Whats the smallest car you can use to pull a horsebox?

[skye123]

Am currently looking for a new car and want it to pull a single lightweight horse trailer for a 15.1 TB x Welsh.

Budget is for around £14,000 but want something that is economical, cheap to tax etc etc. Dont want a huge 4X4 either (would like one but not allowed

) so any suggestions please!

 

[pottamus]

Well put simply you should not be towing with a car of any sort...particularly not a 'small' one!

 

[Coffee_Bean]

A large estate with a decent size engine and towing capacity could tow a single box legally actually pottamus.

 

[skye123]

I meant as in a small 4X4/estate sort of thing

Obvioulsy i wouldnt tow with anything that couldnt manage the weight

 

[lucy007]

My OH, reckons a Subaru Forrester estate should do the job. They are AWD and 2 ltr + engine. We have a Subaru Imprezza estate and he would happily tow a single horse with it. As for price wouldn't know off the top of my head.

 

[mrdarcy]

I had a Forester - nice car but definitely not economical! They do a diesel version now, which would be better, but probably above your budget as they've only just come out.

 

[Luckylocalian]

I know it's sad all the time but I can't stress enough how important it is to tow with the biggest heaviest thing possible...my trailer flipped whilst towing with a discovery&it was the worst experience of my life & if I'd been towing wig anything lighter we prob both been dead so please please don't cut corners! X

 

[Tinypony]

Echo that! These threads amaze me, just look up the details on here. This is the Forester page by the way. http://www.cuddles.abelgratis.net/subaru.htm

 

[Divasmum]

We tow a single Cheval Liberte (500kg) with a Vauxhall Vectra with no problems. Our horse is small (15.1).

 

[competitiondiva]

I wouldn't pull with anything under a 2litre engine, and 4 wheel drive, have a look at the subaru legacy outback, My dad has had one for years and swears by it, they towed me about with it as a teenager for years. (and my dad is pretty anal when it comes to capability of vehicles, stats and legalities!!!)