Tow Vehicle, on the cheap..

[PeterB]

I have towed car trailers, horse floats and caravan for 20 years with EB, ED, AU Falcon wagons, EL XR6 and currently BA MkII Futura sedan. All 6 cylinder petrol, autos.

Good transmission cooler and tow in Performance mode a must. Never had a failure and the fuel consumption figures above seem reasonable. Slow it down a bit and it improves.

Just done 13,000 km to Perth and back with caravan on BA with no worries. Averaged about 15l/100 km, but does better with car trailer as better aero.

I would recommend wagon or ute with leaf springs for better load bearing as sedan IRS wears out bushes.

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My BF II has Ford factory gas. Not really happy with it compared to what I've heard about better quality systems fitted aftermarket to multi-point fuel injected engines. The Ford unit uses a single injector in the throttle body. It is pretty gutless, feels choked, often backfires on starting and sometimes rough idles. I think Ford scoured the world for the cheapest system they could find - this one comes from Belgium.

Fuel consumption is 14-16 l/100 highway unladen and 22-24 l/100 highway towing.

LPG Tanks need removal and full inspection (pressure testing?) at 10 years - mine failed at 7 and had to be replaced. Stepper motor assembly requires draining and filter changes regularly - not easy when half the fittings seize up.

Have a browse through the Falcons section on fordforums at http://www.fordforums.com.au/forumdispl ... 94d5d&f=30

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More info on LPG tank testing here: http://mobilelpgtanktesting.com.au/lpg- ... sting.html

[evil_weevil]

Coming to part late
My 08 Santa Fe tows great, MUCH better than my old vx commodore but that's just common sense!
Mines diesel but now they are around 15-18k still