confused with what my car will tow

dave1973 replied on 19/08/2023 12:21

dave1973

Posted on 19/08/2023 12:21

after some advice as totaly baffled by all the caravan car matching sites

my caravan is a compass rallye 524 with plate details are mtplm 1550kg miro 1350

i have a zafira 2008 1.9 cdti 120bhp which i thought be great for towing whats confusing is people are saying mass towing weight is what to go on not kerb weight

the logbook says max permissable mass is 2195 mass in service 1613 so i thought if caravan is under mass in service it would be fine but further down logbook it says technical permissable maximum towable mass of trailer is 1300

plate on car says 2195kg and 3570kg so took one from other and 1375

so anyone pont me in right direction save me changing car

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eribaMotters replied on 21/08/2023 20:03

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Posted on 21/08/2023 17:31 by Lutz

One shouldn't get too tied up with a noseweight issue. Fact remains that whatever the noseweight is, the OP will not be able to make full use of the weight limits of both the car and the caravan at the same time.

Posted on 21/08/2023 20:03

Lutz, although the post did not start out about nose weight I mentioned this as another member had made comment on it.

Some members will not realise how important it is and those that do may well be unaware of the difference in readings between the jockey wheel and at the hitch. As such I thought it useful to post.

I suspect your comment was a little light hearted and you do take the nose weight into consideration in your loading of a caravan.

I'd hope we all know our tow bars are type approved with a max rating that must not be exceeded, just like our caravan and cars max weights..

Colin

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