I am thinking of getting a new diesel Territory AWD as the long term tow vehicle for our yet to be selected replacement van.
We would appreciate thoughts, comments and suggestions on the Territory.
-- Edited by Bigred on Sunday 10th of March 2013 11:26:37 AM
Dougwe said
07:26 PM Mar 10, 2013
Welcome Bigred, enjoy here and out in the playground.
The Territory AWD can't be too bad as I see a lot of them towing various rigs out in the playground and I tell you that for free.
My next door neighbour at home has a 18' Jayco Discovery Pop Top with a Territory as tug and has no problems at all, loves them both.
mongrel said
08:00 PM Mar 10, 2013
And a big welcome from us as well. Enjoy the forum. Alan and Adele . The Mongrels.
signwilson said
10:28 PM Mar 10, 2013
Its main problem is it is a ford and does not have a chassis but they may be ok I just don't like fords. owned two ford falcons and they were both rubbish
Rip and Rosie said
12:15 AM Mar 11, 2013
We tow with a 2011 RWD diesel Territory. Love it !! Pulls the van like its not there- takes big hills like a team of horses wanting to be let go! RWD heaps efficient. Economy is great Comfort is 4 star. We put a cargo barrier in, and the dogs travel in the rear. Seats fold down, and luggage etc is no problem.
What can I say? We'll be getting another (if this one ever wears out)
Bigred said
01:22 AM Mar 11, 2013
Thanks all.
Rip and Rosie, can I ask what size van and how far you have towed it with the Territory?
Rip and Rosie said
01:28 AM Mar 11, 2013
We tow a 16 foot pop top, but the terri would take heaps more weight easily.
We like to tow around 90 kph, but the terri want to run !
Rosie
Rip and Rosie said
01:33 AM Mar 11, 2013
Sorry, didn't read your question well !
We have towed heaps Newcastle to Melbourne, around Victoria, the riverina, central NSW, NSW north coast.
Heading to the Blue Mountains next.
Lots of hills/mountains.
I love her paint too much to take her off road.
Actually, proportionally, most of her kms are towing, either the van or the box trailer.
Kantiki said
02:32 AM Mar 11, 2013
We are on to our second territory and we love it . We pull 18 ft Jay Co pop top. Travels great but we did have to fit an auxiliary transmission cooler. Today while camping and looking at all the other cars, we both agreed we will buy another territory in a few years.
Judes and Bazz said
02:26 AM Mar 12, 2013
Hello Kantiki,
We have 2005 RWD Territory on petrol and LIG with Aux Trans cooler. We tow a 17'6' Viscount Pop top. Lacks power slightly on gas and petrol but has no problems towing. We have an F100 that we tow with also, but love the comfort of the Territory. Have a cargo barrier and fold down rear seats for extra storage. Happy with our Territory.
Judes and Bazz
Boots said
04:04 PM Mar 12, 2013
Hi, as this is my first post we would like to say hi to all our fellow travellers, my wife Adrienne and I have been on the road for three weeks and we have have a 2012 Territory AWD Diesel, towing a 20'6' Legacy. The Ford handles it no problem at all and before that we had a 19'6' Jayco Sterling again no problems. The vehicle is exceptionally smooth and quiet and a pleasure to ride in and drive. Previously we had a Territory Petrol engine and it was a real gas guzzler. The Diesel is very economical and we could not be happier. We intend to be on the road for at least the next three years minimum. Buy the Ford, but make sure you haggle over the price. Best of Luck from David & Adrienne. (Boots)
-- Edited by Boots on Tuesday 12th of March 2013 04:06:55 PM
Boots said
08:18 PM Mar 12, 2013
Hi, as this is my first post we would like to say hi to all oue fellow travellers, my wife Adrienne and I have been on the road for three weeks and we have have a 2012 Territory AWD Diesel, towing a 20'6' Legacy. The Ford handles it no problem at all and befor that we had a 19'6' Jayco Sterling again no problems. The vehicle is exceptionally smooth and quiet and a pleasure to ride in and drive. Previously we had a Territory Petrol engine and is was a real gas guzzler. The Diesel is very economical and we could not be happier. We intend to be on the road for at least the next three years minimum. Buy the Ford, but make sure you haggle over the price.
