I have a 2022 Mazda CX-5 diesel 174bhp which happily tows my 2022 Swift Accord 590 but I’m finding hitching/unhitching challenging. The car has a Witter fixed swan neck towbar fitted but when hitched up there’s only a couple of millimetres between the head of the Alko hitch and the car’s bumper. In normal use this is OK,…
Hello, I was wondering whether anyone has an electric car which they are using to pull a caravan. If so I’d be grateful for as much information/advice as you have the time to give. Thanks very much.
Bit of a pub discussion this. To tow legally is it: a. Plated Car Gross train weight Kg minus Car Maximum Authorised mass Kg= car towing limit Kg = maximum caravan mass Kg. As well as complying with maximum axle limits Kg of car and caravan plus hitch/ car plated nose weight Kg. eg GTW 3500Kg - MAM 2000Kg = 1500kg = MTPLM…
Our new Trigano Mini Freestyle 290 is arriving on Sunday. It does not have a TPMS fitted and we are considering Tyrepal. Our new car has a TPMS and we realise they are now compulsory for cars and we would like to get one for the caravan too. About 10 years ago I had an Eriba Troll and we had Tyron bands fitted and at the…
Hi , Our first post so please be kind! Our trusty old 2.0 Mondeo is due to be changed in the near future. It's been faultless as a tow car and as a solo driver. It's going to be a hard act to follow. Our dilemma is we're looking at the Tuscon/ Sorento (1.7ltr) 2wd or alternatively a Nissan Qashqai (1.6ltr) as a possible…
Looking for the live power fuse on our 70 plate Kuga, can anyone help please Moderator Comment - Not sure why this has been posted in the Story Section, moved to Discussions!
We have a new 2022 Suzuki Vitara 1.4 turbo mild hybrid petrol automatic and a Silver Mini Freestyle 290. I have added the data from Towcar.info. We did loads of research into towcars for lightweight caravans and into whether to get a manual or automatic. We found various reviews of the car suggesting it would be a good…
We have had our new 2022 Suzuki Vitara Mild Hybrid Auto for about 10 weeks. We have just tested attaching the dealer fitted towbar with 13 pin electrics and pins 9 and 10 do not seem to be not working. We have discovered that Pin 9 should power the ALKO ATC and Pin 10 should power the fridge. We tested these with a…
Hi, would greatly appreciate some advice. I have recently purchased a transit custom crew cab swb 290. I'm currently towing my swift conqueror 645 and have read about people adding a shock link to the towing vehicle to absorb the load due to the spring leaf suspension. Does anybody towing with a custom or a vehicle with…
Does anyone have any experience of using the new Transit Custom for towing? Current tug will be replaced in 2017 and given the kerb weights of these vans (crew cab version L1 H1) it looks a good vehicle to haul my Valencia around. Would the 130 PS be OK or would the 170 PS be a better choice. Your thoughts and experience…
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