would the bentley flying spur be a good towcar

[jmg12]

Anyone tow with a bentley flying spur

any idea on what it would be like as a towcar

considering changing our range rover for one not sure about it

 

[Guest]

Come back and ask us when you know if you can get a type approved to bar for it.

It is a quick car, but lacks a bit of diesel grunt for towing.

 

[Guest]

Sorry. Tow Bar

 

[Lutz]

This seems to be a wind-up, certainly not a serious question. Would anyone honestly expect to find someone in this forum with experience of towing with one and why on Earth would anyone question the ability of a Bentley Flying Spur to be a good towcar, assuming that, as Euro says, one could find a type approved towbar to fit? Besides, the question doesn't even mention what is to be towed - something that is essential in order to be able to give an educated answer.

 

[Mikey1]

Agreed a thread has just been deleted involving the above

 

[Guest]

He'd obviously wanted a caravan to go with the Bentley.



Not sure if he realises that his 37 X 12 footer above can't be towed on the road

 

[Lutz]

Are you sure? Maybe he meant a folding camper.

 

[Murdan]

The caravanner should be deleted in full from the forum none of his comments have been of use to any one on the site, obviously a sad lonely person with nothing more to do with his time.

 

[RickStevens]

I agree with Daniel. I run a Scuba Diving forum, and he would have been deleted long ago if he were on there.

To use the old usenet phrase, he is a troll. Someone who has no valuable input, yet thrives on causing friction and winding people up.

Just remember the old saying 'do not feed the trolls'

rick

 

[Lutz]

Yes, 1 Corinthians 13:11, but some people never grow up.

 

[jmg12]

witter do make a towbar for the flying spur however it is to special order and I dont know how the wiring would go. I have seen one towing

before on the caravan club site at bristol however it was towing a bessacarr 525sl so it was a smaller van than I will be towing. I am

towing a buccaneer caravel. Also not to sure about the practicality

going from the range rover. I dont really see how this post is winding anyone up. I know its the same car as the phaeton so does anyone to with that?

cant find any nose weight figures from bentley either

 

[Parksy]

Yes, 1 Corinthians 13:11, but some people never grow up.

Very good Lutz

Proverbs 21:17

 

[Guest]

Why's it a wind up, well why do you think?

You came on attacking Sadie for something she'd not said and then made silly comments about Nissans etc. Then after the threads removed you post a question about a car that only a small minority could afford and most would never dream of using one as a tow car!

So who did you think was going to give you advice?

If you can afford a Six Litre car that is of a style suitable to tow a caravan do you expect it to be lacking power?

Or maybe that its not heavy enough?

May be it gives a poor ride?

Leather seats to squeaky?

Could it be that you think somebody could advise on fuel consumption and that it will be a miracle car and return 25mpg when towing?

Or are we to believe that you would be concerned about fuel consumption costs and that you need advice on remapping to economise as you can't really afford the fuel although you can afford a 100k plus car.

Personally when spending money on cars I prefer a car suited to towing and seperate performance car.

As you advised us that you are around 70 years old your reactions are likely to be a little slow for such a high powered car no matter how fit you may think you are!

If you really want a Six litre VW buy the big Q7 diesel, there are good deals available and you'll have a good tow car far better suited to caravanning and change left over to buy a fast sporty job

The V12 7 is not quite as quick as my Q7, but then I have age on my side.

 

[Ian_374396739]

Why a wind up in the late 90's a friend of ours towed with a RR Silver Shadow Auto. I seem to remember it Was an a8foot aprox Ace. Sadly Mike died a few years ago but we have fond memories of him attending CC North Centre Rallies with his Shadow

 

[Lutz]

It was not so much the choice of car that lead one to think that it was a wind-up, but the fact that its capability as a towcar was being questioned.

 

[David_374471799]

A few years ago my wife and I met a chap on a site in north Cornwall who was driving a beautiful early fifties Bentley, don't know what model but it was black, immaculate condition and was a four door saloon, towing a late forties caravan complete with a galvonised bath set into the floor. Anything is possible.

 

[jmg12]

just to keep everyone posted we just put a deposit down on an 06 plate bentley continental flying spur

picking it up next week the dealer is fitting our towbar specially which is only the second request he has ever had on a towbar for a bentley (someone previously wanting 1 on an arnage). Our first trip away will be to wildrose caravan park in october so we shall hopefully get on ok

 

[Guest]

Well they're quite cheap and cheaper than a new fully loaded Range Rover! I just hope the electrics are better than they were ;-)

No idea of how it will cope on grass but I guess its got a fair bit of weight. Bags of speed, but rather lacking in the torque dept.

Everyone to their own choice caravanner, I've driven a couple in Dubai and I can't see them being a good practical towcar.

But if that's what you enjoy, why not! Enjoy!

 

[jmg12]

towed with the bentley first time today only to try it out. The power when towing is amazing. was doing 90 with the van and didnt even realise, it felt like 40mph. The 4 wheels drive makes it surprisingly good on wet grass. only problem is my grey electric doesn't seem to be working. Don't ask about fuel consumption though lets just say it didn't make double figures, so no more trips to france.

 

[Guest]

OK is this a wind up or not? If not, then of course the Bentley would make a fine tow car,[what are you an about Euro] it might not be as good as a Q7, but would be better than 95% of cars available.

So that would make it a very good car, would it not?

 

[SteveW77]

As you advised us that you are around 70 years old your reactions are likely to be a little slow.

I don't know why you come to that conclusion, I shoot with an Eighty year old man, his reaction time is very very fast, I also shoot with a man of forty five years whose reaction time is so slow, I personally would not travel in a car with him, because he drives at 75 mph but thinks at 40 mph.

Steve W

 

[Guest]

Sorry Euro my response was to your "rather lacking in the torque department"

This said about a car that produces 550 Ft/Lb at 1700 rpm!

 

[jmg12]

just to clarify to everyone this is not a wind up. The reason I questioned the bentleys towing capabilities before I bough it was because I could not find any info on its towing weights. Also as it

is a high performance car many of these cars dont have gearboxes or eletric which can cope with towing a caravan. As the bentley is hardly aimed as towing vehicle unlike the likes of the q7 or range rover. I was just wondering if anyone had any information on its tow weights before I committed to buying. Also the flying spur which I bought wasn't all that expensive

 

[Guest]

me.

Bentley make great cars, but I think caravan towing is the last thing they would ever think of when designing and building them.

The whole concept for the car is for high speed performance touring. Obviously weight and powere output is amore than adequate for towing most large caravans. The performance for the car is not aimed at towing and for Caaravanner he's not likely to ever use the car to its full potential especially as a tow car.

The output torque is not outstanding for a quality tow car.

If you enjoy fast solo driving I just don't see the point of the bulk of large sports tourers like Bentleys.

Obviously it's ticked boxes for caravanner, and no doubt he's happy.

 

[ProfJohnL]

Caravanner,

The Bentley is fine car, and I have seen other high-end vehicles with caravans in tow so its not totally unknown. I am sure the weight ratio will be fine with almost any normal tourer.

However you report that you have just towed to see how it goes, and you comment you were doing 90mph!!!!

That I cannot condone in any way shape or form on UK public roads the maximum speed limit is 60MPH with any trailer.

Big car with big performance does not translate into necessarily a good or safe tow, that is down to the driver being sensible or silly , which are you?