Tow car on a budget needed - any recommendations?

Nagme

jimjames wrote: »

Passat 2.0 TDI, you'll definitely get one inside that budget and a great tow car.

DH doesn't want another VWAG vehicle after being stuck with an EA189 engine and fed all the lies from VW.

Nagme

onomatopoeia99 wrote: »

What's the road tax and fuel consumption like, as you stated those as important factors in your opening post?

Mpg official combined is sub 40
Tax is £305.

Herzlos

Nagme wrote: »

Mpg official combined is sub 40
Tax is £305.

It's still an awful lot of car for the money

Shaka_Zulu

Lol..........sounds like husband is like me. Has gone off piste and bought what he wanted, sod the costs you were factoring in.

We needed a decent 3.5 tonne tow car (not many about) and ended up with a Jeep Commander £500+ VED 25mpg (16mpg when towing). The Panda gets used an awful lot.

Gloomendoom

Nagme wrote: »

Mpg official combined is sub 40
Tax is £305.

Think yourself lucky. My wife went out and bought a car she liked the look of and it is sub 30 mpg and over £500 tax.

It doesn't fit in the works car park either.

forgotmyname

Herzlos wrote: »

It's still an awful lot of car for the money

With the potential for an awful lots of bills also. More likely very few bills but they could make your eyes water.

Nagme

Gloomendoom wrote: »

Think yourself lucky. My wife went out and bought a car she liked the look of and it is sub 30 mpg and over £500 tax.

It doesn't fit in the works car park either.

Thank you, I feel a lot better now!

Nagme

Surprisingly, the Superb cost us £500 per month based on owning if for 3 years. This is high due to its depreciation, having bought it new. This is forming a large part of DH's reasoning.

Having now driven the Mercedes, nice as it is (It's the Elegance spec) I shall be sticking to driving my Mini.