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Old 13th February 2011, 09:00 PM
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Fair comment fellas but as Aerosam needs a general purpose towcar to pull a lightweight trailer (I'm guessing around 250KGs) with a lightweight sportscar on it (I reckon around 550-600KGs max) with a likely total trailer mass of 850-900KGs his existing C5 diesel is going to be more than up to the job and will probably return a fair bit more than 32MPG into the bargain.

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Old 13th February 2011, 10:06 PM
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the signum does 55mpg normally if i drive it gentle and drops to around 45mpg with the trailer and roadster on the back. acceleration doesnt seem to be an issue even up steep hills. the best thing is its silky smooth to drive and quieter than the 5 series i used to hack about in for work
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Old 14th February 2011, 09:57 AM
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Wow loads of discussion on this, great stuff too.

Must admit I'd never have thought of a Terrano, might have a little look as 4 wheel drive was one reason I was originally looking at the big pickups.

I'm keeping the C5 whatever, I get about 43mpg out of it which isn't bad for a large car thats 8 years old and done 90k miles.
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Old 14th February 2011, 11:26 PM
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I should be selling my 98 audi a4 tdi estate next month.
It still pulls really well and I'll be letting it go really cheap, it done lots of miles but the engine is sweet.
Has a tow bar onlyused twice
Might get you through a few months until you saved up for something better.

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Thinking on the 4wd/non 4wd issue, i had a subaru legacy a while back which someone bought from me to tow a caravan with. Was obviously 4wd but had normal 'car' tyre prices and tax bands. Only thing was it would only get mid 30's to early 40's in mpg. Would also be a possibility when u start looking again. Mine only cost me £1400

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Old 25th February 2011, 09:14 AM
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Well, I got a new car last night.

Went to leomister car auctions, going for a 2004 Terrano that looked good on the website, and to make a quick sale on the wife's Citroen. The Terrano looked really good in the flesh too. Unfortunately, it went slightly over my self imposed budget of £2.5k and I had to let it go.

So instead I bought....

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A 2003 Alfa Romeo 156 2.0JTS!

And it's effing gorgeous!

best of all, I bought it for £725, the wifes Xsara sold at the same auction for £575, so it only really cost me £150!!!!
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Sounds like you are a happy buyer

I don,t know what the Alfa is like but if its sorted your tow car out for £150 then thats a great result .

Are you taking your car to Stoneleigh ? Hope to see it one day

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Old 25th February 2011, 11:50 AM
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Kept the C5 for towing, the wife is having it, the Alfa is just something nice to drive for me.

I don't think I'll have the car at Stoneleigh, it's a long way to tow it to not really be able to use it.
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stoneleigh isnt a public highway. once its off the trailer you can drive it round the show ground without drawing any attention.
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Old 25th February 2011, 03:18 PM
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True, but i bulit it to thrash it round race tracks, not potter around the camping ground at 5mph at 3am like some owners did at Stoneleigh last year.

Neither is it a real looker, due to the dimensions of the engine it's taller and longer than your average locost. I never meant for it to be an immaculate showpiece. I don't think I'd be cofortable putting it on static display. I'd much rather people saw it doing what it's intended for - going really, really fast.

I appreciate that people are interested in seeing it though, thanks.
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