Towcar choice

[James_5040371]

Looking into buying a new car soon to replace my Vectra. I have a budget of around £10000 and want a car (not a 4x4 or an MPV or a HGV or so on...)

The shortlist at the moment contains an MG ZT CTDI 135 Auto, a Volvo S60 D5, a Skoda Superb 2.8/5 diesel/petrol, a Renault Vel Satis 2.2DCi, Vauxhall Omega 3.2/2.6 estate or a Mondeo estate TDCi 130. Does anybody have any opinions of any of the above cars, or any others that could tow my 1300kg coachman with ease.

Cheers

James

 

[petercoachman]

hi james we have a coachman max weight 1300k and tow very well with our omega 2l last year towed for about 2500 miles no problems happy towing

 

[Surfer]

I use a S80 D5 and get about 28 - 30 mpg and always have plenty of reserve power. Can't be bad if you are able to overtake a slow moving vehicle travelling at 35mph on a hill while towing a 12' caravan

 

[James3]

I currently use a Omega 2.2tdi Estate to tow a van around 1400Kg. Very stable with good fuel figures both solo and towing. Much underated tow car.

 

[AdifferentJim]

I've got a VW Passat estate tdi 130 se. It's my second Passat and the estate is better than the saloon. It has a kerbweight of 1545kg ( I weighed it ). Superb towcars and very comfotable and economical solo.

 

[iain1]

im wondering which car is best suited to towing a baily provance at1420kg .passat 130bhp sounds ideal maybe a bit over rated price wise but is there a problem with the clutch when towing a van? i tried the net to find a family car with a suitable kerbweight etc to no avail can anyone suggest a car or a website where i can get a list of cars and their kerbweights..cheers

 

[unknown_948849]

Hi James, we have a S60 D5 which tows our Eccles Topaz (1318kg max) with relative ease. Around 40-45 mpg solo, 25-30 towing and loads of mid-range torque. Car in SE spec comes pretty much fully loaded with climate, leather, cruise etc. Overall an excellent car! Rgds, Simon

 

[Rob_5041443]

I have a Mazda6 very nice... and won Tow Car of the Year.. in estate form..

 

[Albert_5039897]

I have a Mondeo TDCi estate, great car and have had no problems in 36000 miles(in 1Year inc 3000 in france) in towing or solo.

One of the advantages is that it is a reasonably popular car with lots of choice around, some of the other makes whilst probably as good but not the choice around. Hope this helps

 

[alan_5039878]

well james,were do we start,the omega is great!!!! had 2 so far,both(estate) petrol,2.5v6 and 3.0v6auto, 2.5 was great done over 130000miles when traded in for 3.0 auto!!!.big mistake.yes it went but to fast auto box all ways up and down the gears,200miles