5th or 6th gear for motorway towing ?

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  • Kelteglow
    Kelteglow Forum Participant Posts: 36
    edited April 2016 #32

    Both feel perfectly safe it's just that 6th didn't seem to return better figures than 5th, the revs for 6th at 60 mph were quite low and almost feel as the car doesn't like it. Also off to Italy soon so i will want to drive for economy too.

    Write your comments here...PSLook out for Italian Truckers they have a hate of caravans.Bob

  • Pauljw
    Pauljw Forum Participant Posts: 55
    edited April 2016 #33

    Oh yes lol " Italian truckers " I read a cracking thread about them somewhere and caravans .

    Paul

  • JudenSteve
    JudenSteve Forum Participant Posts: 169
    edited May 2016 #34

    Both feel perfectly safe it's just that 6th didn't seem to return better figures than 5th, the revs for 6th at 60 mph were quite low and almost feel as the car doesn't like it. Also off to Italy soon so i will want to drive for economy too.

    Write your comments here...PSLook out for Italian Truckers they have a hate of caravans.Bob

    Write your comments here...We are only going just over the border so shouldn't encounter too many plus i can give a good as i get !!

  • JudenSteve
    JudenSteve Forum Participant Posts: 169
    edited May 2016 #35

    Oh yes lol " Italian truckers " I read a cracking thread about them somewhere and caravans .

    Paul

    Write your comments here...Shame there's not a way of searching for it easily sounds a good read .

  • Oneputt
    Oneputt Club Member Posts: 9,145 ✭✭✭
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    edited May 2016 #36

    Once up to 55mph, 6th gear and cruise set.  Having spent nearly £40k on tug and caravan I'm not going to get uptight if I don't get 30+ mpg!Surprised

  • Briang
    Briang Club Member Posts: 670 ✭✭✭
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    edited May 2016 #37

    I have just towed from North Wales to South Wales towing a Swift Conqueror 570 with my Toyota Land Cruiser LC4 Auto and have achieved 21.3mpg which when you look at all the hills and no motorway driving i think it's not bad for a 3.0 litre turbo 194bhp I
    drive to arrive safely and not worry about fuel or what gear the auto box wants to use.

  • xtrailman
    xtrailman Forum Participant Posts: 559
    edited May 2016 #38

    The thread is about which gear for towing, not how good your car might be, or whether or not fuel consumption is a concern.

  • KENNYG
    KENNYG Forum Participant Posts: 215
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    edited May 2016 #39

    Always tow in the highest gear possible if your vehicle starts to to labour drop down a gear you can use more fuel if in a higher gear and try to accelerate and go no faster so drop it down.

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