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[Andy B]

Try a Touareg Andy,best tower I've ever had by a country mile

Not a torque converter though ..... 

Mine is

You're confusing me then. Everything I've read up on Touregs is that they're DSG   

[STEMO]

They can certainly tow:

https://youtu.be/WmM-635RR6o

[STEMO]

https://www.carbuyer.co.uk/news/159675/watchdog-auto-problem-on-vw-touareg-cant-be-fixed

[STEMO]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/Torque-Converter-All-Gearbox-Transmissions-VW-Touareg-AUDI-Q7-Porsche-Cayenne/650874000

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

They can certainly tow:

https://youtu.be/WmM-635RR6o

Didn't the big Icelandic chappie, the one who won 'World's Strongest Man' contest, pull a 747.......or was it just a bus?

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Time to replace my R320 soon. Replacement needs to be big enough to tow a 1850kg max caravan, I want a 'proper' torque converter auto. Big heavy stuff is becoming a dinosaur these days so the choice is getting limited. I'd like a Jaguar like Lord Opti but my wallet doesn't stretch that far. 

I test drove a 16 plate Jeep Grand Cherokee today. Didn't seem too bad but the touch screen that seems to do everything kinda puts me off .... why can't there be a switch for the ? instead of scrolling through various menus & sub menus? The FIAT bit puts me off too 

I've a test drive booked next week in a 14 plate ML350 that surprisingly has quite a few bells & whistles.

Head or tails? 

My Tata XFR has a a torque converter 8 speed ZF auto which is silky smooth and changes gear extremely quickly. It has 500 lb ft torque  so would probably make a reasonable tow car.

Only ever seen derv XF's pulling a tin tent though. 

[STEMO]

Time to replace my R320 soon. Replacement needs to be big enough to tow a 1850kg max caravan, I want a 'proper' torque converter auto. Big heavy stuff is becoming a dinosaur these days so the choice is getting limited. I'd like a Jaguar like Lord Opti but my wallet doesn't stretch that far. 

I test drove a 16 plate Jeep Grand Cherokee today. Didn't seem too bad but the touch screen that seems to do everything kinda puts me off .... why can't there be a switch for the ? instead of scrolling through various menus & sub menus? The FIAT bit puts me off too 

I've a test drive booked next week in a 14 plate ML350 that surprisingly has quite a few bells & whistles.

Head or tails? 

My Tata XFR has a a torque converter 8 speed ZF auto which is silky smooth and changes gear extremely quickly. It has 500 lb ft torque  so would probably make a reasonable tow car.

Only ever seen derv XF's pulling a tin tent though.

Probably because people who tow burger vans like a bit of economy.

Just been talking to the son of the chap who owns a corner shop by us. He's got a 6.3 AMG and reckons, if he puts his foot down, he gets 8mpg 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Time to replace my R320 soon. Replacement needs to be big enough to tow a 1850kg max caravan, I want a 'proper' torque converter auto. Big heavy stuff is becoming a dinosaur these days so the choice is getting limited. I'd like a Jaguar like Lord Opti but my wallet doesn't stretch that far. 

I test drove a 16 plate Jeep Grand Cherokee today. Didn't seem too bad but the touch screen that seems to do everything kinda puts me off .... why can't there be a switch for the ? instead of scrolling through various menus & sub menus? The FIAT bit puts me off too 

I've a test drive booked next week in a 14 plate ML350 that surprisingly has quite a few bells & whistles.

Head or tails? 

My Tata XFR has a a torque converter 8 speed ZF auto which is silky smooth and changes gear extremely quickly. It has 500 lb ft torque  so would probably make a reasonable tow car.

Only ever seen derv XF's pulling a tin tent though.

Probably because people who tow burger vans like a bit of economy.

Just been talking to the son of the chap who owns a corner shop by us. He's got a 6.3 AMG and reckons, if he puts his foot down, he gets 8mpg 

Surely that is a contradiction in terms.

If you pull a burger van you will use far more proper fuel or lorry fuel whatever you drive.

[STEMO]

Yes, but you get more torques for less fuel with diesel.

[Andy B]

Time to replace my R320 soon. Replacement needs to be big enough to tow a 1850kg max caravan, I want a 'proper' torque converter auto. Big heavy stuff is becoming a dinosaur these days so the choice is getting limited. I'd like a Jaguar like Lord Opti but my wallet doesn't stretch that far. 

I test drove a 16 plate Jeep Grand Cherokee today. Didn't seem too bad but the touch screen that seems to do everything kinda puts me off .... why can't there be a switch for the ? instead of scrolling through various menus & sub menus? The FIAT bit puts me off too 

I've a test drive booked next week in a 14 plate ML350 that surprisingly has quite a few bells & whistles.

Head or tails? 

My Tata XFR has a a torque converter 8 speed ZF auto which is silky smooth and changes gear extremely quickly. It has 500 lb ft torque  so would probably make a reasonable tow car.

Only ever seen derv XF's pulling a tin tent though.

Probably because people who tow burger vans like a bit of economy.

Just been talking to the son of the chap who owns a corner shop by us. He's got a 6.3 AMG and reckons, if he puts his foot down, he gets 8mpg 

Surely that is a contradiction in terms.

If you pull a burger van you will use far more proper fuel or lorry fuel whatever you drive.

No such  thing as fuel economy when towing ..... mine is usually around 19 to 20

[STEMO]

Time to replace my R320 soon. Replacement needs to be big enough to tow a 1850kg max caravan, I want a 'proper' torque converter auto. Big heavy stuff is becoming a dinosaur these days so the choice is getting limited. I'd like a Jaguar like Lord Opti but my wallet doesn't stretch that far. 

I test drove a 16 plate Jeep Grand Cherokee today. Didn't seem too bad but the touch screen that seems to do everything kinda puts me off .... why can't there be a switch for the ? instead of scrolling through various menus & sub menus? The FIAT bit puts me off too 

I've a test drive booked next week in a 14 plate ML350 that surprisingly has quite a few bells & whistles.

Head or tails? 

My Tata XFR has a a torque converter 8 speed ZF auto which is silky smooth and changes gear extremely quickly. It has 500 lb ft torque  so would probably make a reasonable tow car.

Only ever seen derv XF's pulling a tin tent though.

Probably because people who tow burger vans like a bit of economy.

Just been talking to the son of the chap who owns a corner shop by us. He's got a 6.3 AMG and reckons, if he puts his foot down, he gets 8mpg 

Surely that is a contradiction in terms.

If you pull a burger van you will use far more proper fuel or lorry fuel whatever you drive.

No such  thing as fuel economy when towing ..... mine is usually around 19 to 20

Of course there is. Tow with a big diesel and you'll get that up to 30.

[tunnie]

Andy does tow with a big 3.0 diesel....

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Andy does tow with a big 3.0 diesel....

 Yes......We need to make allowances  for STMO. He is quite elderly.

[STEMO]

Andy does tow with a big 3.0 diesel....

 Yes......We need to make allowances  for STMO. He is quite elderly.

Well....it's obviously not big enough. 

[Viral_Jim]

A word of caution, a number of performance variants aren't type approved for towing. My father's RS6 being a case in point.

Not sure about the XFR or E63. 

That said I'm sure a regular 5.0v8 would do the job nicely, through the same 8 speed of unit incidentally.