Thread: Cadogan's Towing Advice

Originally Posted by PhilipA

Come on blokes.
He is talking to say 90 % of the towinG market not the 1% that Land Rover represents.
A Santa Fe costs about 41k and has a capacity of 2 tonnes with 100 kg ball weight.
Hyundais are also just about the most reliable cars on Earth.
A D4 D5 costs about 100 grand and are the most unreliable cars on Earth.
one would sincerely hope that at least the D4 would have some towinG aids to compensate for the absurdly small fuel tank,the ridiculous wheels, and the D4 suspension that seems to need replacing at regular intervals.
My daughter just bought a Sportsge after I recommended a Santa Fe . The Diesel Sportsge has 1900, kg towinG with 100 kg download, and gets 6.4 lper 100.
Perfect for a camper trailer and an M1 commute.
She and many others could no more afford a D5 than fly to the moon.She originally wanted an Outback but I got her to read Cadogan review and she changed her mind, even though he loves Outback’s he honestly opined that not for towinG.
I think his towinG review was spot on and I learned something, ie thatHyundai does a towinG pack.
Regards PhilipA
apologies for strange caps and grammar my pc blew up via NBN lightning strike so only iPad.

The Kia Urban Fuel Burn is 8.0l/100 Urban - Not the combined mix of Urban and Highway of 6.4/100
When comparing also need to take into account its 62L fuel tank and its range is no better than a D4. For comparison, My work Toyota with a 130L tank gets 900km
The Kia is quite heavy for its size @ 1736kg tare and with a max GVM of 2250kg wont be doing much legally. Thats 514kg - 100kg for the towball leaving 414kg for everything else.

Good for a Single or Couple travelling lightly


No point comparing Apples with Oranges!

Mmm....Cadogan also s cans Toyota for their disaterous DPF /air box engineering and ridiculous excuses inc blaming the customer/guest for engine failures.

So LR are not alone in that regard ...and look at VWs products and customer service....the list of dodgy cars and dealers goes on and on and on.

Anyhow...the point of my post was the irony of Cadogan's canning of LRs which are well equipped tow cars..as often v/noted by RV forums.

Yes there is a vast price difference new but as we know to add necessary towing features after market costs a bomb and may render the car illegal or less safe to drive...to wit slanted cruisers and the like getting around.

I think we can agree that buying a car is a risk no matter the brand and Cadogan raises some important issues albeit he generalises a lot. Pity our consumer law enforcement is so weak otherwise we might get a better deal and Cadogan would be out of a job☺