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[biggriffin]

This is probably the nearest to a pikey house I might have
www.gctrv.com

[chrisgixer]

Only an old person could afford that.... Thing!

But surely that's heavier than the car. Q7 type destroyer is it?

[biggriffin]

Its made of mmmm carbon fibre 

[omega3000]

See your getting the pikey bug 

[aaronjb]

Only an old person could afford that.... Thing!

But surely that's heavier than the car. Q7 type destroyer is it?

According to the Fail:

Constructed from carbon fibre, the same lightweight and durable material used for Ferraris, Formula 1 cars and the Boeing 787, the caravan is 35ft long, 10ft 8" tall, 8ft wide and weighs a staggering 6,500lbs

[biggriffin]

Constructed from carbon fibre, the same lightweight and durable material used for Ferraris, Formula 1 cars and the Boeing 787, the caravan is 35ft long, 10ft 8" tall, 8ft wide and weighs a staggering 6,500lbs

put one of Endovein's best 510's as a tow vehicle,and be easy to tow.

[Vamps]

Only an old person could afford that.... Thing!

But surely that's heavier than the car. Q7 type destroyer is it?

Nope, an old person would buy a Static Caravan................

[henryd]

Only an old person could afford that.... Thing!

But surely that's heavier than the car. Q7 type destroyer is it?

According to the Fail:

Constructed from carbon fibre, the same lightweight and durable material used for Ferraris, Formula 1 cars and the Boeing 787, the caravan is 35ft long, 10ft 8" tall, 8ft wide and weighs a staggering 6,500lbs

If it's 8 feet wide I'm not sure it's road legal here without an escort

[Vamps]

Only an old person could afford that.... Thing!

But surely that's heavier than the car. Q7 type destroyer is it?

According to the Fail:

Constructed from carbon fibre, the same lightweight and durable material used for Ferraris, Formula 1 cars and the Boeing 787, the caravan is 35ft long, 10ft 8" tall, 8ft wide and weighs a staggering 6,500lbs

If it's 8 feet wide I'm not sure it's road legal here without an escort

Hence, young man, a static, transported by truck..........

[aaronjb]

If it's 8 feet wide I'm not sure it's road legal here without an escort

30' long, too.. I wouldn't fancy my chances trying to tow that anywhere around here.

Of course it's designed for America where there are comparable sized Airstream trailers that weigh close to 10,000lb and plenty of vehicles that can tow them (any of the larger pickups, F350 etc)..

[Kevin Wood]

Yep, length limit of 7 metres when towing with a car too.

I know that because my glider trailer exceeds it by a significant margin.

[Auto Addict]

Yep, length limit of 7 metres when towing with a car too.

I know that because my glider trailer exceeds it by a significant margin.

Where did you get that from, my caravan is 7.3 metres.

[aaronjb]

https://www.gov.uk/towing-with-car/car-towing-weight-and-width-limits

The maximum trailer width for any towing vehicle is 2.55 metres. The maximum length is 7 metres for a trailer towed by a vehicle weighing up to 3.5 tonnes (3,500 kilograms)

[Kevin Wood]

Yep, length limit of 7 metres when towing with a car too.

I know that because my glider trailer exceeds it by a significant margin.

Where did you get that from, my caravan is 7.3 metres.

https://www.gov.uk/towing-with-car/car-towing-weight-and-width-limits

Limited to 7 metres if towed by a vehicle < 3.5 tonnes.

Gliders apparently get an exemption:

A glider wing or fuselage is considered to be an indivisible load if it cannot practically be
divided into two or more sections. A table in Regulation 7 of the Road Vehicles (Construction
and Use) Regulations 1986, as amended, contains the details of the maximum length
permitted for various sorts of vehicle and trailer combinations. Item 9 of that table does
normally restrict a trailer towed by a vehicle which is not a goods vehicle  over 3500 kg GVW
to a maximum length of 7m not including the towing hitch arrangements. However regulation
7 (3A) (a) dis-applies the requirements of that table in a number of areas including where a
trailer is constructed and normally used for the conveyance of  "indivisible loads of
exceptional length".

BTW, I believe the measurement is defined to exclude the protruding part of the towing hitch on the trailer, so you might find, if you measure your caravan body only, you are inside.

[aaronjb]

Over 3500Kg GVW you get 12m to play with.. fnarr.