Time for CC to update car & caravan
Yesterday I decided to use the CC Outfit Match to determine whether a tow car we are interested in buying is suitable.
The caravan is a 2011 Lunar Delta TI twin axle and the car a 2012 Vauxhall Antara 2.2 auto 4WD. The vehicle's kerbweight is 1921kg, gross weight 2370kg with train weight 4070kg however these figures may not be correct as the kerbweight of the older Antara
is 1963kg with GVW 2505kg and GTW 4205kg. The new Antara has a bigger and better engine so not sure why the figures have changed so drastically.
According to the handbook supplied with the caravan the MIRO is 1535kg and MTPLM of the caravan is 1695kg. However the matching service has the caravan with a MIRO of 1575kg and a MTPLM of 1725kg which seems to be incorrect?
Therefore the Outfit Matching Report showed that the kerbweight was at 90%, towing limit at 102% and gross train weight at 101% with noseweight at 125%. BHP per ton is 42 and car's engine power should be okay to tow the caravan.
However the "What tow car" website (http://www.towcar.info/report.php) gives the car and caravan as a perfect match! Inaccurate information on a leading website such as this may not allow someone to make an informed and correct decision.
Can a CC moderator please look into this abnormality as the issue of incorrect specifications has also been raised in another thread?