what to tow a hymer with??

KATHERINE_5094825 · Jun 13, 2006

HI, WE HAVE JUST CHANGED OUR VAN TO A HYMER LIVING 530LE AND SO NEED TO CHANGE OUR TOW CAR, ANYBODY OUT THERE TOW A HYMER?? IF SO WHAT WITH AND ANY RECCOMENDATIONS PLEASE, WE ARE THINKING OF A SANTA FE OR A SORRENTO. WE USE A PASSAT AT PRESENT WITH OLD VAN BUT GOT CAUGHT WITH MISLEADING KERBWEIGHTS IN VW BROCHURE WHEN WE BOUGHT THAT SO NEED TO GET IT RIGHT THIS TIME.

Sonic1 · Jun 13, 2006

Practical Caravan had a Hymer on long term test not so long ago. They towed it with a Sorento I think, and a Volvo XC70. Possibly other cars too, but can't remeber. Take a flick through some recent past editions of PC!

rob_jax · Jun 13, 2006

Hi,

In Europe, or at least the Dutch part where I work, the Hymer Living range is part of the Eriba brand - and as such this model is targeted at the large family car owner.

I think the MIRO of the Living 530 is around 1100 kg - and once you have loaded the caravan I guess you will actually be pulling 1300 kg? So I agree with the Eriba publicity - a large family car would be a good choice too.

At an EribaFest last year, one of the journalists arrived with a 530 and Jaguar S series diesel. Seemed OK as a tow car.

Robert

Lutz · Jun 13, 2006

Unless the 530LE that you've got is uprated, the MTPLM is 1500kg which is still within the towing limit of most Passats.

Why do you find the kerbweight information from VW misleading? Such information in the brochures is only a guideline anyway and usually applies to the base car without any options. I think you will find that the actual kerbweight of your particular car may be considerably higher but this is normal.

KATHERINE_5094825 · Jun 13, 2006

Unless the 530LE that you've got is uprated, the MTPLM is 1500kg which is still within the towing limit of most Passats.

Why do you find the kerbweight information from VW misleading? Such information in the brochures is only a guideline anyway and usually applies to the base car without any options. I think you will find that the actual kerbweight of your particular car may be considerably higher but this is normal.

HI,THANKS FOR YOUR REPLY - THE PASSAT BROCHURE QUOTES THE KERB WEIGHT AT 1618, BUT THE REGISTRATION DOCUMENT GIVES AS WEIGHT OF 1499 AND THE CAR WHEN PUT ON A WEIGHT BRIDGE WAS 1480!! THE MODEL IS 1.9tdi PD 130PS ESTATE. THE HYMER WE HAVE CHOSEN IS 1220 MIRO AND 1600 MTPLM, THO WITH ONLY TWO OF US AND A DOG WE WONT USE ANYTHING LIKE THAT PAYLOAD.

MikeP · Jun 13, 2006

HI,THANKS FOR YOUR REPLY - THE PASSAT BROCHURE QUOTES THE KERB WEIGHT AT 1618, BUT THE REGISTRATION DOCUMENT GIVES AS WEIGHT OF 1499 AND THE CAR WHEN PUT ON A WEIGHT BRIDGE WAS 1480!! THE MODEL IS 1.9tdi PD 130PS ESTATE. THE HYMER WE HAVE CHOSEN IS 1220 MIRO AND 1600 MTPLM, THO WITH ONLY TWO OF US AND A DOG WE WONT USE ANYTHING LIKE THAT PAYLOAD.

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Andrewbutcher · Jun 15, 2006

Hi Katherine, we have a Hymer nova 570 (1700kg MTPLM) we tow her with a Sorento, it is our second, the outfit is fantastic, the sorento towes like a dream, i would recommend the sorento to anyone!

hope this helps, Andrew.

Lutz · Jun 15, 2006

Unless the 530LE that you've got is uprated, the MTPLM is 1500kg which is still within the towing limit of most Passats.

Why do you find the kerbweight information from VW misleading? Such information in the brochures is only a guideline anyway and usually applies to the base car without any options. I think you will find that the actual kerbweight of your particular car may be considerably higher but this is normal.

I can't comment on the figure that you say is quoted in the VW brochure because I've only got access to detailed data for the current models. What does puzzle me, though, is that a note in the brochure says that kerbweight is without the driver. This is not standard practice. Maybe VW are quoting the figure like that on purpose but kerbweight nowadays normally includes a 68kg driver and 7kg payload for miscellaneous items.

The 1499kg in the registration document and the 1480kg measured on the weighbridge are certainly very close. I wouldn't have been surprised if there was a difference of up to 100kg in these figures because published data on kerbweight is notoriously inaccurate and should only be used as a guideline.

KATHERINE_5094825 · Jun 16, 2006

I can't comment on the figure that you say is quoted in the VW brochure because I've only got access to detailed data for the current models. What does puzzle me, though, is that a note in the brochure says that kerbweight is without the driver. This is not standard practice. Maybe VW are quoting the figure like that on purpose but kerbweight nowadays normally includes a 68kg driver and 7kg payload for miscellaneous items.

The 1499kg in the registration document and the 1480kg measured on the weighbridge are certainly very close. I wouldn't have been surprised if there was a difference of up to 100kg in these figures because published data on kerbweight is notoriously inaccurate and should only be used as a guideline.

HI, THANKS FOR REPLY, OUR PASSAT IS A 2003 MODEL ESTATE 1.9 TDI PD 130 PS AND OUR BROCHURE SAYS KERBWEIGHT IS 1618.

KATHERINE_5094825 · Jun 16, 2006

Remember to take caps lock off. It make your postings difficult to read, and upper case text is treated as "shouting".

SORRY I DIDN'T REALISE IT WAS AN INDICATION OF SHOUTING!!

Scott_5120906 · Jun 28, 2006

Hi we've got a Living 530K had it about 6 months and we tow with a Honda CRV 2.2 CTDi and it tows a dream, I've only been caravaning a year or two. My old man has been vanning all over europe for 20 yrs and he borowed the car and van recently and was really impressed. The payload is vast on the living so we check the payload is circa 150KG (easy) so the lot weighs in around 1400 Kgs. This is within the 1500 kg towing limit, we have a removable Honda tow hitch which is rated upto 100 Kg so we are cool with the noseweight also. The kerb weight of the Honda is about 1650kgs so we are also very close to the recomended 85%.

The CRV is great to drive and the deisel with all the torque is great, but what I like is that the CRV is not over kill, It's great solo and very capable when towing but its not too large.

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