Hi All, I bought my first caravan a few months ago and have taken it away 3 times but the car i am using is not the best to tow the caravan so was wondering if anyone know a website that i can find out the pulling weight of any cars that i might buy as im going to change my car this week. Thanks
hi everyone, just got a Disco 4 and want to fit tow bar + 13pin electrics, actual fitting of tow bar seems easy and the genuine wiring loom looks easy, just plug in but I am lead to believe the cars electronics needs to be reprogrammed. Anyone done a the job and any problems? Any help or observations would be appreciated.
I am considering fitting forward and rear view dash cameras to my Hyundai Santa Fe. In order to cut down on the wiring and cost I am thinking of buying two forward view cameras rather than an integrated pair of cameras. Each camera would have its own power source and SD card. Will a dash cam designed as a forward looking…
Most of my car journeys these day are shortish trips, that is 3 to 8 miles. Once every 2 months I'll do a 300 mile round trip. So, We're thinking of changing to petrol. We have a Hymer Nova 392 at 1350 Kilos fully loaded, which we tow, say, 300 miles twice a year. We're thinking of buying Mazda CX5 2.00L SEL which at 1600k…
We have been caravan club members for 15 years during which time we have owned 2 Baileys, 1 Compass, 2 Elddis and now our first Swift (Conqueror 580). Over the years we have towed with Vauxhall Vectra v6, Shogun, Landcruiser and Volvo XC70. I have always made sure I had a tow car with plenty of BHP, Torque and kerb weight,…
We renewed the insurance on our Jeep last week. Got a good renewal quote, but as you should, decided to phone up and see if we could get any better. We had a couple of changes to give them, namely my changing from housewife to retired, but also the fact that we had now got a tow ball on new Jeep. After a discussion, we got…
Hello All. We have recently bought a new caravan that is fitted with an Alko ATC system. We were on the dealers change over pitches today (Sunday) and were hitched up and ready to go, but when I connected the electrics, it was obvious that the ATC wasn't working (no led's or noise). We had been on the pitch for two days,…
Hi all we currently have a Volvo V70 and love it but i have spotted a nice XC90 2.4 diesel for a reasonable price. Does anyone here have experience with this as a tow car. Do the have enough power ect? Thanks in Advance
Does anyone have experience of towing with a Tourismo, currently have a Korando but need more space.
We have been considering owning a caravan but we don't own a tow car or caravan and I have never towed anything bigger than a very small trailer to the tip. The club advertised courses need you to own the car already Does anyone know of a course that has the vehicle and caravan to teach me how to drive whilst towing on the…
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