ben 300tdi 90

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• Dec 30, 2019

• #1

Hi guys as I am moving away from home in a few months and taking my defender with me my father now needs another car to tow the horse box with. He very much wants a disco 2 as he has owed a disco 1 in the past and can’t stand the rattling ride of another defender. He is unsure how an auto would cope with towing or weather he should stick with a manual (all of the above is for a td5)
Thanks a lot for any advice

 

jamesmartin

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• Dec 30, 2019

• #2

the d2 auto willl cope perfectly well towing,just give the chassis especially at the rear a good going over before buying

 

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iansoady

Active Member

• Dec 30, 2019

• #3

Autos tow perfectly well. The only slight issue is that on long uphill motorway sections etc at 50-ish mph it can "hunt" between 3rd and 4th. You can get round this by either selecting 3rd or (sometimes) going into Sport mode.

I have been using my auto for 10 years and wouldn't go back to manual if you paid me (well unless you paid me an awful lot).

 

Stanleysteamer

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Full Member

• Dec 30, 2019

• #4

Tow a v big box trailer with ours long distances, not a problem, just give the box a chance when going uphill and take it out of cruise control.

 

Henry_b

Think outside, no box required.

• Dec 30, 2019

• #5

Auto is better than manual in the d2's case IMO.

Just knock it down to 3rd on long climbs, as said above..

 

Spong

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• Dec 30, 2019

• #6

As above, we've used our D2 auto for towing a horse trailer for the past few years, often with two horses onboard with no problems. Actually, there is a problem - it copes so well, it's easy to forget the trailer is there!