[Dulac]

Perhaps Vauxhall has misjudged again. Certainly the Antara was not a rip-roaring success; the trade reviews were poor (from which it didn't recover). On the bright side it left a small stock of virtually new later vehicles for sale at bargain prices and - conversely - quite a few owners praised the Antara when used as a tow vehicle. On the latter point there doesn't seem to be a capable tow vehicle in the new Vauxhall range, nor in any other mid-priced manufacturer's range for that matter. The trend appears to be smaller petrol engines with brisk acceleration and fuel economy set within a lighter weight body. Probably good at carting around five people on the airport run, or nipping to the cash and carry, but no good at towing a 1500kg average caravan up hill and down dale over a sustained period (without revving its guts out). Where the many caravan and trailer owners (and their manufacturers) go from here in a year or two's time, I don't know. Electric might be the best way, after all trains don't do a bad job with heavy loads - but they are continuously supplied with volts on the way. The alternative is to cherish what you have already!