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Hello By the way I don't tow with the laguna, I use a 15 year old Pajero that has seen better days. Alec

Hello Thank every one for their input. I did compare engines in the Honda crv, Kia sorento, Hyundai sante fe and shogun, but when looking at bhp/emissions the Nissan was on top. besides car tax the x trail gives out 198g/km of dirt for the power and weight of car, whereas my laguna on a 52 1.8...

hello I've read plenty on the x-trail mk2 but even looking thru alot of postings to find what ish mpg peeps are getting when towing but to no avail. i do short distance towing alot ie. 30 miles and also long distance on the continent for annual hols, so 700-1000 miles of motorway is not...

If your in the one of the caravan clubs 'phone them and they may be able do it alot cheaper for you, as they are a large customer for the ferries and can sometimes get them much cheaper. This summer we had Dover 2 Calais 4X4, 22foot caravan, 2 adults,

Just be wary as when we had a Laguna in the Renault hand book it states that you can tow X weight with just the driver in the car. So as you add more people and luggage to the car, the weight that you can tow has to come down by the same amount. It 's to do with the cars maximum permissable...

Had to replace a tyre in Spain that had a Tyron fitted. What a sight it was, 3 tyre fitters trying to get the tyre off. It was funny, 30 plus centigrade. It took them over 1 hour to get it off and the new one on even when i had given them the instructions that was in spanish and umpteen...

What we did was bought some lengths of wood 6foot by 3inches wide and 1/2 inch thick. First measure the length of original slats. Cut the new wood the same length several time so you might have about 10 to 12 new slats. Lay them accross the gap where the slats go evenly spread out and staple...

For specific Pajero info. try the Pajero club. Right click and copy and paste onto address bar this link and you will find all you shall probably need concerning Pajero's. Also a section about towing with a Paj. http://www.pocuk.com/phpBB2/