aerosam
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| posted on 25/1/09 at 08:32 PM |
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What's a good car for towing?
I'm thinking of changing my tin top in the near future and i'm thinking of replacing it with something that could tow my locost to
trackdays with relative ease.
I'm only looking to spend 1-2 grand at the most, so it's going to be ebay or my local motor auctions.
what would you reccomend?
My ideas so far are:
Vauxhall Omega 2.5 diesel or 3.0 petrol
Subaru Forrester
Had enough of this dictatorship known as LCB. Gone elsewhere, not coming back. Kiss my ass ChrisW.
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coozer
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| posted on 25/1/09 at 08:39 PM |
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Rover 220, or 45 with the 2.0 Tdi. Pulls mine with ease and still gives 40mpg.
Just me tho, I LOVE Rovers (cause they're cheap!)
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1980 Z750
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Benzine
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| posted on 25/1/09 at 08:44 PM |
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Volvo 960
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mookaloid
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| posted on 25/1/09 at 08:45 PM |
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I like the Saab 9-5 they are really cheap just nowand great cars
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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philw
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| posted on 25/1/09 at 08:47 PM |
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Subaru, Legacy, Forester turbo,
Must try harder
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gazzarose
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| posted on 25/1/09 at 09:04 PM |
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What are you looking to tow? My dads got a 2.5td Omega and used to tow his old boat (16ft fishing boat) and his caravan with it, and it was
disappointing. Mainly cos its quite high geared so pulling off with confidence into busy roundabouts was rare. Although the only thing he could
compare it with at the time was his 2.6i Auto Carlton, which even with the boat on was point and squirt. I'd imagine the auto 3.0 Omega would be
pretty good, but don't know wether it would need an uprated oil cooler if you were towing something heavy/regularly.
Gazza
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l0rd
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| posted on 25/1/09 at 09:07 PM |
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Hummer?
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 25/1/09 at 09:10 PM |
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Jag xj6/8? Very cheap atm
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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pewe
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| posted on 25/1/09 at 09:13 PM |
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What Mookaloid said ^ SAABs are pretty cheap at the mo. - comfortable, well equipped, quite a few speciaists about, good cheap parts supply from
non-franchised outlets and you can even get a 1.9tdi if you look around.
Cheers, pewe 
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carpmart
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| posted on 25/1/09 at 09:18 PM |
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e39 BMW 5 series
You only live once - make the most of it!
Radical Clubsport, Kwaker motor
'94 MX5 MK1, 1.8
F10 M5 - 600bhp Daily Hack 
Range Rover Sport - Wife's Car
Mercedes A class - Son's Car
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britishtrident
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| posted on 25/1/09 at 09:21 PM |
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Omega's have a very bad reputation --- mainly for expensive electrical faults. When buy a cheap 2nd hand largish car a good indicator of
reliability and running costs is what the minicab trade drive --- you don't see many Omega mini cabs.
Rover 600 is a good bet if you can find a nice ex retired bank manager one. Only real fault on any of the different models is rust round the front of
the rear wheel arch.
Rover 800 are even cheaper and nice ones are around to be bought for buttons.hatch back has Boge self leveling dampers ideal for towing, just
don't touch the 2.5 (either engine) the other engines are fine ie 2.0, 2.0 turbo , 2.7 and the Diesel.
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mark chandler
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| posted on 25/1/09 at 09:23 PM |
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Most family sized cars really with turbo diesel engines, or a large petrol engine preferably on LPG to recover the economy.
Make the trailer as light as possible, then with the car on it should not exceed 700kg all up so should not be a problem, Speedy's suggestion is
a good one but I am biased.
Regards Mark
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rachaeljf
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| posted on 25/1/09 at 09:25 PM |
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I can recommend one of these. Mine's going like a train at around 150k miles. Sadly he's currently redundant as I take the train to
work.
evilBay
Cheers R
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Meeerrrk
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| posted on 25/1/09 at 10:06 PM |
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ive just fitted a towbar to my 2.0l zetec focus. its gonna be hard work towing i rekon but ill only be towing 3-4 times a year so not too fussed
For Sale : 2008 Aries/Stuart Taylor Motorsport Locoblade (954 Blade)
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myke pocock
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| posted on 25/1/09 at 11:44 PM |
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Zero street cred but tows like a train, you can get loads of gear in the back and won Tow Car of the Year a few years ago..........
Citroen Berlingo Multispace
Look on evilbay for prices.
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iscmatt
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| posted on 26/1/09 at 12:56 AM |
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go with a legacy/forester
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zetec
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| posted on 26/1/09 at 07:01 AM |
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I've towed my MK using a Volvo 940 turbo and Toyota Landcruiser 3.0TD...No guessing which did the best! The 4x4 made very light work of it and
still did 30mpg. Seems like weight of tow vehicle and tractor like grunt is the way to go.
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stevebubs
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| posted on 26/1/09 at 08:19 AM |
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Thirsty but a V8 5 series BMW tows with ease...
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stevebubs
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| posted on 26/1/09 at 09:09 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
Omega's have a very bad reputation --- mainly for expensive electrical faults. When buy a cheap 2nd hand largish car a good indicator of
reliability and running costs is what the minicab trade drive --- you don't see many Omega mini cabs.
Fair few of them round here.
If you're careful about which one you choose, there's nothing wrong with Omegas...I've run one for nearly 6 years and it's
been pretty reliable....just retired it (but not disposing of) due to company car...
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HOL
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| posted on 3/2/09 at 09:10 PM |
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Ive got a Forester as a cheap commuter car already, so im going to be using that.
177bhp and Bags of torque low down, due to relatively small turbo. Also a huge rear load capacity.
I cannot think of anything better, but I dont have a trailer yet.
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HOL
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| posted on 3/2/09 at 09:11 PM |
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Ive got a Forester as a cheap commuter car already, so im going to be using that.
177bhp and Bags of torque low down, due to relatively small turbo. Also a huge rear load capacity.
I cannot think of anything better, but I dont have a trailer yet.
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