Any body towing with a Chrysler Voyager?

[Gareth111278]

Hi

I have a 1997 Chrysler Grad Voyager 3.3 litre V6 Petrol/LPG. Tows well, Ok we only pull 1200Kgs, its 85% weight must be about 1700kgs, i've never worked it out!

Its got a 4 speed auto box and returns 20MPG solo 15 towing, with LPG at 1/2 price of petrol thats like doing 40 - 30 MPG, 'm happy. Thev range when towing is down to about 130 miles on a tankof gas but its just a case of planning fuel stops to avoid running on petrol.

Gareth

 

[Lutz]

OK, you won't have a problem with your 1200kg caravan but if my memory serves me right, the Grand Voyager has a maximum permissible towload of only 1600kg, despite its relatively high kerbweight.

 

[Gareth111278]

didn't know that...thanks. It never occured to me that i might have a max tow thats less than its MTPLM ! Should have checked.

Looks like that twin axle i'm dreaming of might have to stay a dream though .....

i'll look in the hand book tomorrow.

 

[Icemaker]

you are right lutz the grand voyager does have a max tow weight of 1600 kgs. thats probably the reason you dont see many towing, plus the diesel is very noisy and course.

 

[Gareth111278]

hi Icemaker,

good point you don't see many towing, i supose if you need one you'l normaly be 6 up in it, so you'l ant a big heavy caravan.

Also 15MPG towing is hard to live with.!!

The deisel is a 2.8 four pot, thats 1.25L per pot, chug, chug, chug!!

 

[Icemaker]

Sorry its took a while gareth i am on a late shift this week so not had much time for ther computer, i supose it is a bit of a chugger at that size per cylinder although it should last a long time.

Is that all the petrol does to the gallon ? i knew they where pretty poor on fuel but i didnt think they where that bad, we used to get 50 + mpg solo out of our tdi seat alhambra and an average of 35 mpg towing with our coachman vip 530/4 on the back at nearly 1600 kgs.

we now have a ford s-max 2.0 diesel, ive not towed with it yet but its currently showing 40.9 mpg driving round town so i expect similar to the alhambra towing.

i will find out on jan 4th when i take the van out for the first time next year.

 

[Gareth111278]

Hi Icemaker

You must remember that we bought the Voyager and had it LPG converted straight away as we do 20,000 miles a year its paid for the conversion in a year, now it costs us the same as a motor doing 40MPG solo 30MPG towing , we love the comfort and space, oh yes, and 185BHP is handy too!!

Gotta admit 20MPG is shoddy though !

 

[Nige1]

I use my 3.3 V6 Grand Voyager (LPG converted)to tow a Twin Axle Avondale Argente 650/6 (1600kg) never had a problem except telegraph hill Exeter (down to 40mph near top,thats car fully loaded with the wife,3 kids ,bikes etc!)

I usually sit at 60mph cruise control on and let the auto box & engine do their thing, that leaves me fresh and relaxed after a long trip.

It does approx 150 miles towing on 67 litres of LPG

whatever that works out at in MPG ?

Friends keep telling me to buy a diesel towcar, but I cannot see logic in wasting thousands swapping my car just to line a car dealers pocket to save a few pounds a week in fuel!