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ADAM.D · Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 17:08 Post subject: Towing with SWB 2.5

Does anyone tow with a shorty 2.5, we're in the market for a new truck and have found a mint 2.5 SWB going cheap. Before I dive in and buy it I need to know what there like to tow with, not really bothered about mpg as we've just got rid of a V6 Laughing

. Would appreciate some quick responses if possible. Thanx, Adam.

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banditman · ** Joined: 16 Apr 2006 Posts: 88 Location: andover, hants

got one myself and pulls a car trailer with no probs. Admit, a 2.8 would be better, but 2.5 is up for it! mines also auto, and think its better for towing than a manual, especially something like a horse box, much smoother change....

JITSU · *** Joined: 25 Sep 2004 Posts: 216 Location: WILTSHIRE

Should Tow fine mate,it's the same Engine as the LWB but with less weight to drag around Wink

wiggletiger · Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 21:48 Post subject:

once again used our 2.5tdi to tow our caravan over 1000 kms in the last 5 days It used 3 tanks of diesel, but who cares ,its great on these *beep* road surfaces .never missed a beat Used to have a Rover 600 i thought that was good until i bought her indoors this paj walk

JAS828 · Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 22:08 Post subject:

just towed to buxton and back from cambridgeshire and got 22-23mpg they are not as slow as people say these 2.5tdi`s

big j · Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 23:25 Post subject:

hi adam.
2.5 will tow ok but it depends what you tow, my mate was towing a 19ft van with a freelander, well within the weight limit, when a lorry went past the van started to snake and being a swb the car couldn't hold it and he wrote both his brand new van and car off, he now has a new van and a lwb car.

cheers John...

tazbabe · Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 23:30 Post subject:

my 2.5 manual tows a horse box, a caravan, has towed a trailer with a lwb paj on it......and does it all with ease, just need to get a run up some of the longer hills, but many vehicles are the same from that pont of view.

(ps...i used to tow a horse box and caravan with a 1.4 volvo 340, so a paj can do it!!)