does anyone tow with a laguna 97 to a 99 model if so what do you think of it as i have just brought a model and was told it was a brilliant tow car is this true ?
Hi Wayne.
We have a 1998 Laguna 2 Ltr RT 8 valve estate which we use to tow a twenty foot twin axle van weighing in at 1365Kgs max gross weight.
Our Laguna is rated to tow 1400Kgs so as you can imagine I was some what concerned about towing at 100% of the cars capacity, but my fears were premature. It tow very well indeed and is more than capable of tackling hills even 1 in 5. Being the 8 valve model, it has more low down torque than the 16 valve model. The 16 valve does need to be kept above 3000Rpm in the gears to gain max benifit.
I've found that by using the air con you get both fans kicking in earlier on the radiator which does help and anyway let's face it most of us are sun lovers anyway. Other than that our car tows perfectly fine and we don't suffer any undue increase in water temp or oil and the clutch seems to run as normal and give full grip without slipping.
Fuel economy is good too. We went to Illcaston (Derbyshire) from Leominster (Herefordshire) and back on saturday to collect the same car but in automatic format for my father-in-law, which again is going to be used for caravanning. Even doing a steady 90Mph going up (80% motorway), and on the way back I did go to 125Mph a few times so he could try the auto to the limit, we done the whole trip on
Hi i had an x-reg 2.0ltr laguna monaco, i towed my folding camper with it on many occasions , absolutly brilliant car to tow with ... i have moved on a bit, now got a laguna 2 3lt V6 sports tourer , and a big wooden box behind it ... this tows superb also , a lot of people slate them but i have no problem whatsoever .thanks its going to be my first time towing with this car on friday so i,m hoping it will do well its a manual box on this one hatchback 2.0 rt..
wayne
Steve, I think its deplorable that you make comments (Boast) about you stupid driving techniques. As a police officer (if you really are one - just wear the uniform hey!)i hope the next time you stop someone for speeding and they give you a load of bulls..t you compare notes and let the poor sole off. A creit to the police force you are not. If as your title suggest you come from Leominster - what a credit West Mercia Constabulary do in training 'fast safe drivers'. 2 officers from this force (if I'm not mistaken) have admitted to driving at these speeds while homing in on their skill!! I hope one of your superiors is reading this. One rule for one another rule for you guys.;-) ;-) ;-) ;-)
AML ?????
DB9R hits it fastest top speed at LeMans I understand due to the track !
20% Methanol mix , I think not ! "It is difficult to mix petrol and methanol unless a co-solvent such as tertiary-butyl alcohol is used. This mixture produces approximately 40% less energy than petrol. Furthermore, the mixture is hygroscopic. When the water content reaches about 0.5% the two layers separate leaving a layer of petrol on top of a water / alcohol mixture".
just watch out for gattsoshi boys a nice ding dong ur having keep it up gives us all something to read @2am in the morning
from my point of view having no formal training but 42 years on the road driving everthing from motorcycles to hgv's without so much as a dent or a ticket.
I can say speed does not kill by its self its the driver that kills ask the hampster hammond he knows (about blowouts)
road conditions, mechanical failures, inexperience ect cause accidents not speed.
in the right hands a veihcle doing 90mph is safer than a learner doing 30mph for instance
why are cars, bikes ect made capable of doing 2oo mph when the limit is 70mph not built for racing are they
how many times have you been in the middle lane of a motor way passing hgv's at 80ish and been passed by white van man in a sprinter doing a ton far too many
chris is right trained for and capable of there's not a problem.