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Towing a 2cv on a trailer @ 800Kg approx

What is a good cheap vehicle to use a tow barge?

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May 31st, 2010, 10:13 am
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PM sent.


May 31st, 2010, 11:27 am
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May 31st, 2010, 3:45 pm
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Disco! Slab-sided bus with the aerodynamics of a barndoor;)


May 31st, 2010, 5:30 pm
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subarupete wrote:
Disco! Slab-sided bus with the aerodynamics of a barndoor;)


There is that but you get a hell of a lot of car for your cash!


May 31st, 2010, 5:34 pm
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Volvo 940 is my weapon of choice. I prefer RWD for towing. I also have a Mercedes Sprinter I tow with.

I think it's hard to beat a 940 for cheap. I'd go for a manual 2.3 Turbo, late '95, '96, '97, '98 are the best years.


May 31st, 2010, 7:54 pm
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I also have a Mercedes Sprinter I tow with.


Buy a big 'nuff Sprinter, and you don't need to tow... (but width through the doors is a problem for any A-series bar a 2cv)

Have to admit - I think if I was towing _regularly_, I'd be looking at a cheap flatbed Transit or similar.

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June 1st, 2010, 9:41 am
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I did that as well, my toys have a tendency to get out of hand :lol: I sold that one though, it was a 308 and a bit gutless, I prefer the big engined turbo intercooler Sprinters.

I did acquire a cheap 2.9 litre flatbed Sprinter the other day, just need to get the welder out and build a beavertail body........

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toomany2cvs wrote:
twofifty AZU wrote:
I also have a Mercedes Sprinter I tow with.


Buy a big 'nuff Sprinter, and you don't need to tow... (but width through the doors is a problem for any A-series bar a 2cv)

Have to admit - I think if I was towing _regularly_, I'd be looking at a cheap flatbed Transit or similar.


June 1st, 2010, 10:00 am
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in use a zxara piccasso 1.8 petrol manual. its like a van but with rear seats that come out in seconds


June 1st, 2010, 11:15 pm
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