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The more I race the more I realise the prado isn't the ideal tow car.

The 2012 amarok is coming out with the tourag 8 speed auto which will see me step up to the plate.

That way I can throw a drum or two of e85 in the tray with spare wheels and tools etc.

Might need to do airbags in the rear though.

420nm and 3200kg towing capacity. If you need more just chip it.

I wouldn't buy ones of the current Amaroks going around as they are built in Argentina, the build quality is very South American..:whistling: they are starting to make them in Germany this year so the build quality should be a hell of allot better. Would defiantly get the auto, driving the manuals is like driving a shit box farm tractor, the tourag's diesel v6 motor drives very smooth and quiet for a diesel, it sounds like a petrol motor.

Amarok Ultimate + Tourag V6 + Auto would be a very nice car.

Has anyone towed with a falcoon ute? any dramas? I just bought a 06 BF XR8 Falcoon with the 6 speed auto for a tow vehicle/daily, with the heavy duty tow bar they are apparently good for 2.3 tonne braked...

just picked up a q7 i shall repoport back on it towing

Do want one of these. I hear they are nice to tow with.

6.6L turbo diesel. 420bhp 1400nm. Has a 9 tonne load capacity, 6.2x2.5m storage area with 2.5T loader for getting cars in.

Tire racks, under belly 400L E85 tank, water tank, tool boxes, work bench. 240v inverter power and mains power 6x fluro lights, internal strapping system, 5T winch, towbar.

Holy crap!

umm Brad that is already sold, you can't sell it again.

Between the fact that you just said that, and the fact that I just spent nearly 30K on a new tow car/daily biatch is the only reason it wouldn't be sold for a second time :P

Has anyone towed with a falcoon ute? any dramas? I just bought a 06 BF XR8 Falcoon with the 6 speed auto for a tow vehicle/daily, with the heavy duty tow bar they are apparently good for 2.3 tonne braked...

I have mate , they tow very well! , imo , best 2wd ute one the market for towing , probably best all rounder period. (note , the one i had was only a ba mk1 so it had the earlier gearbox , the 6spd would make it better again)

I wouldn't buy ones of the current Amaroks going around as they are built in Argentina, the build quality is very South American..:whistling: they are starting to make them in Germany this year so the build quality should be a hell of allot better. Would defiantly get the auto, driving the manuals is like driving a shit box farm tractor, the tourag's diesel v6 motor drives very smooth and quiet for a diesel, it sounds like a petrol motor.

Driven an Amarok for an extended period?

Dad has one, previous cars included a Q7 and his work Falcon Ute. He loves it, and in the driving I've done I found the 6 speed difficult to adjust to on take off (never driven a 6 speed manual before, worried about slipping it into reverse :blush: ), but once I stopped taking off in third it was all good!

No issues with build quality, it's designed as a work/commercial vehicle, so it's a far cry from other VW/Audi interiors.

alright im getting a daily/tow car soon and just trying to choose a car is getting annoying

anyways i got a limit of $5k to spend

options are:

GQ patrol (4.2L)

Holden commo wagon

Ford Wagon

or maybe a land rover disco v8 :huh:

what you guys reckon??

Commodores have been known to chew out rear tyres at a rapid rate when towing heavy loads without any modifications to the rear suspension, so just be aware of that issue, especially with the VT, VY and VZ models.

Commodores have been known to chew out rear tyres at a rapid rate when towing heavy loads without any modifications to the rear suspension, so just be aware of that issue, especially with the VT, VY and VZ models.

yeah i know of this problem, will just have to throw a camber kit in and get a decent wheel alignment if i go down that road

also considering a ford maverick as its the same as a patrol and much cheaper :laugh:

the auto boxes in the later model commodores (vs/vt/vx, etc) are apparently known to cook very quickly when towing (this came from an auto transmission workshop my fater in law was speaking to recently). fuel consumption when towing a car is pretty shocking as well. definitely go the patrol, however increase your budget just a bit so you can make sure you get one in decent condition.

yeah if i were to go the commo it will get a pretty beafy trans cooler and i know fuel isnt that crash hot

ill probably end up going a ford maverick as they're cheaper and seem to be in better nick than the gq

The VS/VT commodores had a habit of catching fire when towing (a mate of mine was QLD / NSW service manager for Holden at the time). His reports were that the majority (if not all) were due to people towing without a trans cooler. This is a MUST if you want to tow a heavy load with a Commodore.

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