Do I need a 4x4 for towing?

as for the handbrake it's got a right cheek

gets right up my khyber pass

cheers Joe
 
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You can pick up a second hand Range Rover for under £10000 , perfect for towing and slipways

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And 3 weeks ago I did just that /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

It's a bit different from the M3 I gave back to BMW though that's for sure /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
 
Just because were big it don't mean we are strong

I can't even pick up a Mini let alone a Range Rover /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Cheers Joe
 
Ok a bit of Jeep enlightenement.
Jeep as in Jeep , not "Jeep" as in Copies.
We are talking Jeep here.
Not Suzuki "Jeep" or other Four Wheel drives.
1993 saw the Jeep Cherokee introduced into the UK through "Inchcape" with a Dealer network.
Jeep Uk was born.
Jeep Cherokee, was the "Square one", Jeep Wrangler was like the one John Wayne won the War in.
The "Grand Cherokee" was a bit bigger and "Rounder" first ones were on the "N" 95/96
Early Cherokees had a system of selectable four wheel drive.
Grand Cherokees have a system of Permanent four wheel drive(limited slipt diff) or Diff lock in low drive.
Ie a Grand Cherokee is always in 4x4.
For serious stuff it can be stuffed into Diff Lock, whilst on the move, by the way!
Starting to bore myself now.
If anybody wants to know about Jeeps and other 4x4's gis a PM.
Was My living for 15 Years.
Prior to that. I made a living from Riding 2 wheels off road.
Can't make My Nimbus do a wheelie though!
Must try harder /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
Had a Jeep Cherokee soon after they were being imported. 4 ltd se. Superb car. Many here who drove landdrovers kept telling me I couldn't have done what I did off road when landrovers got stuck and my cherokee kept going. Col has it now.
 
I made the mistake of buying a Saab 95 Aero estate. Worst car buying mistake of my life. You should avoid them like the plague - they're unbelievably fragile, have very poor reliability, are very expensive to repair, and the dealers round here are bas****s. I would never, ever consider buying another one. Pile of poo. And I've never towed with it - I can't imagine how short-lived they would be if you tried to pull a boat behind them!
 
Agree with all you've said about them,reminder to every one

Just don't slam the hatch or the doors when it's parked on a

slope or at an angle /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

Cheers Joe
 
Like Brendan I had a Cherokee 4 litre Ltd.
Good points :-Small, very quick and mucho grip. Great on the road and permanent 4WD. Pull a tank up a brick wall. Auto is really good for difficult towing.
Bad points :- 15 mpg, water leaks and (strangely) very harsh ride on rough terrain.

I wish I hadn't flogged it for a Beemer 5 Sporting. Even with the massive fuel consumption I still wouldn't have lost so much money.
 
Nice car, on road and off road. Had lots of sales guys used to very expensive cars. Used to fall asleep on long journeys with early starts in my passenger seat, and comment how comfortable it was, ride and seats. Nice comfortable eather seats for long trips.

Got a landrover salesman fired for that purchase tho!

Those bloody alloys though. First valet, and they'd use some alloy destroying chemical, which would sit in the intricate detail for long enough to throw it out as you drove off, and alloys stuffed.

Used to drive through flooded fords, long flooded roads, and up hills where few off roads would venture. Low weight and high power.
 
I Had a Grand Cherokee when they 1st appeared (97), only had the 4.0 Laredo-no leather, not a posh git /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

They lent me a oil burner once and I'm sure it was only 2 wheel drive in normal use, realised quite quickly as I slid backwards down the steep wet hill out of Bowness ! Hit the selecta thing and it sorted it out.
 
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