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    New diesel Honda CR-V Automatic

    hi jo i was just stating that the maximum towing on the santa fe is 5ookgs less on the auto than on the manual according to the technical literature
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    New diesel Honda CR-V Automatic

    Its the same story with the santa fe mk2 but even worst the noseweight is also lower on the auto
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    Freelander Vs Sante fe

    I had a TD4 what a load of rubbish clutch failure and then turbo on its way out so much for BMW traded it in for a SANTA FE MK 1 good car now own the new CRV even better say no more
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    Honda CRV 2.2cdti { 2009 model}

    I think you will find that beauty is in the eye of the beholder the looks grow on you
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    Freelander v Sportage

    Hi marion how about the new honda crv 2000kg towing weight 100kg tow ball I tow a mendip magnum 534 1430kg fully loaded with ease and the beauty with the honda once the caravan is unhitched it is a cracking car to drive more carlike than small 4x4 I think a better drive than a x3 which I have...
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    CR- 2.2EX CDI

    Hi there i tow a mendip magnum (compass corona)534 fully laden 1430kg with a crv mk3 diesel absolutley no problem its got a better tow ball weight than my old santa fe 100kg against 85kg which shows as soon as i hitch up sits more level a great tow car the cruise control works well when towing...
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    hyundai santa fe 2.0 crdt

    yeah its
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    Merley Court - size of pitches

    Hi denise dont worry you will love merley court we are spending our third year on one of our summer holidays there me and my misses love poole and the sandbanks which isnt far away if you go on a website called www.local.live.com ive tried this its microsoft answer to google earth you can get a...
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    hyundai santa fe, nissan x-trail or toyota rav 4

    Hi i tow a magnum 534 1429kg no problems the thing i find better with the santa fe is it is wider than the other two which helps with my 7ft 6 width van an excellent tower use to have freelander no good
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    Mondeo vs Freelander

    your car will be fine i had a freelander td4 what a load of cr*p had a clutch change and sold it quickly when it developed a bad rattle turbo on its way out the ford has got a good tow weight and engine
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    X-Trail, CRV, or Sorento??

    why not try santa fe i tow a compass magnum 534 with ease and is a lot better built than my freelander
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    Hyundai Santa Fe

    HI CLIVE would not touch another freelander in 19months 9000 miles had a new clutch had to quickly get rid of it when the turbo was on its way out BMW engines for you heard a story about a brand new freelander in the 3 years of ownership the owner added all the warranty work up it came to
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    Hyundai Santa Fe

    Somebody asks a sensible question regarding a certain vehicle and peter the plonker puts his oar in from a freelander driver who is buying a santa fe next week up yours
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    freelander clutch

    HI chris have just had a new clutch fitted on a 55000 miles TD4 the machanic had never seen one so bad on the millage just had bill thats BMW for you 12 hours labour alone total bill =
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    Freelander Auto/Manual

    HI bill i tow a lunar freelander 524 MTPLM 1235kg with my td4 i dont even know its behind me the new caravan arrives in july magmum 534 MTPLM 1425kg works out at 88.02% of cars kerb weight should be perfectically ok you should be ok as well bill best of luck dunk