Getting rid of a second car

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Getting rid of a second car

My wife and I drive between us a 4 year old Clio Dynamique S (19,000miles) and a 3 year old Grand Vitara DDIS SZ5 (17,000Miles) used to tow our 1325kg MTPLM caravan.

Since retirement our annual mileage has dropped considerably and two cars simply aren’t necessary. My first thought is to sell the Clio and retain the Vitara but is there a suitable vehicle that we could buy for the trade in on both vehicles that would both fulfil our towing and general driving needs?

Asked on 16 October 2012 by BJB

Answered by Honest John

I was going to suggest a Suzuki SX4 2.0DDI 4WD, but the towing weight is only 1,200kg. Possiblky a Skoda Octavia 4WD if you can find one. Not much else smaller than a Grand Vitara.

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