Do I Have to Buy a "Proper" 4x4?

[Benengo]

I'm lucky enough to be able to buy a new car, tax free. I'd been planning for ages (with Mrs Benengo) to get a landy disco sport, as DragonOps has always had 'orses and we're out in the sticks... plus i like the idea of a 7 seater.... However, as I started to look, I stumbled across the Skoda Kodiak which i really like the look of and the excellent value for money. It also appears that I am able to get a really, really good deal on a Touareg, bringing it in at about the same money as the Landy DS we speced.

I cant decide whether I should go down the purist Landrover 4x4 route for the horses or something more Chelsea tractor... Plan is to keep the car 10 years plus.

Thoughts?

[Benengo]

caelite said:

D-max AT35 or bust:

mrs benengo would go nuts for this!

[Benengo]

tonys said:

You're really going to be guided by the towing ability (weight) as your primary concern. A decent double horse box with 2 horses will probably be around 2000kg, which is likely to be outside the plated limits for most 'cars'. Personally, I'd want plenty of spare 'capacity' for performance and safety.

http://www.towinghorsetrailers.co.uk/towing_weight...

Thanks for this!