Has anyone used one of the above cars to tow with? i have a 1991 avondale leda grampian max weight 1100kgs i was using an 02 mondeo 1800 petrol and whilst it had the weight it was a bit underpowered on hills etc does anyone know what i can expect from the renaultin terms of performance etc as we go up north yorkshire quite a lot (as you will know they have some intresting hills) and i dont want to buy something thats not up to the job! i have also been looking at the lexus is200 2.0 petrol anybody used one of these thanks
Renault laguna 1.9 dci 120 03 reg
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I have a 2005 lagunadci - 120 and tow Ace Jubilee Envoy. I stay in north west scotland and have toured all over Britain, including down to Cornwall, as well as in France. car is a supberb towcar, plenty of power and you can use 6th gear! Will tow all day at french speed limits - higher than ours and is stable no matter how laden. It makes short work of hills - I had petrol laguna before 1.8 and this is far superior.
Al
I have a 2005 lagunadci - 120 and tow Ace Jubilee Envoy. I stay in north west scotland and have toured all over Britain, including down to Cornwall, as well as in France. car is a supberb towcar, plenty of power and you can use 6th gear! Will tow all day at french speed limits - higher than ours and is stable no matter how laden. It makes short work of hills - I had petrol laguna before 1.8 and this is far superior.
Al
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Carl
I had a 2002 2.2 dci for three years . Towed my Bailey Pageant S5 Vendee and an Elddis 505 before. Loads of power. Always felt the Vendee was a bit heavy and did fel the bow wave syndrome more often than I wanted. Lost traction once at a site near Pitlochry, my fault really but it did reveal the front wheel drive limitation.
mpg was very good and she went back at nearly 100k miles never missing a beat , original clutch.
Heavy on front tyres. The experts say Renaults are poor on electrics as they age but mine was fine at the time it went back.
Cheers
Dustydog
I had a 2002 2.2 dci for three years . Towed my Bailey Pageant S5 Vendee and an Elddis 505 before. Loads of power. Always felt the Vendee was a bit heavy and did fel the bow wave syndrome more often than I wanted. Lost traction once at a site near Pitlochry, my fault really but it did reveal the front wheel drive limitation.
mpg was very good and she went back at nearly 100k miles never missing a beat , original clutch.
Heavy on front tyres. The experts say Renaults are poor on electrics as they age but mine was fine at the time it went back.
Cheers
Dustydog
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