Tubularowl

I may get heavily criticised for this but if you drive on radar, following a lorry doing 55-60mph with the radar set to the mid point you can achieve 55mpg+ due to the slipstream of the lorry. Tankers have a better slipstream than artics. More experienced caravan drivers do this as well. You don’t get too close to the lorry but just close enough and the radar hold that position. It’s fine unless you prefer driving much faster.

I’m moving to a new house soon and was going to buy a van, as it’s easier to move stuff around such as garden rubbish and all those trips to the dump when making improvements. As an alternative, I’ve looked at fitting a towbar to my 2020 NX and getting a trailer. Dealer has quoted £1100 for the towbar and a new 8x4ft trailer will cost another £1k, so for £2000 it’s a lot cheaper than a van and no additional tax/insurance. Is the towbar cost a bit steep though? It will be detachable with single electrics and fitted by the main Lexus dealer.