Discovery 5 as tow vehicle

[taraj]

Looking at changing my shogun (Maybe a mistake as she has been so reliable!).
I like the drive of the disco 5 although am slightly worried about reliability. Anyone that has one...how easy is it to get a towbar fitted to one that is suitable to tow a horse trailer? The detachable ones seem to have a weight limit one them?
Also looking at the Tourag and have been told the towbar is an extra 2k due to fan system.

 

[ImmyS]

I’ve recently swapped my VW Tiguan in for an older (2012) Touareg with a flange tow bar already fitted. Drives like new and tows like a train. Not to mention extremely comfortable and nice interior with creature comforts ?? super happy with it so far.

 

[McFluff]

All tow bars have a weight limit on them. I tow with a detachable tow bar on a f-pace and it works well. My favourite tow car is a defender (with a fixed tow bar), but ours is getting refurbished just now, so f-pace is having to earn her keep!

I found the land rover garage helpful and they answered all my questions (get one of the technicians, not a sales person). If you do go detachable please be aware that you need to detach it when not using and keep it clean and well maintained. If you do a lot of towing and keep your car for a while, I’d get a fixed one fitted personally.

 

[Orangehorse]

We have a Land Rover specialist in the village who looks after our old Discovery - he has taken it to bits a few times now!

OH went round to see him as he had seen a later model Discovery for sale somewhere and the answer was "don't touch with a bargepole."

So OP you really need to know exactly which model you are looking at, the year of manufacture, the engine, the gearbox and a knowledgeable garage person who can advise you. (And not one who would look forward to a lot of business in repairs!).

I expect than any model Discovery would tow a trailer OK, the question is, will it have a lot of expensive trouble.

Overall, we are quite happy with our Discovery, although it has had quite a lot of work, it has been fairly reasonable to fix.

 

[taraj]

Thanks for the replys!
I had a discovery 3 a few years ago that I loved but it spent most of its life in limp moe! Am very tempted with a 2020 discovery 5, and was hoping they were more reliable than the older one?
Sadly shoguns are no longer made.

As said above I need to speak with a tech with regards to the towbar as the salesman wasn't very helpful!