I am facing this dilemma right now.
Daughter and hubby completely renovated a Jayco pop top for family holidays with their young family.
She is pushing hard for Mrs D and I to by a small van so we can join them often and maybe do a bit of grey nomad stuff ourselves.
My current car is a Skoda Superb 206TSI Wagon … plenty of grunt and goes like a stung cat … has the towing capacity for a reasonable small to mid size van, but not the tow bar weight capacity for even a small one.
So getting a small to mid size pop top van in the range of $30-40k becomes $100-120k by the time I factor in a decent 4wd. Being Scrooge McDuck with cars, I am concerned at the value drop to 2030 for a pricey 4wd purchased now. I also wonder about running costs into the future with diesel or petrol, and punitive taxes imposed.
I know also I can’t tow a van now with anything electric … it seems like the grey nomad industry is facing an existential threat … and nobody is talking about it, least of all industry bodies.
Beyond about 2030, I can see families keeping a relic diesel 4wd parked up to be used sparingly for van and adventure holidays only … with 1-2 EVs in the garage for buzzing around town and highway non-towing trips.
Dex
- Forums
- Political Debate
- Try towing a van with an EV
Try towing a van with an EV, page-119
-
- There are more pages in this discussion • 353 more messages in this thread...
You’re viewing a single post only. To view the entire thread just sign in or Join Now (FREE)