Hyundai i800

Thanks everyone. I currently have a Galaxy which does an admirable job, however we have recently got a dog and so would now need to use one of the third row seats (can't expect somebody to sit with a dog on their knee all the way to France!). So that really cuts down on boot space. Couple that with the fact that my wife does not appear to understand the Oxford English Dictionary definition of the phrase 'travelling light' and you can see my dilemma......

we had an Alhambra and before our Sorrento and now the third row on the Sorento fold completely flat and gives you a very large space in the boot which you could add a tough plastic liner for your dog, unless you want your dog to actually sit on the seats?

We used to have a sorento and even with the third row down we  struggled for space.problem is that the dog crate in the boot cuts down boot space even further for other stuff. I think I've settled on the idea of the 168bhp auto i800. Thanks everyone.

Thanks for replying. It does look a good car and it's got the 5 year warranty. Our old Getz which is now 11 year old with over 120,000 miles is now second daughter's car 

Good little car the Getz. OH's was over 12 years old and still going strong when we swapped for an i20 as she wanted four doors and aircon.

yes indeed, only two faults and both 'internal' one was the lights stalk failed with the lights stuck on full beam or off (we were popular) and the other was the fan rheostat. Both covered under warranty

I looked at these not long ago and all research says it makes a really good tug. One note of caution though I wanted an auto and the auto has much reduced towing weight. Auto is quotes as max towing weight as 1500kg, the manual is 2300kg which indicates that the auto is not a strong box. The manual makes a great tug. Given the weight the performance will be steady but certainly should be up to the job.

Hello again folks. I’m still pondering on my dilemma. As I’ve previously said i’ve Kind of settled on the idea of the auto. My one concern is as already stated the lower towing limit of 1500kg. I’ve been rummaging around the forums and read somewhere that when calculating how much you are towing you should discount the nose weight. The advice being that the noseweight should instead be considered as weight in the vehicle. So in my case, I reckon that my van will (including payload) weigh about 1450kgs (as much will be going in the vehicle as possible). So if I have a noseweight of 90kg then in effect the vehicle is pulling 1360kgs. Does this sound correct? And if so, do you consider that well enough inside the towing limit not too cause too much issue with the auto box?

As before, all wise counsel gratefully received.

If your van is less than the 1500 as you say then you should have no issues. The manufacturers will have validated reliability to that weight. 

I don't think you are allowed to deduct the nosewheel weight, regardless of the nosewheel weight the mass of the van is the mass. The mass of the towed van includes the three weights added together i.e. the two wheels and the nosewheel. If it came to a warranty claim then I am fairly certain the MPTLM figure on the van vin plate would prevail as that is the mass you could have pulled. 

I only ruled it out as my van is way over the 1500kg.

The ssangyong turismo maybe worth a shot, another korean.

http://www.ssangyonggb.co.uk/new/ssangyong/turismo/4x4

2.7 t towing on the Mercedes auto box and 4wd with low range.

Possibly not quite so much space but bigger than galaxy