Towing with a Terracan

Raindear we Terracan owners have a website and forum on australia4wd.com follow the links to the Terracn site or go to terracan.australia4wd.com I have the V6 and it's great. The guys with the oil burners will give you nothing but glowing reports on how well theirs tow.

Cheers Dunc.

Like Dunc, I have a V6. We tow a Jayco Outback Eagle camper Trailer, about 1400 kg loaded. The Jerry Can fairly rips it up and down the road.

Standard suspension is not up to the mark. A full Ironman set up is around $1100 fitted. It makes a world of difference. No sag, great directional control.

Fuel consumption isn't special. Getting along (travelling at or just above the limit, and not being concerned about doing plenty of overtaking) it is around 19L/100 km. Drops to about 17 if you run the 95 Octane Ethanol Blend (cheaper than regular ULP) from United. You'd probably do a lot better if you cruise gently.

I actually got 13.8 towing the previous camper (800 kg) following a mate who was not putting the boot in (that was on regular ULP).

As Dunc said, the CRDi is getting rave reviews. Very economical and no slug either.

All round, a great tow vehicle. Bloody good off road as well, especially with the Ironman Suspension and decent tyres.

Tow a KK trailer ( 1000kg ) with my crdi Terracan and am very happy with it. Towed from the sth coast today to the central coast and drove it like I stole it ( up the steep Kangaroo valley and at approx 117kph on the freeway ) and returned slightly less than 12 litres per hundred kays. Can't be too unhappy about that !

Yes. Auto diesel and a 1300kg poptop single axle. Excellent combination in every respect. Did a trip towing the van from Melbourne to Omeo, over Mt Hotham and back to Melb, with side trips up Falls Creek and Mt Buffalo.The worst fuel consumption (over the mountains) was 12.4 l/100km, and average for the trip was 11.6. Average over 28,000 km is 10.3, city and country,with a lot of time towing a 6x4 trailer. Some people (particularly 4wd writers in magazines) seem to complain about poor suspension and vague steering but I haven't noticed these to be any different from any other 4wds I've driven. You'll also get negative comments about depreciation but I don't think I've ever seen a diesel for sale second-hand so there's no real data on this. Even if it depreciates to zero after 5 years when the warranty runs out it will have cost no more than the depreciation on a top-of-the-line Toyota or X5. Well worth a closer look to see if it suits you.