Reply With QuoteWhat year? My wife drives a Grand Cherokee. Nice car, but not something I'd tow a 3200 pound car with.
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I am going to go see a Jeep Grand Cherokee LTD
Yep, I am going to the dark side...
I realised that the more I invest in the E36 race car... the less it will be driveable on the street.
I cannot afford an X5 to tow the thing... so I have to bite the bullet and buy a Jeep to tow it.
I hate SUV... but knowing the snow in winter, a 4x4 wouldn't be too bad.
I know you all hate me :-( I did think about a E39 740i, but I don't know if that can tow some heavy loads...
'85 Euro 635csi Race Turbo, megasquirt, Group A
'92 525i Touring 5 speed, 3.46 diff, UUC 8.5lb flywheel, soon to be turbo.
'02 Subaru WRX Wagon with STI springs, bigger sway bars
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What year? My wife drives a Grand Cherokee. Nice car, but not something I'd tow a 3200 pound car with.
1992 535i TCD-s2
5-10 Grand Master
research the transfer case if you get something with quadratrack or whatever they call it, i did a couple in the managers dad's truck, they had a few shitty ones with full time 4wd
Originally Posted by Bruno
all america wants is cold beer warm cat and a place to take a poop with a door on it
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It is a 1996.
So you think it isn't good for towing??? Bouhouuuu, what should I get then?
What is the towing problem???
'85 Euro 635csi Race Turbo, megasquirt, Group A
'92 525i Touring 5 speed, 3.46 diff, UUC 8.5lb flywheel, soon to be turbo.
'02 Subaru WRX Wagon with STI springs, bigger sway bars
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What about a Land Rover Range Rover? (pre 2002) They are bulletproof and you wont have to venture into the uncertain world of domestics. It should handle a e36 with ease. 4.0L V8 and 4.6L V8 HSE versions. 1995-2002 are basically the same suv. I think that the look is classic and not robocopish like the new rovers.
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My wife's is a '96 too, with the 5.2L.
The tow capacity is listed as 6200 pounds I think, but a 3200 pound car plus 1500 pounds of trailer plus 500 pounds of gear will put you up too close to the limit IMO. It would be fine for trailering a Miata or something, but an M3 might be a lot to ask.
If it were me I'd get something in a 3/4 ton truck, you can pick those up used for fairly cheap.
1992 535i TCD-s2
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Will Z is towing his E34 M5 with a E32 750il with tires and gear in the trunk...
So the E32 is a better towing machine than the Jeep????
I know that BMWs are good... but...
'85 Euro 635csi Race Turbo, megasquirt, Group A
'92 525i Touring 5 speed, 3.46 diff, UUC 8.5lb flywheel, soon to be turbo.
'02 Subaru WRX Wagon with STI springs, bigger sway bars
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I considered a lot of cars ,and I must say that the jeep isn't the most reliable one...
But at least I can get the parts from anywhere heheeh And it will be cheap to own.
I have some mix feelings about rovers since I owned one in France and I had major problems with the engine.
'85 Euro 635csi Race Turbo, megasquirt, Group A
'92 525i Touring 5 speed, 3.46 diff, UUC 8.5lb flywheel, soon to be turbo.
'02 Subaru WRX Wagon with STI springs, bigger sway bars
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IMO he's asking for trouble doing that. It could be done, but the car isn't really set up for it (tranny cooler, extra braking capacity, etc).
It's your call. The Jeep could do it but if it were me (and my family riding with me) I'd get a bigger truck. Ideally I'd use a motorhome for racing since you can sleep in it and save on hotels.
1992 535i TCD-s2
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Bruno,
1998 JGC Limited was offered with a 5.9(360cid) engine w/gobs of stump pulling torque, yet only came in Quadratrac (all time 4 wheel drive) and ate up front diffs and transfer cases(as Winfred mentioned) ,and piss poor gas mileage.Other than that very comfy fully optioned vehicles.
Mike
mikey535im...........1991 535im , Schwarz , H&R/Boge gas ,17" Style 10's , EAT Chipped :eek: Colorful Colorado
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