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[HNO3GOH]

We have pulled our van with all our omega's over the past 3 years. started with the 2.5 td estate got about 22mpg with that. Then we used the wife's old dti 2.2 estate and got about 28-29 mpg. last May went to Pembroke with the 3.0 ltr elite estate and got 16 mpg.
Now use the 2.5 td5 Disco and get over 30 mpg. Yesterday a 03 plate 3.2 estate became my next omega I bet that has a nice low mpg on it if i ever put the van on the back.  

  did you have your foot on the brake aswell, my van is about 1300 weight and with your old estate i was getting about the 25 mpg mark which i thought was good.

[Andy B]

.... did you have your foot on the brake aswell, my van is about 1300 weight and with your old estate i was getting about the 25 mpg mark which i thought was good.

Perhaps the caravan's handbrake was left on!     

I struggled to reverse my caravan on my street. I couldn't work out why I was starting to spin wheels but not going backwards  :-? then I remembered to disengage the mover from the caravan's wheels     

[HNO3GOH]

Its good to see the caravan pics.
I keep my caravan in storage on site in Dorset so do not have to tow. I have just upgraded to an Elddis Crusader Superstorm (twin wheelbase) and wondered if, in an emergency I had to tow it, would my Omega handle it. Looking at some of your piccys, it seems it probably would, but I believe the Elddis is a very heavy van.
I don't understand all these kerbweight things they chuck at you.  :-? :-? :-? :-?

I was told by somerset caravans  that with the omega which is one of the best cars to tow larger vans i could have a twin axle up to 1550kg and 150kg of gear in the van and i would just be in on weight. I'm looking for an abbey spectrum 540 twin which is about 1480 and most twin's after about 2000/2001 come in under 1500 apart from avondale and hobby and a couple of others but abbey, ace, swift, lunar and eddis are all fine to be towed by an omega

[joff]

We have a swift and it's around 1430kg and the brake was not on just my right foot and a lot of hills

[HNO3GOH]

.... did you have your foot on the brake aswell, my van is about 1300 weight and with your old estate i was getting about the 25 mpg mark which i thought was good.

Perhaps the caravan's handbrake was left on!     

I struggled to reverse my caravan on my street. I couldn't work out why I was starting to spin wheels but not going backwards  :-? then I remembered to disengage the mover from the caravan's wheels     

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I've done this also and you get out of the car and have a quick look to make sure that your not being watched

[Andy B]

.... did you have your foot on the brake aswell, my van is about 1300 weight and with your old estate i was getting about the 25 mpg mark which i thought was good.

Perhaps the caravan's handbrake was left on!     

I struggled to reverse my caravan on my street. I couldn't work out why I was starting to spin wheels but not going backwards  :-? then I remembered to disengage the mover from the caravan's wheels     

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I've done this also and you get out of the car and have a quick look to make sure that your not being watched

If I was going to buy another mover (this was already fitted to the 'van when we bought it) I think I'd go for an electrically engaged mover, they also disengage when you plug into the car 

[HNO3GOH]

Mine was also on the van when we got it but if the new van when we find the right one does not have one then i like the sound of these auto ones

[Dishevelled Den]

What an interesting thread - with great pics as well 8-) 8-)

[joff]

We also have a mover on but had it fitted when we got the swift 530. Yes i can put my hand up to the fact i forgot to take it off, who needs a hand brake when you have a mover. Is any one looking

[VXL V6]

Joff, you can see your old estate on page 2 

[Omegatoy]

hey that looks good vxl v6 love that colour!!!!
assume it had no problem puling the van? and still returned reasonable economy?

[Andy B]

.... Yes i can put my hand up to the fact i forgot to take it off, who needs a hand brake when you have a mover. Is any one looking

You'd have thought I'd have learned the first time I did it!  It's always the case that nobody drives up the sreet for hours untill you're blocking it with the caravan. In the rush to move I did actually pull the 'van with the mover engaged  :-? Talk about NOISEY!  2nd time I tried to reverse back up the street a little to get closer to the kerb. It took a minute to work out why 200bhp couldn't push the 'van back a couple of feet without spinning wheels     

[VXL V6]

hey that looks good vxl v6 love that colour!!!!
assume it had no problem puling the van? and still returned reasonable economy?

No problem at all Omegatoy, effortless in fact..... even crossing Bodmin!

Used slightly over half a tank on the 260 mile journey. 

[MickAP]

Took the van up to Knaresborough a couple of weeks ago.

Got around 23mpg on the journey up there, it was very windy.

Around 28mpg on the return journey wind behind us I think.





It was a lovely weekend, but cold in the evening.

Mick

[Andy B]

Took the van up to Knaresborough a couple of weeks ago.
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This site ..... http://www.biltonpark.co.uk/camping-caravan-site.html is down the road from Knaresbourgh. WE've spent the first weekend of the last few Decembers there.