Tow vehicle for doing a lap.

Submitted: Sunday, Sep 02, 2012 at 08:17
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Hi Guys

We are currently in the very early stages of planning a year long lap around this great country. The aim is to sell up and purchase a 4wd and 20-25ft offroad van and hit the road. Currently we are weighing up options for towing vehicles, and estimate that we will be towing around 2500-2750kgs. The budget for the vehicle will be about 50k, including all aftermarket accessories, and we would like to modify it comprehensively, so that at times we can leave the van and hit some of the harder 4wd tracks and camp. It has to be an auto so the wife can drive it.

The shorltist at the moment is -

NT Diesel Pajero - Good value for money, very good onroad manners, diesel economy. Have a soft spot for Mitsubishi product, having had good experiences in the past. On the downside not as capable offroad as Cruiser/Patrol, higher diesel servicing costs.

100 Series V8 Cruiser - More capable than Paj offroad. Toyota reliability and build quality. Larger towing capacity. Likely to have higher kms and be older than equivalent Pajero purchase price. Fuel consumption.

GU 4.8 Petrol Patrol - Most capable offroad, go anywhere ability. Renowned tough drivetrain. Larger towing capacity. Most truck like to drive, least comfortable interior. Likely to have higher kms and be older than equivalent Pajero purchase price. Fuel consumption.

This is just a quick summary of our current thoughts. The fuel consumption of the petrol vs diesel will be offset to some degree via differences in servicing costs, and will probably only amount to 1-2k over a 50,000km period.

Would like to hear from people that have any experience with the above vehicles, positive or negative, or is there another vehicle we should be considering?
Thanks in advance.

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