Towcar suitability

[Ian_374453554]

I have been looking at a Sterling Eccles Sapphire van and have a 54plate Renault scenic 1.9dci. Looking at websites and speaking to friends(who tow caravans) i am getting conflicting advice as to whether the car would be ok to tow the van or not.

Would appreciate any opinions.

 

[Zafiral]

Renault Scenics for some reason have very low gross train weights.

We used to have an 05 1.9 DCi, which we understood had a 1300 kg tow weight, but that figure is for DRIVER ONLY. If the car is fully loaded (and whose isn't if you have a family), you can only tow 950kg. BEWARE.

 

[Lutz]

My data tells me that the Sterling Eccles Sapphire has a max. weight (MTPLM) of 1475kg. Unless I'm mistaken, the Scenic has a max. permissible towload of 1300kg and that even reduces if the car is fully laden (due to the low gross train weight limit that Zafiral referred to), so it looks like a 'no-go'.