My take is the OPs current BMW is still within load limits for his new caravan proposal. Why not go ahead and use the BMW for a few tows and see how you feel. Better than splashing out £20 k on something which is unknown to you.
Thank you, agree 100 % .I have to say that virtually any of the bigger SUV's will tow the caravan without problem to the point where that is not the problem. As others say the main point has to de you have to live with it on an everyday basis and therefore finding one you can live with is more important. Possibly you need to look at a shortlist of the suitable models, see how they fit into your lifestyle and test the top three to see how you get on with them.
Despite what others say about BMW the only one I have driven was 5 series and I did not like it. Personal taste is simply that and we all look for different things in a car.
Possibly with a second hand model, making sure you get a good one is more important than the make.
I think the OP has made his mind up already. 😂From what the op has said I would try towing with the old car before changing to another,, although I'm a SUV fan myself, on my fifth now.
A Tiguan at 1755kg kerb weight.
Beware about the "bigger SUV" trap... A lot have very low kerb weight (e.g. Peugeot 5008,, Renault Kadjar)
,Many recently announced models are lower kerbweight than their predecessors as makers reduce weight to improve emissions, by reducing fuel tank size, omitting spare wheels and using higher strength steel which is thinner.
Just like my VW - I think Skoda use the same fitting as well.If you going for Bmw X3 Retractable tow bar you press a button and it comes out it so cool ....
If you aren’t towing for quite a while do you periodically activate it to make sure it will work okay. I had a Powrtouch powered mover on a previous van but it wasn’t consistent and occasionally stuck or stalled. So when we bought this van I opted for the simplicity of the Powrtouch Classic hand actuated.Just like my VW - I think Skoda use the same fitting as well.
I haven't had it stick yetIf you aren’t towing for quite a while do you periodically activate it to make sure it will work okay. I had a Powrtouch powered mover on a previous van but it wasn’t consistent and occasionally stuck or stalled. So when we bought this van I opted for the simplicity of the Powrtouch Classic hand actuated.
If you check out the platform, floorpan and drivetrain, the A6 Allroad is just a lowered Touareg/Q5 - so of course it will tow well.You don't have to have an SUV with aerodynamics of a brick.
We tow with an Audi A6 Allroad towing a Bailey Unicorn Valencia. Tows very well.
Cliff
Yes but do you test it periodically even when not planning to tow the caravan?I haven't had it stick yet
No, I don't test it periodically - due to illness and now Covid we've had two years without using the caravan, each with 16 month gaps - during my illness the car wasn't used at all and although I ran the engine once per month the battery still went flat.Yes but do you test it periodically even when not planning to tow the caravan?
Thanks. My neighbours Nissan GTR is continuously getting a flat battery through little use. He used to go to work 2 days a week and it’s exhausts could vibrate the windows. Fortunately Covid has left him working totally from home so no more 0545 rattles. Every cloud etc🤐No, I don't test it periodically - due to illness and now Covid we've had two years without using the caravan, each with 16 month gaps - during my illness the car wasn't used at all and although I ran the engine once per month the battery still went flat.