank you  for the input, really appreciated. 

  • MHG
    MHG Forum Participant Posts: 53
    edited July 2022 #8

    I towed with a 2013 Qashqai for a couple of years - it was the 1.6 AWD version. No issues whatsoever with the car and would get 60+ mpg on long journeys solo. It was an equally able tow car - you get a lot of bang for your bucks so to speak. 

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