Recent content by John_147

Hi Bill I bought a new Freelander TD4 auto at the end of May and have since done 4,500 miles with about a third to half of those towing a fully laden Stirling Eccles Jewel MTPLM 1485 Kg. First trip was from Somerset to North Yorkshire up the M5 and across the Pennines so quite a test for a one...

Thanks Clive, nice to have some positive feedback. As I have now paid my deposit I hope the auto is as good as you find the manual, Andorra is pretty hilly. I spoke to someone local who tows with an auto and he swears by it, he reckons it is considerably better than his previous Discovery 2.5...

Tony, thanks for the suggestion. We were considering a Kia Sorento, but our local dealer is unable to offer a test drive as his demonstrator is off the road waiting parts to satisfy a re-call; almost two weeks now. This doesn't bode well!! John