hdonna
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Post by hdonna on Dec 29, 2008 14:14:06 GMT 1
Would a jeep cherokee 2.8 ltd diesel be a suitable towing vehicle ?
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daisysp8
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Post by daisysp8 on Dec 29, 2008 14:25:41 GMT 1
As long as you own massive shares in BP or Shell and have a tanker that can follow you about for filling up lol, i don`t know as i`ve never owned one, but a couple of friends who have said the Diesel consumption was evil !!
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Post by Gail&Merlin on Dec 29, 2008 15:07:03 GMT 1
Weve got a cherokee jeep but petrol, its a brill car for towing, hubby looked into weights etc for a trailer and 2 horses and the jeep came out fine. It is juicy though.
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Post by Pauline on Dec 29, 2008 16:35:46 GMT 1
You do not say how old is the jeep you are looking at.
A 2.8 diesel is capable of towing over 2.500kg 2.5 tons
All 4x4 do round about 24-28 mpg
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hdonna
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Post by hdonna on Dec 29, 2008 17:07:33 GMT 1
jeep is an 06 plate
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dizzy
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Post by dizzy on Dec 29, 2008 18:07:41 GMT 1
We have an 06 plate Jeep and have used it for towing since we got it and also its predecessor which was slightly smaller.Never had any problem with either and we get about 30mpg when not towing so it isn't toooo awful!
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Post by Pauline on Dec 29, 2008 19:09:07 GMT 1
Towing limit for that Jeep is Towing Limit 2800kg
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Post by horsey123 on Dec 29, 2008 19:11:56 GMT 1
yep we have pulled a two horse trailer with 2 16.2 tbs into
i dont no if it was legal but it was light as a feather
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hdonna
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Post by hdonna on Dec 29, 2008 20:40:39 GMT 1
thanks guys it is manual not automatic but i thought it was a good price at 6995 what you think
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Post by kristine on Dec 29, 2008 21:27:29 GMT 1
All 4x4 do round about 24-28 mpg Darn, thats pretty good.
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mrsart
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Post by mrsart on Dec 29, 2008 21:31:41 GMT 1
We've had ours for about 2 years now - tows very well, 2 horses no problems, & we've got big hills round here! Had it converted to LPG which helps a lot with the juice consumption.
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dizzy
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Post by dizzy on Dec 30, 2008 0:06:57 GMT 1
I think that is a really good price, there was an ebay ad at the top of the page before for an 03 reg and they wanted £12K for it!! I thought that was a bit OTT!
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