I have just purchased an "new " car and had the dealer fit a tow bar an socket. It is a traditional towbar with a bolt on tow ball. The socket is on a plate mounted with the tow ball as per normal. However it is on the right looking at the back of the car. rather than on the left which is where it has been on every other…
Hi all, quite new to caravanning so excuse the question if I am being ignorant !! What I am looking for is a 7 pin to 7 pin adapter (i.e it will plug into the 7 pin adapter on my towbar, with two outlets also on 7 pin ? Does such a thing exist ?? I can see plenty of 7 pin to 13 pin and vice versa, but not 7 to 7 ?? May…
I've got a Sterling Eccles Sapphire, 2008, 5 berth and a Mondeo ST 2.2 CDTI car. At the weekend we did some very steep climbs and descents up in North Scotland which has resulted in our car bellowing black smoke and kangaroo fuel if the revs climb too high :( We are looking to buy an older car or 4x4 as workhorse for…
Hi everyone, The Club has made the news this week with an excellent review of our Caravan Manoeuvring Course, with the journalist commenting: “It’s a great example of how training makes caravanners better, safer drivers, not just on the campsite but on the road too — helping avoid the tailbacks you sometimes encounter on…
I've just been reading an article in a railway magazine about a new traffic flow of new Volvo S90 cars from Heilongjiang in China to Zeebrugge for distribution in Europe. Apparently they are expecting to build up to 5 trains a week, each carrying 200 cars by the end of this year. The article says that the cars will be…
Has anyone ever used a BMW E61 525i auto for towing? If so I'd be interested in learning how it performs and what sort of MPG it returns. I'm considering replacing my old V70 TDi auto with the BMW. For a car that's almost 20 years old the V70 performs very well but is only returning about 26 AMPG while towing the new van…
With the current anti-diesel talk going on at the moment and possibility of high taxation in the not too distant future what are your experiences of petrol towcars? I've bee towing with diesels for over 20 years and we are just looking to change our Honda CRV. for something similar. My main concern is that most petrol…
Couldn't help but notice over the weekend a fair number of cars towing caravans without extended mirrors. Some I noticed as they arrived on site and a couple whilst travelling. We went for a walk in Henley on Thames and I watched a newish Volvo towing a caravan slow to a halt on a one way road because he was passing a…
Hi Does anyone tow with a Jeep Grande Cherokee Overland and a Bessacarr 650, if so, did you have any issues with the fog lights not working when hitched up?
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