Suggestions for a tow car please?

You're very welcome. 

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Hi Pippah, re recommendations its always difficult as we all want, or need, different things but we have an Audi Q5, its our second and 99% sure our next will be a Q5 as well.

I would certainly look at CARWOW when comparing prices as the savings can be significant.

My last new car was in 1972. I object to the depreciation that "new" entails. There's also a lot of difference between replacing a 19 year old car and one that's only 3 years old - it must be barely run-in.

Hi Pippah ,if moneys not a problem i’d Recommend BMW maybe an x4 or x5.

At least take a test drive you’ll see a big difference to the Mitsubishi .you can also get some huge deals on pre registered too .i saved £17k on my 535gt and it had 16miles on it when I picked it up 👍

also I like Volvo’s but again very pricey but rock solid and great service from Volvo. 

Sounds to me like you've a fair bit of reading and quite a few test-drives ahead of you Pippa in order to find a vehicle which suits you and your needs!

Practical Caravan magazine have recently published their 'tow car' of the year awards and they make very interesting reading and totally different opinions to those mentioned in the Club's awards.

Today there is so much choice, whereas many of us on here still remember the 60's 70's & 80's when buying a car, built for reliability, was somewhat of a lottery! Those days pretty much ended with the introduction of the Japanese manufacturing methods in the late 70's & early 80's. Of course there are still anomolies, but the latest JD Power surveys for reliability confirm their stranghold on the top spots.

Good hunting 

Easy T did you say what make your car is? 

So helpful everyone thank you again.  On to the test drives then!  Looking round campsites it seems there are a lot of Fords being used as tow cars and I looked at a neighbour's one but his wife complained it didn't have the space of their previous Kia Sorrento.  

Yes I was surprised at the Bank Manager it's all his fault I feel like spending!  But it did focus the mind!  A bit f realism is a good thing I think, I expect we all know people who seem to expect to live forever and don't make the best of what they have.

Tow car is a 2005 2.2 diesel sport X-Trail - manual. Runabout is 1 litre 1999 Yaris

I maybe wrong but your Outlander may have 5yrs manufacturers warranty (started Jan 2015), If it has been reliable, accident free etc I would be tempted to keep it until this expires.  

• Good point via, no real problems until Kwikfit and the broken tyre pressure sensor.  A few dings and scratches but nothing major.  So keeping it is fairly high on the option list at the moment.  

My neighbour tugs her horses with an elderly X Trail which is off the road currently but has done good service.