Budget tow car required. £2.5k budget.
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I'm exploring the possibility of buying a caravan 
I've not towed before, and can only have a max of 3500kg towing weight of the full outfit.
I thought my Mk1 Focus estate would have been sufficient but it appears to be too light to pull the average 2 berth.
The budget is fairly measly, but I'm trying to balance the cost of buying a caravan into my budget. Something reasonable on fuel would be preferred (no v8s please). I dont do a massive commute but dont want to be staring at ridiculous mpg when driving...
Any ideas? Anything with kudos would be an added bonus!
I've not towed before, and can only have a max of 3500kg towing weight of the full outfit.
I thought my Mk1 Focus estate would have been sufficient but it appears to be too light to pull the average 2 berth.
The budget is fairly measly, but I'm trying to balance the cost of buying a caravan into my budget. Something reasonable on fuel would be preferred (no v8s please). I dont do a massive commute but dont want to be staring at ridiculous mpg when driving...
Any ideas? Anything with kudos would be an added bonus!
Mercedes E430
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3831167.htm
Loads of money left over to get a tow bar fitted and apparently it does 25mpg.
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3831167.htm
Loads of money left over to get a tow bar fitted and apparently it does 25mpg.
cptsideways said:
Tdci Mondeo will win this hands down, decent tow limit, lots of go & handle the towing bit very well with good mpg's too. They tow quite a lot better than many 4x4's with not much greater tow capacity.
.I would very much agree on the Mondeo 130 TDCi
I would even suggest the estate.
Some thing around "53" reg onwards to about "55" reg offers great value.
When running solo on a run, you can expect a solid 45 mpg.
Towing a sensible 2 person caravan, probably towing at 37 mpg or better.
vette
Mondeo sounds ideal actually. Noticed the Golf TDI got tow car of the year in 2010, but cant see where a Golf would be heavy enough even to tow a 2 berth unless it was particularly light? The vans i've looked at are about 93% of the weight of the car (and these are only 2berths).
Also thought about an E46 3 series. Moon miles on some of them and probably higher running/maintenance costs of the Mondeo.
Also thought about an E46 3 series. Moon miles on some of them and probably higher running/maintenance costs of the Mondeo.
Available well below your budget. I have been using one of these ( 620ti ) to tow for six years now :~
The engine for the silver Rover 45 being towed is in the 620ti's boot.
Fuel consumption is worth a mention. On a 286 mile round trip including 30 miles of crawling traffic speeds and lots of stop-start stuff towing the smaller Rover 45 on that form of madness known as the M25, the 620ti returned over 29 mpg ~ that's with a brim fill to brim fill fuel consumption measurement check.
Search patiently and you can get a nice, well cared for example for around £1000, often less if you are really patient.
Yeah, I know, poor form recommending a Rover on PH ...
He who dares ....
The engine for the silver Rover 45 being towed is in the 620ti's boot.
Fuel consumption is worth a mention. On a 286 mile round trip including 30 miles of crawling traffic speeds and lots of stop-start stuff towing the smaller Rover 45 on that form of madness known as the M25, the 620ti returned over 29 mpg ~ that's with a brim fill to brim fill fuel consumption measurement check.
Search patiently and you can get a nice, well cared for example for around £1000, often less if you are really patient.
Yeah, I know, poor form recommending a Rover on PH ...
He who dares ....
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3882707.htm
Luxury interior, good MPG, looks smart, can haul 1600KG. I bought one (all be it a saloon) for £2250 to tow my track car and I proper love it.
nick
Luxury interior, good MPG, looks smart, can haul 1600KG. I bought one (all be it a saloon) for £2250 to tow my track car and I proper love it.
nick
incredibly stableHorneyMX5 said:
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3882707.htm
Luxury interior, good MPG, looks smart, can haul 1600KG. I bought one (all be it a saloon) for £2250 to tow my track car and I proper love it.
nick
http://www.amberleaftrading.com.razsor.autotrader.co.uk/used-cars/mg-zt-t-2-0-cdti-135-5dr-birmingham-201206449240291Luxury interior, good MPG, looks smart, can haul 1600KG. I bought one (all be it a saloon) for £2250 to tow my track car and I proper love it.
nick
Kerb 1585
GVW 2090
towing 1600
For a B licence the max MPTLM of the caravan must not be more than 1410 kgs
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