 Thanks for the welcome, we could at best only get 300K to a 75 litre tank of petrol, and we have more than doubled that with the diesel.
-- Edited by Boots on Tuesday 12th of March 2013 08:26:34 PM
A warm welcome to the forum and your vehicle is a ripper Boots How much do they diferend on consumption the Petrol versus the diesel
Regards John
mongrel said
03:30 AM Mar 13, 2013
A big welcome to the forum David and Adrienne .Hope you get the answers you pose . Safe travels....Alan and Adele .....The Mongrels.
Bigred said
04:02 AM Mar 16, 2013
Thank you all! Very useful food for thought.
Pondy said
05:46 AM May 8, 2016
Hi We have just parted with our much loved 2005 RWD petrol Territory with which we tow our 20ft Millard Sunseeka poptop constantly returned 18.6 lts per km at 90 kms per hr. A couple of weeks ago bought an AWD (2700 kg ) V6 turbo diesel. WOW what a nice thing ,pulls like a bull in Springtime love the 6 speed auto which I drive in performance mode or manual when towing. Heaps of torque and the fuel average was 12.5 and 12.7 up hills,windy days and traffic. I sit on 90 kph and out in the country admiring the views if no traffic is around down to 80.We LOVE it at the fuel bowser NOW !!!!! Cheers
-- Edited by Pondy on Sunday 8th of May 2016 05:49:02 AM
Firstly, apologies if this has been done before!
I am thinking of getting a new diesel Territory AWD as the long term tow vehicle for our yet to be selected replacement van.
We would appreciate thoughts, comments and suggestions on the Territory.
-- Edited by Bigred on Sunday 10th of March 2013 11:26:37 AM
The Territory AWD can't be too bad as I see a lot of them towing various rigs out in the playground and I tell you that for free.
My next door neighbour at home has a 18' Jayco Discovery Pop Top with a Territory as tug and has no problems at all, loves them both.
Love it !!
Pulls the van like its not there- takes big hills like a team of horses wanting to be let go!
RWD heaps efficient.
Economy is great
Comfort is 4 star.
We put a cargo barrier in, and the dogs travel in the rear.
Seats fold down, and luggage etc is no problem.
What can I say? We'll be getting another (if this one ever wears out)
Thanks all.
Rip and Rosie, can I ask what size van and how far you have towed it with the Territory?
We like to tow around 90 kph, but the terri want to run !
Rosie
We have towed heaps Newcastle to Melbourne, around Victoria, the riverina, central NSW, NSW north coast.
Heading to the Blue Mountains next.
Lots of hills/mountains.
I love her paint too much to take her off road.
Actually, proportionally, most of her kms are towing, either the van or the box trailer.
Hello Kantiki,
We have 2005 RWD Territory on petrol and LIG with Aux Trans cooler. We tow a 17'6' Viscount Pop top. Lacks power slightly on gas and petrol but has no problems towing. We have an F100 that we tow with also, but love the comfort of the Territory. Have a cargo barrier and fold down rear seats for extra storage. Happy with our Territory.
Judes and Bazz
-- Edited by Boots on Tuesday 12th of March 2013 04:06:55 PM
 Thanks for the welcome, we could at best only get 300K to a 75 litre tank of petrol, and we have more than doubled that with the diesel.
-- Edited by Boots on Tuesday 12th of March 2013 08:26:34 PM
How much do they diferend on consumption the Petrol versus the diesel
Regards John
Very useful food for thought.
Hi
We have just parted with our much loved 2005 RWD petrol Territory with which we tow our 20ft Millard Sunseeka poptop constantly returned 18.6 lts per km at 90 kms per hr.
A couple of weeks ago bought an AWD (2700 kg ) V6 turbo diesel. WOW what a nice thing ,pulls like a bull in Springtime love the 6 speed auto which I drive in performance mode
or manual when towing. Heaps of torque and the fuel average was 12.5 and 12.7 up hills,windy days and traffic. I sit on 90 kph and out in the country admiring the views if no traffic is
around down to 80.We LOVE it at the fuel bowser NOW !!!!!
Cheers
-- Edited by Pondy on Sunday 8th of May 2016 05:49:02 AM