what 4x4 that is smaller than a disco but still safe enough to tow a single and ..

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Hi all, i have a discovery as a second car for towing. I dont have my own trailer yet and wont untill the new year. Im looking to get a single trailer as really, i wont be towing both of mine anywhere at the same time! The disco is abit big and thirsty and heavy on the insurance and tax as a second car! Im not after anything special. I have a 57 plate 207 as my everyday work car. I cannot afford the day to day fuel costs of a 4x4 hence having a small run around car! and its still on finance so stuck with that really otherwise i would prob get rid of it!
My insurance on the disco is high, i am only 20 years old and hold all my no claims on my peugeot policy which makes my disco policy well over £1000 a year! Its fantastic for towing dont get me wrong! but i just feel i really dont need something this big as a second car to tow one horse!
Any input appreciated! Thanks
 
Dancing Queen said:
how about a fourtrak?
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They would be ideal, but they are like gold dust unless you want to travel miles! and they are a bigger engine again, they are 2.8's so would have thought that insurance wouldnt be much different. Will do some quotes when i get back from work.
 
We had a ford Maverick, SWB (sold it to me sister)

Sold it as it was underweight to tow two big beasties in the 510....

Fab little truck, never missed a beat! But like others, can be hard to find....

Good luck!
 
I love my Xtrail DCI sport 2.2 :D Great milage, low tax and last winter it was passing heavier 4x4's that were mired as they were very heavy :D

Would recommend them highly we have had one for years and are on our second and will be upgrading to the new model in the new year :)

I have towed two horses with it and its been fab. I have a 505 hunter and its fine with the two.
 
Honda CRV over a HRV - fantastic jeep

Other half is a Honda technician and he has one as his daily as his fast track car isn't a practical daily car!

Some of them also come with a picnic table in the boot ; )
 
I tow with a Suzuki Grand Vitara 1.9L Diesel - 1 horse in an IW 505 without any problems at all. Its very economical to run too.
 
well i have just done a quote for a fourtrack and it is half the price!! Anybody want to buy a very well looked after landrover discovery! only problem is, the closest fourtrack is over 80 miles away ;-)
 
Max123 said:
I tow with a Suzuki Grand Vitara 1.9L Diesel - 1 horse in an IW 505 without any problems at all. Its very economical to run too.
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Yeah I'm on my second Grand Vitara and use it to tow 505 and we have 5 berth caravan and it tows beautifully - wouldn't have bought another one otherwise and it was a lot cheaper to buy than most 4x4s
 
Santa fe- I to am 20 and it was the best engine size/ tow capacity to insurance price ratio I could find. Tows my 505 and 1 horse beautifully and is around 700 to insure and low tax band
 
Another Nissan Terrano fan here and you can get some decent ones for not much money. Also a Fourtrak if you can find them but look out for the rust, they're all getting long in the tooth although the engines go on for ever.

Auto trader is your friend!
 
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