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Whizz105

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So I can have something smaller/less living or even get a trailer. but unsure what car is best to pull as I doubt my estate car would be suitable?

Can anyone advise which option would be better in their experience?
 
Discovery or a Jeep. I have a Jeep which my local garage services (Jeep is blooming expensive!) but would recommend you do look for a proper 4 x 4 that is built for the job and check the towing capabilities. Some of the smaller 4 x 4's just aren't up to it. One word of warning is that you need to look at the running costs if you were thinking of having a 4 x 4 as your main car as petrol mounts up quickly. I have kept my Jeep this time round for towing/dogs/really bad weather again. Costs me very little to insure (even without being able to use my no claims), and as I have had this particular car for 4 years and put some 80,000 miles on it, I know it is a good one!
 
That's great thanks what size engine do you have? I will be buying used car. Will look at discovery and jeep. Would imagine discovery would be cheaper.

What trailers are good or not so good. What should I make sure of when looking at them?

I've always had lorries so this is all new to me!!
 
Im in the same position. I keep flicking between wanting a lorry, then trailers. The benefits and non benefits of both are a very close call!

Realisticly, a trailer and 4x4 for me is more economial. I have had a trailer and 4x4 before.

The best 4x4 I found was the Diahatsu fourtrak. It is basic, but cheap to run (ish) cheapest of 4x4's to insure and pretty reliable as japenese. I loved mine, wish Id never sold it!

Trailers, you can't beat a good ole ifor williams in my opinion. However, if you have the cash, the equitrek looks a nice trailer and somewhere for your tack to go and somewhere to get ready.
 
i second a fourtrak, i have not known one person yet not curse their discovery for falling apart or always in the garage, i think the tax is higher on dicoversy aswell but i may be wrong about that. im going for a little lorry as i work about 15 miles away, its would cost way to much in fuel, and i have to fund doing the trailer test to.
 
i'm doing the same... sadly selling my beloved lorry :( for a trailer and 4x4... i have ZERO idea about trailers... there seems to be such a HUGE variance in price. some are thousands, and i'm not sure why. also, have been test driving 4x4s and again, have NO idea what to get.

i ended up quite liking the isuzu pickup thing... apparently it can tow 3tonnes... so that should be enough for a trailer and fathead Raff.

i know plenty of people that tow with an estate car... but not sure if they're legal, or safe.

good luck with your search! x
 
Will look at towing weights on various models, just started with my estate and it states 1200 kilos. I guess I have to find out how much a trailer weighs... Off now to google lol

after thought- would it be possible to do a swap? Think I need to look at prices also...
 
I did a swap - I got a 7.5 ton Ford Cargo, with 1 year's plate, in exchange for a 2 year old Ifor Williams.

Swapped because my Landrover 90 was horrible to tow with (just this particular one, i have had other 90's which towed fine, this one just felt funny :p) Then the day before the swap, the oil pump went on the 90, so i bought my friend's Discovery, which towed the trailer to the meeting point perfectly and almost made me wish i'd kept the trailer :D

However, i am hoping to do more TREC next year, and a lot of them mean 2 nights away, so from a comfort point of view i would rather have the lorry because i can sleep in it :)

So yes, a swap may be feasible - I saw the lorry advertised on Ebay, too expensive for me, but the advert said a swap for an Ifor or Equitrek may be considered - i mailed her, and 2 weeks later i had my lorry :)
 
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I have a L200 and trailer,but would much prefer a small lorry. No struggling to hitch up, horse protected from the sight and noise of traffic, particularly on the motorway. Able to camp in a lorry if necessary (atm I camp in the trailer but itn't exactly luxury living).
But a lorry standing doing nothing still costs money, whereas a trailer doesn't.
 
Just done all the comparing of 4x4 in March as we needed to change over and looked at towing mpg etc -we bought an isuzu pick up for oh (work car) and I got nissan pathfinder - we also rated highly - Jeep Nissan Terrano (it was what the pathfinder replaced. Remember road tax is alot cheaper on pickups as classed as a commercial. This is all the info I collected on the 4x4's I was interested in (not the pick-up type as it was for me) hope it helps!

Model MPG Towing Ins Grp Tax


Shogun 3.2 Di -D classic 29 3300 16 215
Pathfinder 2.5 Dci SVE 31 3000 14 215
Pathfinder 2.5 Dci SE 31 3000 13 215
Pathfinder aventura 168 bhp 28 3000 14
Pathfinder aventura 171 bhp 31 3000 14
discovery 2.7td v6s 30 3500 13 215
Terrano 3.0 Di SVE 31 3000 15 215

Frontera 2.2DTi Limited olympus 32 2800 10 215

Sorento 2.5 CRDi XE 36 2800 12 215
Cherokee 2.8 CRD sport 30 2688 13 405

Santa FE 2.0 TD 37 2300 11 215
X Trail 2.2 dCi 136 SE 37 2000 10 215
X Trail 2.2 dCi 136 Adventura 37 2000 11 215

2.7TD SLX 23 2800 10 190
Shogun Sport 2.5TD equippe 26 2800 14 215
Grand Vitara 2.0 TD 36 1850 12 190
CR-V 2.2i-CDTi sport 42 1500 11 175
Rav 4 2.0 4D NV 39 1500 10 215


Shogun Sport 2.5TD trojan 26 2800 14 405
Sportage 2.0 crdi xe (138bhp) 39 1800 10 215
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I know their not the cheapest but towed for the first time today with OH's Range Rover Sport - fantastic! Had a long journey (8hrs) which became even longer as motorway was shut and can't fault the car in anyway other than the m.p.g.....glad I don't put the diesel in! My own lorry is HGV so wasn't sure how I'd feel driving that far on busy motorways etc as it's been a long time since I towed so far but the car made it very easy and comforatable and new horse didn't have a sweaty hair on him:-)
 
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