Daihatsu Terios

Uberskunk

Anyone any experience of the Daihatsu Terios?

We have bought one of the last ones sold in the UK with just 29000 miles as a winter runabout.

The thought struck - its a tidy 1.5 petrol 4x4. Would it tow a 2 berth caravan?

The books say it weighs 1750kg and will tow 1350kg, but it is quite small.

Any thoughts?

Best regards

 

 

Tinwheeler

My instant reaction is to say don’t do it. I suspect pulling performance would be poor.

What is the kerb weight of the car? Not it’s all up weight. And what is the all up weight (MTPLM) of the caravan? A guide for safe use is that the latter weight should be around 85% or less of the former.

JVB66

I agree in its earlier mode I looked at it  but the against towing with the small petrol engine far outweighed any weight it has 

flatcoat

Are you really sure it weighs 1750kg!? Heck of a weight for a 1.5 petrol to lug around...... Even a Freelander doesn’t weigh that much......

lornalou1

I think you will find the weight of car is 1170kg. 103 bhp 99mph max and 35mpg ( solo ). taken from parker.co.uk. This would give a 995kg match at 85%. very small and light caravan.

H B Watson

Yep, as mentioned it's no-where near 1750Kg, I'd probably not think about towing more than 1000Kg regularly. Good little solo car though.

Oneputt

I imagine the nose weight would be quite low