Clive....you are actully older than me and like yourself I do not have a pipe or slippers but I do have a Rover 75! I have a 2 litre connosiuer SE V6 petrol and found it tows well with a similiar size and weight van to what you have. At first it felt slightly heavy but was well within the weight check, i think this is manily down to the fact that I am new to towing and it was just the shock of pulling something on the back of the car for the first time. I would think that an Auto tourer will pull really well. I have noticed that R75 do not seem to be that common for towing? I did not buy mine for towing...I bought it for the cream leather, wood, retro looks, chrome door handles and because it was british!...the caravan came later but the seem to get on well! ⇦LONG LIVE THE ROVER FROM A CAR DESIGNER WITHOUT A JOB⇨