omega 540 2005 caravan

[james_374319896]

test drove a 03 2.0ltr vauxhall vectra felt okay but test driving a 2.2 diesel primera taday any one got any comments please...omega has a 1515kgs max towing limit

 

[james_374319896]

going to have a second test drive on an x-trail 2.2 cdi sport and feels/looks better, would this fit the bill better...comments please

 

[DavidW1]

Hi James,

Personally I would be looking at a vehicle with a kerbwieght of around 1800kg to tow a 1515 kg van. The Vectra/Primera/X Trail would seem a little lightweight to me.

Yesterday I came up from Kent and round the M25 in very gusty conditions and was glad my 1500kg van was planted with a towcar (Shogun SWB) of circa 2000kg kerbweight, something lighter albiet with a legal max tow of 1500kg would have been thrown about like a cork I suspect.

 

[james_374319896]

Hi James,

Personally I would be looking at a vehicle with a kerbwieght of around 1800kg to tow a 1515 kg van. The Vectra/Primera/X Trail would seem a little lightweight to me.

Yesterday I came up from Kent and round the M25 in very gusty conditions and was glad my 1500kg van was planted with a towcar (Shogun SWB) of circa 2000kg kerbweight, something lighter albiet with a legal max tow of 1500kg would have been thrown about like a cork I suspect.

thanks David, the Nissan spec sheet for the x-trail states 1625/1715 kgs i presume the heavier figure is with a driver plus i cannot see the van being fully loaded with just me and the missus ( she has been known to take too many clothes )

Jim

 

[DavidW1]

thanks David, the Nissan spec sheet for the x-trail states 1625/1715 kgs i presume the heavier figure is with a driver plus i cannot see the van being fully loaded with just me and the missus ( she has been known to take too many clothes )

Jim

The heavier of the two kerbweights is usually for the diesel or auto version