OK, our berlingo 1.6 diesel 2005 is now getting tired, sadly they don't do this model now and so looking to replace it with something that has as much room and not too big an engine to pull our 320gt familia

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Any idea's, thoughts and advice welcome, 4 year old skoda estate favourite at the moment

I use a Dacia Duster 1.5 Diesel 4x4, it has plenty of torque to drag my Familia 320, with ease, it is also very good on fuel solo and whilst towing the van. The Duster is not everyone's cup of tea no doubt but we are happy with it..
The car is a good compromise, powerful enough to tow the van and not too big for everyday usage...

Looked at the Dacia, sounds like a contender, many thanks

We were advised to get a Mégane - a thing with a turbo; Yann says he didn't notice the caravan behind...................shows what I know about cars!

We're looking at the Octavia Scout 4 wheel drive to replace our tow car later this year

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We were advised to get a Mégane - a thing with a turbo; Yann says he didn't notice the caravan behind...................shows what I know about cars!

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Yup, I think so!

Also same engine as Nissan Note Juke and Qashqai 1.5 DCI range.

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Also same engine as Nissan Note Juke and Qashqai 1.5 DCI range.

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We were advised to get a Mégane - a thing with a turbo; Yann says he didn't notice the caravan behind......





I can vouch for that , I tow my Triton with the Megan Sports Tourer goes like a bomb, and the caravan is hardly noticeable very good fuel economy too.

We will also be looking to change our Chevrolet Orlando 1.8 diesel in the not too distant future. We have suffered for 2 years with the Dpf and tried everything to overcome the problems we are having with it. Had enough now and worry that replacing it with another diesel engine could give us more Dpf problems. Any recommendations for our next car, we like 7seaters if poss as this gives plenty of boot space or extra seats for the grandkids, a petrol with enough pulling power to tow our Familia with ease and a sunroof if poss. Our last car was a Zafira which did fit the bill but we have lost all confidence with them since the problem of some setting on fire. We have looked casually at the Citroen C3 picasso 1.2 puretech and can't believe the towing capabilities, it seems too good to be true as it seems to be a perfect match for our Eriba, how can this be with the engine being so small? As we don't want to swap one problem for another lots of research will be done before we swap vehicles. Any ideas folks? Thank you. Ellen.

Well, we had to change our car - before I had a Clio so not big enough to tow the eriba. I went to the garage and asked what they would recommend to tow and was told the Mégane was ideal. It has a thing to aid in up-hill starting and other things that, apparently, make it ideal. But what do I know. I trusted the garage. Try visiting few and see what they suggest?

It's not going to be easy . We were told that many lies before we bought our present car I find it difficult to believe anything the salespeople tell us. We just loved the new VW Tiguan as it ticked all the boxes, problem is its diesel so back to the drawing board

Whats wrong with diesel, thought the torque on the diesel engine was better for towing