Recent content by Robert_5075494

Steve, I have to disagree on some of your points here. My sisters Disco is far more expensive to service than my Rover 45, and as for tyres they must be very cheap and nasty ones you use as budget tyres for my Rover start at

Just a thought I had. In the early to mid eighties when I started caravanning with the CC if you didn't tow with a Ford Granada you wre seen as some sort of eccentric and were asked why you didn't ( I towed with a Volvo 144 at the time ), now its if you don't tow with a 4x4. I now tow with a...

I don't understand why a cars max tow weight would be less than its kerb weight as in the case of my Rover 45 for some cars but not others like the Rover 75.

Thanks for the help guys, I now know some things to check for when purchasing one. The other thing I didn't think about is where to get a towbar for one :-( , I assume, hopefully, it won't be to difficult or expensive. A claasic van would be very nice on the back to match the car and be a real...

I'm looking to buy a classic car, a Rover 3500 P6, can anyone advise me if this will be a good towcar and is it a good idea to subject a 30 odd year old car to the rigours of towing a modern caravan. Although it will be within the 85% rule, am I liable to be asking to much as regards...