Tow Vehicle for bigger Ski Boats

D5

Senior Member
I agree on ML 100% - not a beach neither a best tow vehicle.
But Unimog is an answer - I have seen Unimog pushing a big boat with gum pole with ease . I have driven one in Army back in 80's and it is unbelievable vehicle but it could be bit slow for towing on tar road.
 

thika

Sealiner
This is the car I bought

630 NM

Kerb weight 2740 kg

Tow rating 3500kgs

Gave 11,0 L/100km back home from Johburg at 120-130 km/h

One owner (yes a woman), and never been off the tar

Reason for selling...she bought an Evogue (YUCK!!!)

Private sale R110 000.00 under trade retail

I drove nonstop through the night not to miss this deal ( and 17 stop/starts between Nieuwhoutville and Calvinia alone!)

Gauteng equals angst and is an onslaught on the senses and NO place for anyone to have to live

I think the first place I am going to tow my boat to is over the mountains to Clanwilliam for a week's therapeutic bass fishing!

On the downside, this car has more systems and gadgets than a Space Shuttle, and I sit in the sticks
 

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thika

Sealiner
Another angle:

BTW it is a TDV8 twin turbo diesel

In the first pic you will see the snow on the mountains and the lush green landscape of the Western Cape Province (pics taken just outside Ceres)

We live in God's own country!
 

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thika wrote:
This is the car I bought

630 NM

Kerb weight 2740 kg

Tow rating 3500kgs

Gave 11,0 L/100km back home from Johburg at 120-130 km/h

One owner (yes a woman), and never been off the tar

Reason for selling...she bought an Evogue (YUCK!!!)

Private sale R110 000.00 under trade retail

I drove nonstop through the night not to miss this deal ( and 17 stop/starts between Nieuwhoutville and Calvinia alone!)

Gauteng equals angst and is an onslaught on the senses and NO place for anyone to have to live

I think the first place I am going to tow my boat to is over the mountains to Clanwilliam for a week's therapeutic bass fishing!

On the downside, this car has more systems and gadgets than a Space Shuttle, and I sit in the sticks

Nice car. Congratulations.

What is the mileage?
 

Geronimoo

New member
Bit pricey but the Land Cruiser is the Answer !

I bought a VX 4200 Turbo Diesel 3 years ago for 190 000 and it is Awesome. Fitted with Steve's Auto Chip and aftermarket Intercooler it develops 180kW and 500NM Torque.

It is absolotely amazing on beach sand and I have pulled many LRovers out of the loose stuff !

It can also legally tow 3500kg and fuel consumption is only 12l per 100km without towing and 19l/100 towing.

A Landy will take you anywhere in Africa but a Cruiser will bring you back also !
 
thika wrote:
Thanks guys,

Bennie, mileage is 95 000
That's cool! I loved my Landy! Till the mileage got high.

The magic number for these seems to be 170k. Suspension and Turbo.
The motors are unbreakable though and you can get genuine turbos for around 15k. Suspensions all give hassles eventually but it is usually the sensors and the compressors. About R15k. Only the serious off road guys have suspension bladder failures.
Heavy beach work... Monitor bearings in the transfer case - 12K.
Turbo pipes blow. Old ones are made from plastic and they all go. If you suddenly have loss of power and it bellows black smoke, don't stress, it's the turbo pipe. Costs about R2500 to replace. Replacement ones are reinforced rubber.
Also, just check if yours also has a plastic thermostat housing. If it does, mine popped open at 150k and caused R35k damage. Literally splits in half. Blew head gaskets. It only costs R1600 for a new housing.

These are the common Landy issues.

Other than that, great cab!
 

wipeout

New member
flipping bargain at R110K.........if anyone knows of another let me know.
I've been looking at getting the new Jeep GC, cars are damn expensive!!! giving it a skip
 

QuQ

New member
wipeout wrote:
flipping bargain at R110K.........if anyone knows of another let me know.
I've been looking at getting the new Jeep GC, cars are damn expensive!!! giving it a skip

Read again. R110k UNDER RETAIL.
 

REC

New member
It is a fact the new hilux is coming! When.....?? Only Toyota knows. My guess is last quarter next year. They still going to facelift before new one. Rumours of a pretty mean 3.2l motor coming.
 

BFC

Senior Member
benniejordaan wrote:
thika wrote:
Thanks guys,

Bennie, mileage is 95 000
That's cool! I loved my Landy! Till the mileage got high.

The magic number for these seems to be 170k. Suspension and Turbo.
The motors are unbreakable though and you can get genuine turbos for around 15k. Suspensions all give hassles eventually but it is usually the sensors and the compressors. About R15k. Only the serious off road guys have suspension bladder failures.
Heavy beach work... Monitor bearings in the transfer case - 12K.
Turbo pipes blow. Old ones are made from plastic and they all go. If you suddenly have loss of power and it bellows black smoke, don't stress, it's the turbo pipe. Costs about R2500 to replace. Replacement ones are reinforced rubber.
Also, just check if yours also has a plastic thermostat housing. If it does, mine popped open at 150k and caused R35k damage. Literally splits in half. Blew head gaskets. It only costs R1600 for a new housing.

These are the common Landy issues.

Other than that, great cab!

Bennie you are scaring me , Rangerover is a awesome vehicle , but if I compare all these issues with my KB300 Isuzu
I had from new and on 230k now

my tab is

new battery - R1300
8 tyres - R12k
2 wheelbearings - R6k ( F(*&^ Breede river low tide with a Natal breakneck trailer)
4 new Gabriel Shocks - R4k
4 new brake pads & skim on rear drums -R3k

and thats it,, sorry and a windshield @4k

Alles loop reg altyd reg Isuzu......!!!!
 
Pietsweis wrote:
benniejordaan wrote:
 There will be a new Hilux next year and I'm certain they will go the same "big" vehicle rout as ford.
Bennie, where do you get this info about a new hilux from, is that fact?

We manufacture production lines for toyota.

It is fact but they are very tight lipped at this stage. There is talk of a possible V8 diesel. Ill see if they will tell me when it's due.
 
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