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Hi Gareth, I had a 2004 Diesel. It was a heavy (almost 2 tons) car and very stable when towing. However, it only had 111bhp and 184lb torque so wasn't that powerful. It would manage 60-65mph ok but that was foot to the floor towing a 1300kg Avondale Dart 556-6. The fuel consumption wasn't...

Hi hasbo, I have an 2008 Zafira 1.9 cdti 150ps SRI and pull an Avondale Dart 556-6 (1300KG). It pulls it easily, loads of power and sports suspension helps too. I just took a quick look at the figures on the vin plate: 2205 3780 1-1115 2-1115 Looks like tow weight is 1575kg. I put it on...

Hi George, I have the 110bhp previous generation Avensis d4-d. I am just back from a trip to the Isle of Wight pulling our Avondale Dart 556-6 (mtplm 1300kg). I travelled from Stranraer in Scotland down the M6 to Birmingham and then M40/A34 to Southampton. The car pulled the van brilliantly. No...

Hi Terrence, I have a vw touran 1.9 tdi which weighs about the same or perhaps slightly more than a passat. It pulls my 1250Kg van with no problems even when the car is well loaded up with kit as well. If I travel at 60+ mph I get low 30's per gallon. At 50 mph this increases to low 40's. My...

Hi Terrence, I have a vw touran 1.9 tdi which weighs about the same or perhaps slightly more than a passat. It pulls my 1250Kg van with no problems even when the car is well loaded up with kit as well. If I travel at 60+ mph I get low 30's per gallon. At 50 mph this increases to low 40's. My...

Hi Steve, I'm coming over from N.Ireland in July with the van. The best deal I could get was approx

Thanks Roger, We were on our way back from a weekend away so it was pretty full. I was carrying about 30kg of travel cot and buggies which will go in the car next time so I should have plenty of kgs left for extra clothes etc when we go away for two weeks in the summer (can't wait) My car is...

Hi Rob, I have a Touran and experienced the same thing last weekend. On my outward journey the noseweight was just under 70kg and I could feel a kind of of backwards and forwards tugging motion. On the return journey I put the noseweight up to approx 80-85kg (not sure how accurate my scales...

Hi all, Just put the car and van over a dynamic weighbridge which involves driving over a metal plate which weighs each axle load and then adds them to give gross train weight. The vans axle gave a reading of 1150kg (MTPLM 1250). The noseweight was approx 75-80Kg. My question is whether the...

When I had my VW Touran wired for the caravan last year,the towbar fitter had to run a new wire for the caravan electrics as he didn't think that the cable in the car was heavy enough to take the load. Regards, Andy

Hi Martyn, I've got a touran with the same 105bhp engine as the Octavia. I haven't towed the van with it yet and have posted on a couple of forums to get some feedback regarding performance. I received the following post from another touran driver.I think the octavia will have similar...

Thanks everyone. I had decided to buy new tyres earlier today but was getting conficting advice from different tyre fitters. Some told me that Michelin tyres 'just go like that' and that they are ok. Others said that it was up to me but that cracked tyres may fail the mot and that I should...

Hi all, I am trying to decide whether my rear tyres need changed. They are the original Michelin XH1 approx 4.5 yrs old with 3-4mm tread left. They look old and are covered in small cracks on the sidewall and in between the treads. I feel that I should change them as I have a 600mile motorway...

This may be of help. I have a 1.8 (120bhp) Picasso SX. Citroen claim the unladen weight is 1245Kg (1300Kg for the 2.0 Hdi) This is without fluids or driver as far as I am aware. I have weighed my picasso on a weighbridge with almost a full tank of fuel, me and nothing else. It weighed...

Hi Mark, The 2.0 ltr dti Zafira has a very low maximum towing limit considering its size. It can only pull 1050kg which is'nt much by todays standards. I think it may partly be due to the fact that it is a seven seater, so extra weight is is allowed for in the gross vehicle weight figure. This...