Bailey alicanto grande lisbon

jasper12
jasper12 Forum Participant Posts: 7
edited March 2022 in Caravans #1

Hi there

I currently have an order placed for an alicanto grande lisbon and was initially advised I could upgrade payload weight plate and that leisure battery was included in unladen weight.

I have since found out that's not the case so excluding motormover and battery would only leave me 94kg of additional payload. I cant put too much in the car when I have passengers. Does anyone tow with a top box on top of car and if so does it increase fuel consumption much?

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  • cyberyacht
    cyberyacht Forum Participant Posts: 10,218
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    edited March 2022 #2

    It's still going to weigh the same on the roof, so you are still constrained by payload whether van or car. A roof box merely adds to it.

  • JVB66
    JVB66 Forum Participant Posts: 22,892
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    edited March 2022 #3

    Anything on the roof of the car will increase fuel consumption as you have additional wind resistance on top of the big box behind the tow vehicle

  • kentman
    kentman Forum Participant Posts: 147
    edited March 2022 #4

    We got rid of a Bailey Unicorn after experiencing a so called 'broken axle'. In fairness Bailey repaired it under warranty but it made us realise how pathetic payloads of most caravans are. We bought a Coachman VIP which we were able to upgrade to a higher limit. I have 'banged on' previously on this website about the stupidity of all the storage space in caravans which you can't use because of pitiful payloads. The Club's magazine is complicit because its caravan reviews never point out this anomoly

  • richardandros
    richardandros Club Member Posts: 2,681 ✭✭✭
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    edited March 2022 #5

    This was one of the reasons we bought the Knaus which has a more sensible payload of 365kg.  I took our previous Barcelona to the weigh-bridge and with just the basics in it - no clothes or food - it was 20kg over the plated limit. 

    Fitting a Safefill gas bottle and carrying heavy things like the Alko locks and EHU lead in the car where measures I had to take to reduce weight in the van.

    As for the roof-box - it will definitely increase fuel consumption.  I have a spare wheel for the car on a roof-rack and since fitting it, fuel consumption towing has increased from 24mpg to often less than 20mpg. (3 litre V6 Touareg towing a 2000kg van).

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