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On the hunt for a new tow car

Started By TimBanham , Apr 16 2012 10:21 AM

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Posted 20 April 2012 - 09:35 AM

Just looked on autotrader, seems to be several sub 70,000 miler Grand Cherokee's there, 3.1 td's as well. Only reason I looked was with petrol going forever skyward, going to change my petrol grand cherokee for something else, at the moment it's a toss up between another Jeep, but a weasal, or a Merc E320 cdi, decisions decisions Posted Image Posted Image
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Posted 20 April 2012 - 05:16 PM

View PostTimBanham, on 20 April 2012 - 06:45 AM, said:

The narrow side is what my wife doesn't like about it and your comments about the power and kerb weight mean they fall off the list - Thanks

Glad to be of assistance. There are so many potential tow cars out there now, anything that helps narrow the choice is hopefully useful.

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Posted 21 April 2012 - 12:00 PM

Hi tim used to have 3.1 td trooper 168000 miles on the clock had it for 7 years just changed it for a hyundai terracan and am very impressed very comfortable and tows like a dream spoke to a lot of owners before purchasing one and to be truthful not one had a bad thing to say about them i think it is down to ones preference .
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Posted 21 April 2012 - 01:30 PM

View Postguinness, on 21 April 2012 - 12:00 PM, said:

Hi tim used to have 3.1 td trooper 168000 miles on the clock had it for 7 years just changed it for a hyundai terracan and am very impressed very comfortable and tows like a dream spoke to a lot of owners before purchasing one and to be truthful not one had a bad thing to say about them i think it is down to ones preference .
Hope this helps regards Martin
The Hyundai Terracan has a lot of Mitsubishi Pajero/Shogun in it's DNA - styling is 2nd generation Pajero but mechanically a mix of 2nd and 3rd generations.

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Posted 21 April 2012 - 02:36 PM

Agree with the Terracan comments. In my humble opinion one of the best all round 4x4 packages and bang for buck motors about.
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Posted 21 April 2012 - 02:37 PM

Get yourself a petrol V8 Grand Cherokee, Cheap as chips so you have some cash left for petrol. Riddled with toys, PLUS they are that fast nobody can really thrash them, You dont need a pencil to work out what it will tow, Plus either leave your window down a little when starting engine, or going through a tunnel and you will NEVER want to leave it at home LOL

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Posted 21 April 2012 - 05:25 PM

Like the v8 jeep but would prefer something that does  double figures mpg lol

Good news on the terracan
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