A cheap diesel towing vehicle

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18-12-2006, 08:25 AM

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A cheap diesel towing vehicle

what would you get ?

I'm thinking Audi 80 or Bmw

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18-12-2006, 08:29 AM

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depends what you want to tow. i dont think the audi has enough towing capacity.....cant even use my RS6 for that

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18-12-2006, 08:36 AM

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I want to tow to tow a trailer with a track car on board

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18-12-2006, 08:47 AM

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You will need a big car to do that mate. Well to do it legally.

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18-12-2006, 09:45 AM

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would a van like a transit be better then ?

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18-12-2006, 11:08 AM

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m8, every vehicle has a tow limitation.... get the weight of the trailer and your racecar, add them up and thats ur minimum needed.

you will find the transit unusable cause its tow rating is too low for any decent car / trailer.

i got a Chevy Pickup with 3 tonns towing capability, so thats enough for even a heavy car on the trailer. keep in mind that you will, once you
got a trailer, also tow cars that are not old minis / KAs.

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18-12-2006, 11:13 AM

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MK5 Transits with the 2.5 DI N/A Engine is always a good one. They go for a few hundred Quid on Flee Bay

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18-12-2006, 11:26 AM

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And your old company was car transportation

Toyota surf!!

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18-12-2006, 11:28 AM

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And your old company was car transportation

Toyota surf!!

I know but i dont want to spen all my funds on a new 4x4

any way answer my pm please

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18-12-2006, 03:50 PM

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bttt for the evening people

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18-12-2006, 03:53 PM

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land rover

or the beast in my sig, was towing an empty trailer with the tractor the other week and the tractor broke down, the nissan towed both the tractor and trailer home

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18-12-2006, 03:55 PM

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make sure it's an auto whateve it is

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18-12-2006, 04:00 PM

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make sure it's an auto whateve it is

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18-12-2006, 04:13 PM

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BMW 325 TDS mate. 6 cylinders of muscle. Old but cheap and very powerful and will do mega miles and are pretty economical for the size of engine. Very smooth and quiet as well.

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18-12-2006, 04:15 PM

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BMW 325 TDS mate. 6 cylinders of muscle. Old but cheap and very powerful and will do mega miles and are pretty economical for the size of engine. Very smooth and quiet as well.

would that car be legal to tow a trailer with a car ?

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18-12-2006, 04:21 PM

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I don't see why not. A lot of people do M3 replicas with them, which is what I had, but you can get them in standard form and they're a standard looking BMW, but they're very refined for quite an old car.

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sorry I meant would it be legal to tow a trailer with a track car on board, as im not not sure what the Bmw's towing limits are

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18-12-2006, 04:39 PM

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Ah, not sure about that mate, I've not towed before. You can pick up old Range Rovers dirt cheap now as well so long as you don't mind the fuel costs.

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