GL Class Questions - Newbie

[cdown68]

All

I am looking at buying a GL to replace my wonderful (there is so much space) Chrysler Grand Voyager. Why? Well - it's only 2WD & I need to seat 6 adults & 1 child and tow a caravan (between 1600 & 2100kgs) and there is nothing else on the market that will do this. Landbruiser 3rd seats are a joke and the Disco & XC90 have no boot space!

I'm slightly ambivalent about whether to go for the 320, 420 or even the 500 as I only do around 6,000 mile per year (although a 500 with an LPG convert would be soooo nice) and would welcome opinions from forum members.

So why post this under tyres? Well - given that I want to lug a nice hefty caravan around on wet fields, mud etc 4WD is a given but looking at tyre range options for the GL on 19 & 20" wheels is a bit of a disappointment!!

Does anyone know of a proper 4x4 tyre for the GL series or if it is possible to fit a 17" or 18" rim and then fit a tyre such as those shown below ( I believe there is an issue with smaller rims due to front caliper size )

Continental

Michelin

Any comments / advice etc much appreciated on model, tyres as well as ownership experiences!

 

[Rory]

I've seen some reference to 18" wheels, but it probably depends on the model, and therefore the brakes fitted.

MB UK offer winter wheels and tyre sets and I notice they only offer 19" for the GL so that may well be the smallest size feasible on UK models. Of course it could also be that 18" would fit some models but it's not worth offering both sizes.

I'm not sure how you could get a straight answer your question, to be honest.