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moatmeister

Member

• Dec 12, 2012

• #1

Looking to buy P38 as second car and for towing purposes.Would need to be automatic. Does the forum recommend diesel or lpg converted V8??

 

stevebrookman

Well-Known Member

• Dec 12, 2012

• #2

Morning,
I've towed with my 4.6HSE for 6 years. Very good tow car. I also towed with a 3.0 Omega estate-the difference in MPG towing between the two was about 1-2mpg. The Range Rover does about 17mpg towing. Plenty of power amd more importantly weight. I did have an issue with stability initially but this turned out to be the car tyres. I changed them and it's as steady as a rock towing.

Steve

 

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moatmeister

Member

• Dec 12, 2012

• #3

Cheers. Not sure if i could justify a petrol V8 for day to day use at the moment, lovely as it would be!

 

Datatek

Well-Known Member

• Dec 12, 2012

• #4

Diesel all the way, 22mpg towing my caravan with mine, 24mpg long term average, up to 30mpg on a run without the caravan, plus they don't drop liners. Can be run on biodiesel making them very cheap to run.

 

JohnnyCrash

New Member

• Dec 12, 2012

• #5

Datatek said:

Diesel all the way, 22mpg towing my caravan with mine, 24mpg long term average, up to 30mpg on a run without the caravan, plus they don't drop liners. Can be run on biodiesel making them very cheap to run.

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Agree 100%

and running on home made fuel I'm currently at 33 mpg over the last 1000 miles!!

 

v8hotrodboy

Active Member

• Dec 12, 2012

• #6

I tow a van with a 4.6 on L P G. Get equivalent of around 20 mpg. Lots of power and never gets hot. And v8 p38s are cheaper than diesel ones even on L p g

 

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Hawaii

Active Member

• Dec 12, 2012

• #7

big V8 petrol for me

 

Grit Valve

2000 4.6 Vouge

• Dec 12, 2012

• #8

Yep I have a 26 ft caravan diesel auto pulls perfect .

 

mark1971

Active Member

• Dec 12, 2012

• #9

Diesel auto for me too, tow a 1450 kg caravan,4 up and "all" the space in boot to put luggage/dog in

 

merlinpjl

Active Member

• Dec 16, 2012

• #10

I have tried both with the same twin axle bailey senator caravan over the years. Had a 2.5 diesel with the BMW turbo version for a couple of years, it towed but always struggled on long hills often overheating on a hot day. The vehicle was well maintained and ran perfectly well when not towing. I now have a 4.6 V8 running on LPG which tows the caravan considerably better. I also tow a large twin axle trailer which can weigh 3 tons at times, the 4.6 pulls it very well. At 56mph I get 17mpg towing the caravan, and there is the saving on the cost of LPG. I don't remember getting more than about 22mpg with the diesel when towing, so for me, with my caravan, the V8 petrol is cheaper to tow with, but the extra power does it for me.