We were looking at the x-drives - what weight combined are you towing your x3? How do you find it to tow?
I've just bought myself a 2015 Tiguan to start towing (a pony, not 700kg!), some models can do 2.5t and you can get a nice spec and not very old for 20k. My budget was half that but I'm still very pleased with the car and so far it's doing similar mileage to the 2010 fiesta which is mind-boggling. Haven't actually towed with it yet tho!
I have three friends with Discoveries that are never out of the garage so they did not make my shortlist. If I'd had an extra 10k to play with I would have looked at the Audi Q7 or a Volvo XC60. I was coming from the opposite direction from you on age though, an older car sometimes has fewer bells and whistles to go wrong. I'm already looking at my electric parking brake and wondering how much that will cost to fix if it goes
Once you start test driving it will narrow you down. I sat in a couple that were bang-on on paper and viscerally hated them
Once you start test driving it will narrow you down. I sat in a couple that were bang-on on paper and viscerally hated them
I had a spreadsheet going with towing capacity, average stated fuel consumption, insurance group (!!!) and then knocked ones off as I sat in them till I had it narrowed down to the Tiguan which is what I wanted in the first place, but at least I'd done due diligence! If you sit in the Q5 and love it.. well whoops, sell some saddle pads
ah the horse girl life
Tiguan 2.0lt engine generally varies between 2000kg and 2500kg by model. I used the Parkers website to check general models then you can double check the reg for specific cars just in case.Tiguan is on the list - only certain models have the right towing capacity don’t they?
It’s funny I’d always put off any pickup because I’d heard they all fall apart but maybe that was just ford rangers
Nissan Navara was the one that fell apart, the chassis would snap but Nissan never did a recall. We bought a new one in 2012 and it was rubbish and to add insult to injury, every time it went back to the garage we ended up with a Micra!Tiguan is on the list - only certain models have the right towing capacity don’t they?
It’s funny I’d always put off any pickup because I’d heard they all fall apart but maybe that was just ford rangers
Tiguan is on the list - only certain models have the right towing capacity don’t they?
It’s funny I’d always put off any pickup because I’d heard they all fall apart but maybe that was just ford rangers
my dad has an ancient hillux...think its done 280/290K miles now
i will pass this tip on to dad in case its ever needed!!!!!
Nope! Not just you, my Dad has had them since the early 90s and had very few issues, I've had them for over a decade and had very few issues. The only dodgy one was an LPG conversion. We have an amazing specialist 4x4 garage near us which might explain why about 60% of our primary school parents drive them!
We are bargain basement buyers. My husbands Kia Sorento 14 plate cost £3.500, comfy and towed well, the garage did some work on it, didn't cost a fortune, but unfortuately it got completely written off the week after it passed its MOT.In the market for a towing car - of course open to second hand with my budget! Is there anything you’d recommend under £20k? I’m not very handy (read: completely useless) so probably couldn’t be trusted with something older that needs a lot of maintenance. “That’s impossible” is a valid answer too
Towing one large (700kg) horse with an ifor Williams trailer.
It is excellent to tow, I only tow one big horse and an IFOR though, not sure what it would be like with 2. Its rated to 2500kg. I think it is punchier towing (and a heavier car for braking) than the Tiguan I used to have. It also averages 45mpg for normal driving. Maintenance (tyres etc) isn't cheap but nothing else at all has gone wrong with it so that reliability is worth the £800 tyres for me
Older Ford Rangers are fine. My son has had four and does a huge mileage with them and has had very few problems. His current one is a 2019 plate and has done over 250k miles with only wear and tear things needing sorted. They are relatively cheap for parts and servicing and share some parts with Transits so they are readily available. We also have one and the servicing at the local Ford garage is much cheaper than any car we have had since the 90s (Izuzu, Ssangyong, Mitsubishi and Toyotas). The newer ones with a 2.0l engine are problematic as they have a wet belt and if it goes wrong the repairs are astronomically expensive, from memory these are 2021 onwards.It’s funny I’d always put off any pickup because I’d heard they all fall apart but maybe that was just ford rangers