Tow Vehicle?

Rob_B · Post by **Rob_B** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 7:32 pm

What are the best towing vehicle out there?

your opinions and experiances please

I'm thinking either a Nissan D22 (however heard negative things about crank issues) or Mitsubishi L200

gary@apt · Post by **gary@apt** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 7:41 pm

we use a d22 navara to tow evo to time attack and its ace,a bit heavy on fuel but great from comfort point of veiw

Mr Fletcher · Post by **Mr Fletcher** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 7:45 pm

discovery tdv6 regardless of what people may now say i have towed with one and it pulled like a train ,
have had two nissan d22 double cabs but the ride wasn't all that special when towing, and yes there are
some engine issues, l200 i personally feel is getting a bit long in the tooth now .i would probably look at a toyota amazon
to see how they went as they can be picked up at a reasonable s/h price now .

cheers

jason

Post by **Stuart** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 7:46 pm

My favourite, not having driven the Navara, is the new Hilux 2.5. I have used them a few times towing the Sierra, GTR and Driftbin and they have been simply superb.

Not the cheapest but well worth the money.

Mr Fletcher · Post by **Mr Fletcher** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 7:50 pm

i think yours was the d40 navara gary which is indeed a good vehicle

cheers

jason

Rob_B · Post by **Rob_B** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 7:53 pm

Cheers for the help

the budget is around 4k...

Gary the Navara you use is a new one isnt it?

Wow...i didn't think anyone would suggest the disco..but if you got on well with it Jason then i cant rule it out..however something commericail will suit me better i think

I thought the L200 would be a good shout??i know they are quite slow, but are they not reliable?

I would love one of the new hilux's..however dont think i can stretch to it

gary@apt · Post by **gary@apt** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 7:53 pm

so it was jason :-D

duncan · Post by **duncan** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 7:54 pm

I am hiring an L200 for the trip up to KH - I will let you know how it does

stockcar · Post by **stockcar** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 7:56 pm

personally use a VW t5 transporter LWB 5cylinder...............bets van we've had by far, seats 6 and tows 2.5ton legally

if its much cheapness your after a Fiat Ducato LWB is brilliant and will swallow pretty much anything you throw at them, and never move in side winds due to low load height / amazing track width - had one for 6yrs and never missed a beat
not at all like the cars they make.............

alyn

Rob_B · Post by **Rob_B** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 8:22 pm

the transporter is another possibility...however i want to use the vehicle as an everyday car too...so would rather go for a pick-up...

i'll have a look at transports just to see what sort i can get for the money