Estate for towing

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Flowerofthefen

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Can someone recommend a cheap and cheerful estate for towing please. Will need to tow 1 x horse around 550kg in an ifor 505. We only go to one venue now 20 mins away, all flat roads and venue on stone/ gravel. I currently have a sorrento which is fabulous for towing but we will need to change it soon. I don't think we need a 4 x4 now.
 
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Flowerofthefen said:
There is one of these at our local garage. It's a 2.4 D5. Says towing capacity between 1800kg and 2100kg. Would that be big enough for my set up?
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yes, your looking at 1600kgs give or take. You can google your trailer and find out the exact weight to be sure.
 
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Mines a 2.4 diesel V70. I pull a single Ifor trailer and up to 550 kg of horse and can barely feel it's towing anything even up steep hills (one is 25%). I had a 2l car before and it is so much more powerful. I don't know the exact weigh I'm towing probably up to around 1300kg though 1200kg with my pony.
I'm pretty sure it would pull your setup where you are going.
 
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I had a VW passat alltrack to tow with for years. 2.2ton towing and I used to happily tow 1100kg trailer + 800kg horse all over the place.
Hubby used it for commuting and it wasn't overly thirsty either, on the motorway he could get 60mpg.
 
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