Anybody towing with a transit?
Submitted by Josh on Sat, 2014-04-19 17:46
Now thinking of getting a transit instead of a Ute.
Anybody have one?
I drove one during a short stint I did as a courier and it went pretty well.
Anybody towing with one? How does it tow? Do they like to drink on the tow?
I am looking at 08 and newer, 2.4 or 2.2 diesel, low roof, short base, preferably two sliding doors.
carnarvonite
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Depends
All depends on what you are going to tow behind it. 2.2 or 2.4 isn't what you would call real grunt.
Josh
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just towing a 5.8
just towing a 5.8 trailblazer, managing with the commodore atm, but she just drinks like an Irish on the highway .
Travisd
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Good luck
Don't do it. If they had a 2.8l turbo diesel maybe but vans aren't really meant for it
The wind age alone you will be ringing its neck the whole time. A mate had a 2.8l delica that struggled with anything bigger than a tinny
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Savarna
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Towing with transit.
I have an 08 Transit, long wheelbase, high roof, 2.4 diesel.Owned from new. Tows my Haines Hunter 6m like its not there.
Surprisingly poky little engine with enough grunt to overtake when needed. With regards to windage absolutely no problem, the height of the roof i feel
breaks the wind for the boat behind.
Dont have fuel usage figures for you except start looking for a servo at 400ks. Only had one problem which was a retrieval in denham on an extremely
slippery ramp where i needed assistance from a 4wd. They have a 2.7 tonne tow rating. Have been generally very happy with the vehicle and up to 2 tonne
is a capable tow vehicle as i feel the 2.7 rating maybe a bit ambitious. Only negative really is passenger bench type seat is uncomfortable and non adjustable
for long trips. Hope this helps.
Josh
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thanks savarna that'ss a
thanks savarna that'ss a pretty gleaming report. I'm not too worried about the passenger seat, cos its unlikely I will be in it!
How many clicks have ou put on it?
Any mechnical miss haps?
Savarna
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114,000ks on the clock, no
114,000ks on the clock, no problems other than the clowns in the service dept in Wangara being completely incompetent,but thats another story. Dont expect too much life out of the brakes, at 70,000 expect replacement of discs and pads.
Travisd
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Learn something new every day!
6m Haines has some weight to it
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Buz
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One thing to consider is the
One thing to consider is the height of the towbar. They are really low. Towed a tinnie with a work Transit once. Actually had enough power no problems, but the trailer was veey nose down and made for some scraping of the bottom of the hitch area at the ramp and speed humps.
sherbert
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My mercedes sprinter
Bottom out on the ramp, But that was a long wheelbase one--- And got stuck on the driverway after putting fuel in it
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