Landrover towing part 2 ....
Folks here were very helpful last fall when we were looking to buy a new TT . We are planning on towing with a LandRover . We had our heart set on the Primetime Tracer 267BH. I received many opinion...
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lizzie wrote:
I guess that if you have to ask the cost you can't afford it but doesn't towing with a Rover eat you up in gas cost? I am on my second one and it is 10 years old. I'v never towed anything bigger than the canoe trailer with either of mine. We saw lots of Rover's (of all age and types) pulling "caravans" in the UK but most of them were diesel. I have thought of pulling something like a Casita. lizzie
What's funny is that with the LR3 I can get 20-21 MPG IF I baby it on the highway (i.e. under 65). When towing I get about 8-10 MPG depending on terrain and speed. In Oregon where our speed limits are stupid slow I can get 10 MPG pretty regularly going 55-60.
That being said, it's only marginally worse than what the guys with the new F150 Ecoboost are getting. The major difference is that we have to run Premium whereas they can run regular. And of course they have gobs more power...
