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Need to get a new car next month as current Audi A6 Lease is coming to an end.
I have a 1700kg Caravan and live down a track. 4x4 is required.
Think I am looking at a Range Rover L322 or a VW Touareg.
£7k budget.
What is the best engine in each of these and which one would you go for.
I know the Touareg has the same engine as my Audi. 3.0l TDI which is good but the Range Rover looks better and easier to find a good one by the looks of it .
I have a 1700kg Caravan and live down a track. 4x4 is required.
Think I am looking at a Range Rover L322 or a VW Touareg.
£7k budget.
What is the best engine in each of these and which one would you go for.
I know the Touareg has the same engine as my Audi. 3.0l TDI which is good but the Range Rover looks better and easier to find a good one by the looks of it .
I have looked at them but they don't seem to have aged soo well. I like the Discovery4 but they are out of my price range.
Also the caravan club state 85% rule where the caravan shouldn't weigh more then 85% of the cars kerbweight. I can understand the logic but how can that be the same for pickups that weigh around 2.5tonne the have towing limits of 3.5 tonne?
Also the caravan club state 85% rule where the caravan shouldn't weigh more then 85% of the cars kerbweight. I can understand the logic but how can that be the same for pickups that weigh around 2.5tonne the have towing limits of 3.5 tonne?
Thinking of a Range Rover 3.6Tdi from 07-08. Seem good for the money.
I have a B+E and have towed all over Europe in the last year. Nice to know that it’s a guideline as might buy a cheap £1.5k 4x4 now as a temporary car that just about weighs the same as the caravan and spend more in the spring when the business picks up.
I have a B+E and have towed all over Europe in the last year. Nice to know that it’s a guideline as might buy a cheap £1.5k 4x4 now as a temporary car that just about weighs the same as the caravan and spend more in the spring when the business picks up.
bakerstreet said:
I'd avoid LRs to be honest. Yes, they are excellent tow vehicles, but its not much use if it won't start because a load of water has leaked into the electrics (common on L322s). Gearboxes are fragile too and you need to budget £2k to get them fixed.
Discovery 3 is an amazing bit of kit (I own one), but you are always worrying about what bit will go wrong next.
I would go for the VW or something like an XC90. The later doesn't have much 4x4 trickery, but should be fine. Late model Shigun would also get my vote.
The funny thing is all i am seeing is VW's with broken suspension, or faults showing on the dash, all the XC90's I have looked at have broken rear diffs, meaning they are front wheel drive only. Discovery 3 is an amazing bit of kit (I own one), but you are always worrying about what bit will go wrong next.
I would go for the VW or something like an XC90. The later doesn't have much 4x4 trickery, but should be fine. Late model Shigun would also get my vote.
Guess what £2k for the XC90 repair, £4k-£8k to fix the VW suspension. Range Rover seems like still a good idea.
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