bwcibo Posted October 4, 2008 Report Posted October 4, 2008 Hello all, I am in the market to buy a Galaxy < Quote
Krzysztof Posted October 4, 2008 Report Posted October 4, 2008 If U want tow some trailers you should choose GAL with atleast 1.8T or 2.3 engine (the best one is V6 175 HP, with LPG) diesels are not strong enough although have good torque which is also very important in case of towing. Anyway there is no big choice. My suggestion is 2.3 engine - almost the same power as 1.8T, but no problems with turbo. Quote
stevie m Posted October 4, 2008 Report Posted October 4, 2008 (edited) What do you think of this ? or even this and heres a cheaper one. Personally i had a mk2 tdi and i loved it, never towed with it tho. I tow a caravan that weighs more than 1100kgs with my volvo no probs at all so towing yours with a gal would be a breeze i would have thought. Edited October 4, 2008 by stevie m Quote
seatkid Posted October 4, 2008 Report Posted October 4, 2008 For towing go diesel - the 4 cylinder petrol engines are too weak and economy is terrible when towing. Quote
mk2vr6 Posted October 4, 2008 Report Posted October 4, 2008 I tow a caravan that weighs more than 1100kgs with my volvo no probs at all so towing yours with a gal would be a breeze i would have thought. pity you didnt do that earlier before you bought the stale urine coloured pig ugly thing :lol: and have to agree with seatkid! as much as I dislike oil burners they tow better than the petrol versions especially when linked to a sludge box <_< Quote
bwcibo Posted October 5, 2008 Author Report Posted October 5, 2008 thanks for the replies chaps I will have to go and test drive a few <_< Quote
stevie m Posted October 5, 2008 Report Posted October 5, 2008 I tow a caravan that weighs more than 1100kgs with my volvo no probs at all so towing yours with a gal would be a breeze i would have thought. and have to agree with seatkid! as much as I dislike oil burners they tow better than the petrol versions especially when linked to a sludge box :lol: I agree much better towing with a diesel. I'm glad you like my car so much :31: . I was looking at a s6oR with GREEN coloured leather interior <_< Quote
bwcibo Posted October 6, 2008 Author Report Posted October 6, 2008 and have to agree with seatkid! as much as I dislike oil burners they tow better than the petrol versions especially when linked to a sludge box :31: I agree much better towing with a diesel. I'm glad you like my car so much :D . I was looking at a s6oR with GREEN coloured leather interior :16: Sludge Box? are we talking Auto? are there any extras required for towing like an oil cooler? Quote
seatkid Posted October 6, 2008 Report Posted October 6, 2008 Sludge Box? are we talking Auto? are there any extras required for towing like an oil cooler?AFAIK the standard auto box does not have an oil cooler....If you go for an auto, then an external oil cooler is highly recommended otherwise the life of the box can be very short when towing. Quote
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