Is an automatic a good choice as a towcar?

[outnumbered]

Originally Posted by kev ryder

i tow with a v70 2.4d 6 speed auto and it is briliant ,puling away ,on the flat,or up steep hills ,but onlly does about 25 mpg towing a1500 kg
caravan .dont know if this is good or bad, but that is more than it does
on short runs solo 18/22 ithink this is verry poor, even thou it as onlly
done 5000 miles. i hope this improves as it takes the nice edge of the car.
it is usually driven for economy rather performance.]

i think either your figures are wrong or there is defo something wrong with the car you should be pulling over 30 mpg as a guide solo and around 30 ish with that weight of van the 850 tdi i had would get 43 solo and about 34 with a 1450 kg van on.
mike

[kev ryder]

thanks verry mutch .this is my fourth volvo,first diesel volvo, and first volvo
for a year or two, my older petrols did mor mpg than this ,but where manual,
york main volvo dealer do not seem to be taking me seriosly ,if icould get
a few more like you to reply i could go back and get some action
i have had auto bmw,s petrol that did more mpg than this
trany vans and 7.5 toners thanks again
sorry for speling. not too well and cant get hang of this internet:

[Mike B]

Originally Posted by kev ryder

thanks verry mutch .this is my fourth volvo,first diesel volvo, and first volvo
for a year or two, my older petrols did mor mpg than this ,but where manual,
york main volvo dealer do not seem to be taking me seriosly ,if icould get
a few more like you to reply i could go back and get some action
i have had auto bmw,s petrol that did more mpg than this
trany vans and 7.5 toners thanks again
sorry for speling. not too well and cant get hang of this internet:

As long as you can be understand that is all that matters, my is bad worse since
my stroke. Its bad form to critise spelling on the net as the others home language could be difference.
Regards
Mike B

[4wheeldriver]

My XC90 d5 geartronic did 19.8 SOLO before I got rid of it. Last time had the caravan on the back 20 back in February. New Range rover Sport does 24.3 pulling the van and had 37 mpg solo. Best the XC did was 31 when it was new.