Skoda Yeti towing

delkay
delkay Forum Participant Posts: 16
edited April 2016 in Towcars & Towing #1

hello

i thought there was a database to put in your vehicle/ caravan details and lookup whether I can tow it safely, but I'm struggling to find it.

can anyone offer any advice on the weight of van I should look for please?

I have a Skoda Yeti 2.0TDi 150 DSG 4x4.

i will be looking for a 2 berth with an end bathroom, cheapish to start with.

any advice appreciated.

thanks

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  • catherinef
    catherinef Forum Participant Posts: 647
    edited April 2016 #2

    That will be quite a good towcar Delkay.  I saw one only last wek at Swindon Caravans towing a Lunar Clubman SB which is a 4 berth with fixed single beds at the rear.  Went away to look at weights and it was pretty much the same as our Audi Q3.

  • ChrisRogers
    ChrisRogers Forum Participant Posts: 435
    edited April 2016 #3

    I have a Skoda Octavia Estate 2,0TDi 4x4 (138bhp, manual) it has a mass in service of 1,495kg so a little lighter than the Yeti. My caravan is a Compass Omega 482, 2 berth end bathroom, has a mtplm of 1,318kg giving a ratio of 88% and pulls it with no problem
    at all and very stable.

  • commeyras
    commeyras Club Member Posts: 1,853 ✭✭✭
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    edited April 2016 #4

    Click 'Advice and Training'  above and this gives a link to the car/caravan matching service.

  • xtrailman
    xtrailman Forum Participant Posts: 559
    edited April 2016 #5

    Every Time i,ve used the CC matching service I've found the car kerbweights incorrect.

    IME its a waste of time.

  • commeyras
    commeyras Club Member Posts: 1,853 ✭✭✭
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    edited April 2016 #6

    Then it's the 85% 'guideline' or max towing/outfit weight as given in the handbook.

  • IainM1970
    IainM1970 Forum Participant Posts: 170
    edited April 2016 #7

    Towed 1400kg with a Yeti 170 TDI without issue.

    Torque on the new 150 is much the same so don't see an issue towing up to around this weight.

  • Wildwood
    Wildwood Club Member Posts: 3,582 ✭✭✭✭
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    edited April 2016 #8

    I would think 1400 would be  bit high for a newcomer to towing and would stick to about 1350 or less if possible.

  • armourer
    armourer Forum Participant Posts: 218
    edited April 2016 #9

    i tow with a yeti 2.0  diesel 150 manual 4x4

    and a sprite major 4sb  it tows it a treat no problem 

    the van weighs 1415 kg when full

  • delkay
    delkay Forum Participant Posts: 16
    edited April 2016 #10

    Thank you all. Really helpful

  • Wildwood
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    edited April 2016 #11

    i tow with a yeti 2.0  diesel 150 manual 4x4

    and a sprite major 4sb  it tows it a treat no problem 

    the van weighs 1415 kg when full

    The weight is to me very borderline but managable for an experienced caravanner. If the OP is new to towing then I would say your caravan is too heavy for him.

    My ideas come from the fact that I spent over twenty years investigating acvidents. People tended to say they had not had problems before the accident and had not realised there may be a problem. It is only when you get something exceptional happening that
    you realy find out if the outfit is totally safe.

  • delkay
    delkay Forum Participant Posts: 16
    edited May 2016 #12

    Thank you wildwood.

    i have had a motorhome for 6 years, but previous to that I had a caravan for ten years. 

  • armourer
    armourer Forum Participant Posts: 218
    edited May 2016 #13

    i tow with a yeti 2.0  diesel 150 manual 4x4

    and a sprite major 4sb  it tows it a treat no problem 

    the van weighs 1415 kg when full

    The weight is to me very borderline but managable for an experienced caravanner. If the OP is new to towing then I would say your caravan is too heavy for him.

    My ideas come from the fact that I spent over twenty years investigating acvidents. People tended to say they had not had problems before the accident and had not realised there may be a problem. It is only when you get something exceptional happening that
    you realy find out if the outfit is totally safe

    depends if your pint is half full or half empty !!

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