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[Omega man 2]

What a bump

[Elite Pete]

I think I was only about 6 when this was first posted

[Darth Loo-knee]

Have to say when we had a caravan each caravan showroom we went to gave us a different towing weight for our car. At that time we had our old faithful Cavalier.
But when we had the Range Rovers they can according to the handbook tow a braked trailer of 3.5 tonnes I thought that was strange as that the actual weight of the Rangie was just under 2 tonnes... so why could it tow more than half its weight again? what happens to this 85% rule then? :-?

[Kevin Wood]

Have to say when we had a caravan each caravan showroom we went to gave us a different towing weight for our car. At that time we had our old faithful Cavalier.
But when we had the Range Rovers they can according to the handbook tow a braked trailer of 3.5 tonnes I thought that was strange as that the actual weight of the Rangie was just under 2 tonnes... so why could it tow more than half its weight again? what happens to this 85% rule then? :-?

85% rule is just a pikey caravan club guideline IIRC. There's no (legal) reason why you can't tow whatever's placarded on the towing vehicle as long as you have Category B+E on your licence (newer drivers won't automatically).

Oh, and <cough!>.

Kevin

[Markie]

I think I was only about 6 when this was first posted

So was I and i wrote it.

Update for what its worth.

Bought brand new trailer ( twin axel) about 6 months ago and i am using the Rangie to tow it with.
And after all that fuss about towing - i have to say that i still havent towed....pops does that...

So i`m still a tow virgin 

[Ian_D]

Towing in the UK is a big grey area... (post 1997 licence anyway)

Nobody knows the correct law as far as im aware!   :-/

Tried looking into it just before I got the caravan, and eveyone / everything I read said something different! 

[theowletman]

At  one of my previous jobs we used a twin axle, 4 wheel Brian James car trailer to bring cars back to the garage. We never put anything bigger than an omega on it and certainly never put a land rover type vehicle on it. The tow car was a BMW X5, 3.0 TD which handled it very well. On one occasion we used a 2.0 petrol Mondeo in an emergency ( BMW not available ) and the mondeo coped but only just. Repeated use of the mondeo would have killed it. In short you need a trailer with brakes for that sort of weight.  Being RWD the omega will tow ok but work the weights out and err on the side of caution. I had a 2.2 safrane and loved it, most comfortable car I've ever owned.

[theowletman]

thanks matchless - bit of  minefield isnt it!!

Renault will be towing - predominatly - a horse and box at max 1250kg so it should be okay as this is still 200kg less than the car, and  passnger ( we will be travelling light in such situations)

looks like i need to reserch this even further...... Roll Eyes

Stupid question - how much does the horse weigh ?