“ON AN EMOTIONAL LEVEL, I
WANTED THE 79 SERIES CRUISER,
BUDGET BE DAMNED”
X, which is rated to tow 3000kg. Previously, I
towed it with an old and grumpy 80 Series Land
Cruiser rated to tow 2500kg. Both vehicles have
a greater physical mass than the camper, along
with decent wheelbase, and towing capacity ‘in
reserve’. Each time I hitch up, I am therefore not
pushing the vehicle to its limit.
COMPROMISE: A DIRTY WORD?
Here’s the thing: despite my experiments, I
still haven’t worked out how to make money
grow on trees. Therefore, my ultimate tow
vehicle – a 79 Series Cruiser that my wife
views as an agricultural, antiquated waste
of money – will have to wait.
In fact, all of the new 3500kg-rated 4WD wagons
are out of my price range, and with three kids, one
of whom is still in a booster seat, to consider, a
dual cab ute isn’t practical. Besides which, given
their typically-low GCMs, their 3500kg rating is
somewhat artificial anyway.
So, I had to forge a compromise: opt for the mid-
size MU-X, with its lesser towing capacity and
cargo space, which becomes further reduced
when one of the third-row seats are erected for
our eldest ‘miracle’.
For my purposes, the MU-X has proved to be a
decent compromise tow vehicle.
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