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« on: 17 February 2009, 22:13:44 »
thinking of changing my mig to 2.2 does anybody know what these are like for power when towing a caravan
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Re: towing
« Reply #1 on: 17 February 2009, 22:16:26 »
Dunno about the 2.2 but I found the 2.5 slightly underpowered on hills but then thats towing another Omega behind me and not a caravan...3.0 breezes it...
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Re: towing
« Reply #2 on: 17 February 2009, 22:36:34 »
I used to tow with a 2.0 - you rev the nuts off it up hill

2.6 is a lot easier.
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Re: towing
« Reply #3 on: 18 February 2009, 09:04:43 »
The gas guzzling 3.2 tows with easy and  its easy to forget the caravan is there. mine sits at 60mph up hill and down dale.

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Re: towing
« Reply #4 on: 18 February 2009, 09:21:49 »
tow  a caravan with 2.2 petrol -auto
fuel consumption with van on back etc is high teens but then I do tend to drive at the max legal limit - especially in wales. no problem with hills
Autobox is fine - its had the latest ecu upgrade that stops the box searching for gears about 50/60 when towing.
I had an additional autobox oil cooler put in for peace of mind - has anyone ever looked at what the standard oil cooler in the radiator is - a length of pipe in the water - Ill try and find a pic of it from my rad that I cut up - most enlightening
finally a lot depends on the weight of the van and all accessories you intend to tow with. Caravan Club recommends a max of 85% of car weight
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Re: towing
« Reply #5 on: 18 February 2009, 09:24:25 »
v6 will give you some extra oomph though  :y

As said with Autos upgrade the ecu to latest software
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Re: towing
« Reply #6 on: 18 February 2009, 09:28:58 »
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...... Caravan Club recommends a max of 85% of car weight

That's just for the inexperienced isn't it?
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Re: towing
« Reply #7 on: 18 February 2009, 09:31:11 »
How heavy are caravans??!! Omega is a ton and a half, are caravans really that heavy that you have to consider its percentage weight against the car?
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Re: towing
« Reply #8 on: 18 February 2009, 09:38:10 »
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How heavy are caravans??!! Omega is a ton and a half, are caravans really that heavy that you have to consider its percentage weight against the car?


There are plenty of caravan out there that are far too big/heavy for an Omega.  :-?  :y  :y
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Re: towing
« Reply #9 on: 18 February 2009, 09:40:45 »
Wow, I thought they were only about 3/4 a tonne lol
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Re: towing
« Reply #10 on: 18 February 2009, 09:43:00 »
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Wow, I thought they were only about 3/4 a tonne lol

That's a trailer tent!  ;D You don't even need brakes on a trailer up to 750 kg
My 2 berth is about 1300kg, but its around 17 ft (body length)
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Re: towing
« Reply #11 on: 18 February 2009, 09:45:34 »
Needing a v6 then lol
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Re: towing
« Reply #12 on: 18 February 2009, 10:35:20 »
My 5 berth is somewhere around the 1700Kg mark IIRCC and my 3.0 tows it without missing a beat... Even averaged 19.8 mpg on a run to the Isle of Wight :y :y :y
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Re: towing
« Reply #13 on: 18 February 2009, 12:39:12 »
Ours is just over 920kg unladen then add 2 gas bottles, porch awning ect and it must be around 1200kg laden
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Re: towing
« Reply #14 on: 18 February 2009, 15:09:51 »
I did mean fully laden, including food and clothing :y :y :y
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