Towing a vehicle

[Lordii]

Okay so what is the best vehicle for towing a car trailer with a car such as a race car.

Smaller the better and legal. Been looking at pick up trucks which seems the way things are going, but are there any 4x4s capable or estates?

Ive seen the mitsi shogun but at 27mpg im not sure.

Anything up to 8k.

Will be an everyday vehicle also so not to keen on driving a transit everday, will still consider though.

Thanks

[magooagain]

The towing vehicle really needs to be heavier than the combined trailor and track car wieght in this instance.

So that should narrow the search slightly.

Large van is a good choice as it has many other uses.

4x4 is also good.

estate car will be near the combined tow wieght. Its not something i would choose.

I tow a car trailor at least twice a week,so have some expierience.

[P I Staker]

Land Rover Discovery would be my choice.

[cris654321]

i use a v reg kia sportage to tow my mx5 and trailer..... its quite scary but does the job

[Lordii]

How about this?
http://www.kernowvans.co.uk/showroom/2008-08-renau...

2008 08 Renault Trafic LL29 DCI 115 LWB according to TowUK it has a max load of 2000kg.

[tehguy]

Most big estate cars and medium sized 4x4's will tow a car on a trailer no problem. If it's a very light car you could even do it with a big saloon. There's a guy around here who tows a classic Mini with a 530D saloon. How much does your race car weigh?

[paintman]

Have a look through this from S,P&L. Bear in mind that regardless of what licence you have you will be restricted by what the vehicle manufacturers say is the maximum permitted towing weight for that vehicle.
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Edited by paintman on Saturday 28th September 00:59

[Slow]

These have a huge towing capactity if i remember.

They also come in a 4wd version. Would be a nice place to sit daily.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/A-Team-Van-Chevy-G20-GMC...

2 slight problems, they arnt great on fuel and they weigh a-fking-lot, depends on what licence you have though.

[kiethton]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-Touareg-Estate-V10-TD...

refined and should have some grunt!

[skyrover]

Something with a full chassis and a bit of weight to it, preferably designed with towing in mind.

Land Rover Defender
Land Rover Discovery
Range Rover (classic/P38)
Nissan Patrol
Nissan Pathfinder
Nissan Navara
Nissan Armada
Nissan Titan
Toyota Land Cruiser
Toyota Hilux
Toyota Sequoia
Toyota Tundra
Toyota Tacoma
Ford Ranger
Ford Expedition
Ford F-150, 250, 350
Ford Econoline
Chevrolet Silverado
Chevrolet Avalanche
Chevrolet Colarado
Chevrolet Suburban
Chevrolet Tahoe
GMC Sierra
GMC Yukon
GMC Denali
RAM 1500, 2500, 3500
Dodge Durango
Cadillac Escalade
Lexus GX
Lincoln Navigator

Are all good tow vehicles.

Obviously not all are available to the UK domestic market but they occasionally crop up on autotrader or ebay for reasonable money.

Personally I would not chose to tow a car with another car having towed many times.

You also want the biggest engine and the best brakes you can afford.

Edited by skyrover on Saturday 28th September 07:01

[R0G]

Lordii said:

Okay so what is the best vehicle for towing a car trailer with a car such as a race car.

Do you have a B+E licence?

[V8RX7]

You're buying you're everyday car based on towing something else occasionally ?

Firstly what weight do you need to tow ?

[tehguy]

American imports are great for towing and the majority of the bigger things which are designed for towing (pickups etc) have tow hitches which are built into the chassis, not bolted on like ours are. The problem is that they use a different size towball which is not compatible with the UK 50mm standard, so you either need to modify the vehicle or modify the trailer.

[Lynch91]

BMW X5, we used the 4.4i V8 to tow a massive trailer every weekend, absolutely flew even with a heavy trailer on with no issues. You'll probably have to go for the diesel though if you think 27mpg is bad!

[GreigM]

I tow my track car with a Mercedes R-class. Very capable tow car, drives more like a car than most other 4x4s, nice place to be inside:
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2013...