4 x 4 to tow bateson trailer

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Hi, anyone tow with either a VW tiguan, Vauxhall antara, Honda CVR - one lightweight trailer approx 800, 1 or 2 ponies max 500 - these are vehicles i can choose on a lease so limited what i choose - need to be able to tow on and off showgrounds , any advice on these appreciated but don't have the option of different cars, thanks
 
Don't know about the other two but the Honda is used by a friend to pull 2 horses in her Ifor Williams and she has no problem.
Has been on show fields and everywhere.

We have a Freelander 2 to tow my trailer, highly recommend it if you can get one on lease though...
 
I wouldn't have said the CRV had adequate towing capability at all but maybe I am wrong! I seriously doubt the Antara does though as i don't think it is designed with actual 'work' in mind. I would have thought out of those the Tiguan would have been the most likely to tow?

No actualty idea though! :)
 
I tow a double ifor with a diesel crv, with 16.2 horse and it copes ok, mine has a 1500kg towing limit, as an 2005, a newer one may take more? I wouldn't want to take two horses in mine, unless they were small ponies.
Having said that, I do love my Honda, it's a very civilised drive car for work, enough space in boot for 2 bales of hay, and as a diesel fairly economical. Also 4x4 runs only when needed, e.g a field, which also helps day to day economy.
 
I think the VW tiguan's are quite thirsty on the fuel. I'm sure that's what we had on hire from work. Lovely car but drank the fuel.
 
scoobydoo said:
Hi, anyone tow with either a VW tiguan, Vauxhall antara, Honda CVR - one lightweight trailer approx 800, 1 or 2 ponies max 500 - these are vehicles i can choose on a lease so limited what i choose
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Are you intending to tow under B or B+E licence rules?
 
mperson01 said:
I tow a double ifor with a diesel crv, with 16.2 horse and it copes ok, mine has a 1500kg towing limit, as an 2005, a newer one may take more? I wouldn't want to take two horses in mine, unless they were small ponies.
Having said that, I do love my Honda, it's a very civilised drive car for work, enough space in boot for 2 bales of hay, and as a diesel fairly economical. Also 4x4 runs only when needed, e.g a field, which also helps day to day economy.
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is this legal though :confused:
 
I use a VW Tiguan to tow a IW506 trailer, plus one horse (either 15hh 450kg or 15.3hh 500kg). The combined weight of the trailer plus one horse, together with tack and one passenger, is around 80% of the maximum towing weight for the vehicle, and I have had no problems coping with steep hills (up OR down!). I would disagree with an earlier post, which said that the Tiguan was very thirsty. I use mine for everyday commuting/running around, and get an average of 45mpg. That decreases to about 39-40mpg when towing. Obviously, it would be nice to be able to have the extra towing capacity of a Discovery, for example, but I wouldn't be able to justify the extra running costs.
I have only had the Tiguan for one year, but it is a very nice vehicle - glad I chose it. Hope this is helpful.
 
celticmolly said:
I use a VW Tiguan to tow a IW506 trailer, plus one horse (either 15hh 450kg or 15.3hh 500kg). The combined weight of the trailer plus one horse, together with tack and one passenger, is around 80% of the maximum towing weight for the vehicle,
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I think this member means 80% of the GTW (max legal actual weight of the trialer + vehicle combined when weighed together) and not 80% of the towing capacity
 
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