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abcoboy
Silver Member
 England
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 Posted - 21 May 2009 : 10:11:06 AM
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m thinking of getting rid of my sexy little 2 seater convertible and buying something
(1) that will get me over the Snake Pass in Winter
(2) to tow a single and/or double trailer
any ideas????
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angelarab
Platinum Member
Wales
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Posted - 21 May 2009 : 10:42:08 AM
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| yup need same info too and pref cheap on Road tax, i have been looking at the Kia sportage £210yr has had a few good right ups? |
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Karon
Gold Member
England
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Posted - 21 May 2009 : 11:29:10 AM
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| Think to get up any decent hills with a double trailer you really do need a proper 4x4. What about a SWB Shogun or Landcruiser, or a Kia Sorento? If you get pre-Y reg you still pay the older rate of road tax anyway. |
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jillandlomond
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Scotland
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Posted - 21 May 2009 : 12:24:20 PM
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My Toyota Landcruiser is a "04" plate and is only £215 per annum road tax! Brilliant car and you'd hardly know you're towing with it. It's an automatic and I still get 30mpg!! |
    
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kimzi
Gold Member
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Posted - 22 May 2009 : 08:28:24 AM
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I have a Y reg disco, £210 a year tax, can pull a house. On the flip side it has a 4 litre V8 injection which is fine until you accidentally push the sport mode then it turns into a beast and you have to stay within easy reach of petrol stations . |
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Pauline
Platinum Member
England
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Posted - 22 May 2009 : 09:17:49 AM
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I love my "M" reg Disco. Its an Automatic and great to drive.
Took it down to Exmoor towing a double trailer with 2 horses on board, all loaded up with feed,hay, water containers and camping gear for 5 days at the Golden Horse Shoe.
It towed up and down the hills with no problem.
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Claire
Silver Member
England
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Posted - 22 May 2009 : 7:37:02 PM
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| hi, we have an L reg SWB daihatsu fourtrak that is still going strong and has never let us down in four years- plus you never know you have a trailer behind, and its a diesel so more economical -only downside is that they don't make them any more but I'm sure there must be some older ones about! |
      
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Kharidian
Platinum Member
England
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Posted - 22 May 2009 : 8:16:52 PM
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I also loved my diesel SWB Daihatsu Fourtrak for towing, it was an F-reg and was a super car for the 8 years I had it. I traded it in for a W-reg SWB Isuzu Trooper (diesel again) last year and that also tows superbly. My "tester" is a 1:8 hill which has several bends - I can get up it in 3rd gear with one horse or easily in 2nd gear with two with either of those cars (without breaking into a cold sweat in case I run out of oomph)!
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buffy
Gold Member
Scotland
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Posted - 23 May 2009 : 4:21:30 PM
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Hi,
Can't recommend the Kia Sorreto highly enough!! They were voted best 4 x 4 tow vehicle two years in a row, according to OH. He put in a great deal of research before we bought ours. Even with the two horses in the trailer, you hardly feel you are pulling anything.
At a recent wash-out of a show it breezed through ground where others just couldn't go.
Love it, great family car as welland seem to be holding their value too.... |
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Gemma
Platinum Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 23 May 2009 : 5:08:33 PM
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| I also had a 4trak which was SUPERB for towing. My only complaint was that it was a SWB so not a lot of space to get all the equipment needed for an endurance ride. When it died, I replaced it with a Trooper, which I just LOVE. It is superb - just brilliant for towing with. |
 
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