Hi 

i currently have 2010 exclusive which i tow with an ML 350 and its a wonderful combination ... however i am looking at getting something more 'rugged' in the bakkie range. I am looking at a used vehicle and because i want to retire in a year or so, i dont want something that will cost my pension to maintain .... Yes, i understand that buying a used vehicle does have its risks however i dont want to go the route of buying something that is known to be more risky in general. So my question is for guys that currently tow an exclusive with double cabs. What do you tow with and what are your personal impressions regarding capability / cost of maintenance etc ... Also auto or manual?

This is a list of what i am currently looking at but will consider others:

Toyota Fortuner/Hilux (2014 onwards)

Ford Ranger/Everest (2016 onward)

Nissan Nivara/Pathfinder (??)

VW Amarok (a bit too pricy)

Your feedback and insight would be really appreciated :) 

Mike

Ons was onlangs by die Eiland vir amper twee weke ek het daar gesels met n paar ouens en wat hulle het waarmee hulle sleep myself het die 2018 Navara 2.3 daar is ouens wat klein tot jou dubbel wiel karavane / off road waens sleep en my gevolgtrekking jy kan nie verkeert gaan met die ford ranger 2 liter diesel nie ook die nuwe generasie Hilux doen ook goed as ek sien hoeveel daar van hulle is wat sleep my Navara sleep ek nou Sprite swing en sy 140 kw 450 nm sleep hy soos n bom sterkte met jou besluit

Jou eerste keuse met die Hilux is reg, sien of jy n auto of extended cab kan kry.

Sterkte

Welkom hier op die forum

Chuck Norris wrote:

Welkom hier op die forum

 

Dankie :)

Welkom hier by die Forum Michael

Ek is nie 'n Toyota aanhanger nie so vir my is dit 'n hou verby

Swanie wrote:

Welkom hier by die Forum Michael

Ek is nie 'n Toyota aanhanger nie so vir my is dit 'n hou verby

Kom nou Swanie.....lol

Swanie wrote:

Welkom hier by die Forum Michael

Ek is nie 'n Toyota aanhanger nie so vir my is dit 'n hou verby

So i am guessing by the pic you tow with a ranger? Any mechanical issues you have had with it? how does it tow? 

Swanie wrote:

Welkom hier by die Forum Michael

Ek is nie 'n Toyota aanhanger nie so vir my is dit 'n hou verby

🤣

Ek maak grappie oor Hilux....ek dink dis n puik sleep voertuig 

Relaxed Camper wrote:

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Baie mooi stewels.

Relaxed Camper wrote:

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Hiert maar dis 'n goeie een.  Ken ook 'n persoon wat met 'n Toyota sleep en die trokkie moes ook eers gechip word om te sleep.  En met die chippery het hy gereeld in LIMP mode ingegaan.

Nou op 'n erenstige nood is ek soos Swanie ook nie 'n Toya aanhanger nie.  Ek sal die Ford en Nissan produkte aanbeveel wat jy genoem het.

Ek self sleep met 3,2 Ranger Auto en kan net sê dis een helse groot plesier om mee te sleep.

D4D. Derde, 4e, Derde as jy sleep.🤣

JeffA wrote:

D4D. Derde, 4e, Derde as jy sleep.🤣

Thanks JeffA thats what i thought looking at the torque figures unchipped .... Thats exactly what i DONT want. I want to tow the van comfortably and not just pull it ... :(

Welkom.

I have a new Pajero 3.2 Diesel Exceed LWB and it tows my Exclusive effortlessly. I tow in sport mode, 4th / 3rd gear in mountenous country else in 5th on flatish roads, but always in sport mode (gearbox is locked in sport mode). And always in 4x4H. Tarr is 2240Kg.

Ek dink die Ford engines is uiters gevorderd en so ook die VW Amarok. Veral daai V6 diesel van VW.

mulderpm wrote:

Welkom.

I have a new Pajero 3.2 Diesel Exceed LWB and it tows my Exclusive effortlessly. I tow in sport mode, 4th / 3rd gear in mountenous country else in 5th on flatish roads, but always in sport mode (gearbox is locked in sport mode). And always in 4x4H. Tarr is 2240Kg.

Ek dink die Ford engines is uiters gevorderd en so ook die VW Amarok. Veral daai V6 diesel van VW.

Thank you Paul. I LOVE the Pajero but apart from their price, i am very nervious of getting one second hand i think. I had a 2007 3.2 GLX LWB and it was wonderfull .... until i put a caravan on the back. At the time i had a fleetline and at the slightest incline, the engine would overheat to the point of having to stop to let it cool. We used to travel to warmbaths fromn JHB and on the return that hill just outside PTA was a KILLER ... No one could ever find out the problem but without the van it was an absolute dream.

ByteMe wrote:

Thank you Paul. I LOVE the Pajero but apart from their price, i am very nervious of getting one second hand i think. I had a 2007 3.2 GLX LWB and it was wonderfull .... until i put a caravan on the back. At the time i had a fleetline and at the slightest incline, the engine would overheat to the point of having to stop to let it cool. We used to travel to warmbaths fromn JHB and on the return that hill just outside PTA was a KILLER ... No one could ever find out the problem but without the van it was an absolute dream.

Something must have been wrong Michael. My previous Pajero 3.2 2005 LWB did get warm with the Penta or Exclusive up a long mountain pass. Temp gauge moved into the upper area. The new one does not at all. I did not tow in sport mode with that one. See below the "D" light is on. That pic was going up a mountain pass near Loskop Dam.

Towing my Fleetline with a 3.2 Auto Ranger (2nd one I have). And from time to time I also tow a double-berth horsebox with horses (total weight substantially higher than an Exclusive. never had any issue including over heating. The 3.2 Ranger only has one problem, you tend to forget you're towing anything, that enjin just takes every hill and mountain pass in its stride! Before the two Rangers I towed the same stuff with a 2.8 Cherokee and then a 4.0 Territory (petrol), both also automatic. The Jeep was OK but not great, the territory/ Well fuel consumption a bit high but she also just took anything I hitch up in her stride. 

JeffA wrote:

D4D. Derde, 4e, Derde as jy sleep.🤣

Ek het vir jou n unichip on die sukkel opte Los.....

Ek sleep my Exclususive met 3 L Fortuner. Is tevrede daarmee. As daar redelike styltes is skop hy terug maar ons kom ook bo uit. Ek glo daar is baie ander voertuie wat beter doen. 

Maar wat ek moes koop wat my sak pas.

Morelig wrote:

Ek sleep my Exclususive met 3 L Fortuner. Is tevrede daarmee. As daar redelike styltes is skop hy terug maar ons kom ook bo uit. Ek glo daar is baie ander voertuie wat beter doen. 

Maar wat ek moes koop wat my sak pas.

Jy is ‘n wyse man.👍