Hi all, first post - be gentle ;-)
After much convincing by the wife we are looking at getting our first van. We have looked about and found that it looks like the Passat we own ( 115PD sports estate) is actually quite a light car for towing with, handbook says 1411kg unladen. ( Although this varies on different websites)
Vans we like are something like the Bailey Ranger 500/5 MTPLM of 1271kg. I know this is a bit over the 85% rule but is that a huge issue? What problems am I likely to get?
I'm not a new driver ( drive 2-3k miles/month) and have happily towed cars on trailers, recently our 1973 VW Camper on a car trailer, I suspect heavier than the van and with a rather dubious centre of gravity. car seemd to cope no trouble with it.
Kinda wondered what the real world thought of this?
Opinions welcomed!
Scott
After much convincing by the wife we are looking at getting our first van. We have looked about and found that it looks like the Passat we own ( 115PD sports estate) is actually quite a light car for towing with, handbook says 1411kg unladen. ( Although this varies on different websites)
Vans we like are something like the Bailey Ranger 500/5 MTPLM of 1271kg. I know this is a bit over the 85% rule but is that a huge issue? What problems am I likely to get?
I'm not a new driver ( drive 2-3k miles/month) and have happily towed cars on trailers, recently our 1973 VW Camper on a car trailer, I suspect heavier than the van and with a rather dubious centre of gravity. car seemd to cope no trouble with it.
Kinda wondered what the real world thought of this?
Opinions welcomed!
Scott