Favourite towcars

has this not been discussed before?My towcars have been.....morris 1800,wolseley 18/85,austin 3 ltr,2 mark 1 granadas,2 mark 2 granadas,2 scorpio 2.8,2 scorpio 2.9 4x4,vauxhall senator 24 valve, isuzu trooper 3.5,vauxhall monterey 3.2,and 4 kia sorento,s. and my favrite has always been the one i am using at the time and all for different reasons.

I’m sure it has been discussed before but these topics all go around and repeat and it gives newcomers the chance to have a say.

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I wish I still had my 24v Senator .... 

First towcar Austin 1800,drove better with twin strombergs fitted replacing the su carb.In Aug 1973 got me back from Girona to Calais in 24 hours with one stop for fuel.Yes I was in a rush,!Wife with severe stomach pains (a spanish bug),April 1974 saw our first born delivered. 

Second car a Wolseley Six Auto flash and towed well.

After a break from caravaning next towcar Rover 620 2 ltre with manual box.Followed by another Rover 620 2,3 ltre with auto box both first rate Honda engines.

Then went back to my roots having passed test in 1966 in a Land Rover defender LWB.Bought my first Discio 2.5 lir with manual box followed by another Disco 3.0 litr with auto box.Finally and the best to date Range Rover Sport 3.0 litr with auto box.I am now spoilt I can't look at any other.(I lie,I have been eyeing up a newer model)Information not to be disclosed with her indoors.! 

I wish I still had mine too! It was white and my son ln law gave me a bright yellow hi-viz jacket to hang in the back (I managed to resist the fitment of blue lamps behind the front grill!).  It had to go after getting stuck in the mud on a c.l. and was swapped for a mark 1 trooper 2.6 auto which was way underpowered but did not get stuck in mud!!

Had a chat to OH re this thread and said all his 4x4's all the best for him, so Vauxhall Frontera 2.8 diesel ok but not the best for towing then series 111 Landrover 2.5 petrol then  4 classic range rovers 2 3.5 petrol 3.9 petrol soft dash then 2.5 diesel , then discovery 300tdi 2.5 diesel manual not a good tow car then Izuzu trooper 3.0 diesel  a very good tow car and currently toyota landcrusier also very pleased with that  but what next he does not do new vehicles but may be a smaller engine 4x4 as the French are trying to get folk to drive smaller engine vehicles, when you look on the local Le boncoin site there are loads of big engined 4x4's for sale as a eco tax is slapped on when you buy the big engine ones ie a new range rover can add 10,000 euros plus to your car price and some big vehicles now get an annual tax ie  like the road tax in UK.

Presently have a 2017 Volvo XC90 which is a superb tow car, plenty of room and at 2.0L not too heavy on fuel. I've had 3 Isuzu Troopers (all were excellent but a bit thirsty at 3L plus), An MG Montego (nice car in its day) and my original 33 years ago was an Austin Maestro which was excellent but then we had a lighter/smaller caravan. Not sure what my next car will be, probably another Volvo but unsure at the moment about electric and hope technology makes advances so that they become a realistic tow car.

i'm very happy with my Hyundai Tucson 4x4 (190 PS). Good tower, and good economy towing too.

My current Discovery 4 is probably not as good as its predecessor, a Discovery 3, as there are too many unused gizmos and gimmics to go wrong and it is automatic. It does depend on the needs at the time, of course.

The one that ever best fitted that requirement was my Land Rover 101 - a forward control model designed for the army to tow two tons of field gun across country at 40 mph, whether there was a road or not!  Just needed a long drop plate to get down to the civilian tow-ball height, but never noticed that there was a caravan involved.  Also had a huge load area to fit four children seated around a camping table and pile of chairs, bikes, and things - and an Olde English Sheepdog as well.

Thinking back - ALL my tow cars have been Land Rovers, starting with a Series I.