Range Rover v Discovery-thoughts/clarifying

Totally agree in 27 years of Discovery and Range Rover towing and ownership I have never had any problems or bills other than the normal tyres, brake discs etc. I have read a lot of posts here from owners with other brands asking for solutions to tow bar electric issues, auto gear boxes needing coolers fitted etc whereas LR/RR are made to tow and have generous hitch limits far exceeding that required by even the heaviest of caravans. I find towing with Discoveries or Range Rovers is effortless and relaxing.

Just thought I’d finish this topic off, in the sense that I ended up with a final decision to go for a BMW X5. Having test drove most of the contenders (x5, LR Discovery, LR Discovery Sport, Mercedes GLE, Audi Q7), spec reviewed others (F Pace) and rebalanced the price v spec v age conundrum of yet more (RR), I found that the X5 Best met my needs. 
I prefer to buy vehicles just a few months old, to avoid the big VAT/depreciation hit in year 1) some were just not available at the price I wanted, particularly getting a factory fit Towbar.

Haven't collected X5 until later this week but happy with my choice, and hopefully will continue to be into the future.

The hitch limit on the majority of caravans is max 100kg as per manufacturer's warranty

According to spec on our new Adria (different Alko chassis to most UK brands, apparently), it is 150kg.

that said, with appropriate weight distribution, I hope not to need anything like that. (Now got cycle rack on A-frame, but not yet had chance to it bikes on to test it).

For me, one of the issues, these days is space in the car.  With the poor user paid of many Van's, w need to carry so much stuff in the car instead of the caravan.  Not only do I look for towing capability  but also boot space.  For this reason  I go for a Discovery 3/4.

David

I simply dont buy into this myth of roomy SUV’s. To get decent boot space with an SUV you need to drive a tank sized vehicle. I had an FL2 for a year and it was a good tow car. However the boot space was poor, the build quality in terms of fit and finish were no where near that of VW or similar and it was unreliable. My son has a new RR sport, fabulous car in many respects but his wife's Beemer 2 series Active Tourer has more rear passenger leg room by a country mile, possibly better ride and in practice is as roomy. My current tow car is a previous generation Volvo V60 and whilst it will be my first and last Volvo (utterly cr8p dealers and appalling customer service support from Volvo UK) I can get more in the boot than i could the Freelander, it is 4wd, much more economical and tows extremely well. If you must have height then buy an MPV and if you must have 4wd there are 4wd estate cars available. 

For boot space (whether SUV or any hatchback or estate) I guess much depends On whether one caravans as a couple or more passengers. Whilst I agree that there is always much to put in the tow car, as we are always only a couple, I count the usable space with back seats flat, which gives not only plenty of area, but also height.

Oh dear! You'll regret that decision I fear.

Why?