Car for Bailey Discovery D4-4

Sparke2001
Sparke2001 Forum Participant Posts: 1
edited July 2021 in Towcars & Towing #1

Hi Folks,

My wife and I are considering purchasing a Bailey Discovery D4-4 was looking for some advice as completely new to touring.
My car is a 2013 Astra 1.6 Sri,  The power and weight specs are
Power   113 bhp | Weight  1578kg | Torque  155 Nm, 114 ft-lb

The Bailey Discovery D4-4 specs are
Shipping Length - 7.141m / 23′5″
Internal Length - 5.398m / 17′9″
Overall Width - 2.228m / 7′4″
MTPLM - 1206kg
MRO - 1059kg
Payload - 147kg 

I know as much as I won't be able to tow much due to the restriction on my licence 3500kg combined weight.
I just want to seek advice about my cars ability to tow this caravan. Weight wise it should be ok, but because it is a SRi with a low profile, bhp of 113 and Torque of 114 ft-lb I’m unsure if it has enough power to tow this caravan.
I would really appreciate any advice on the above.

Thank you,
Blaine

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  • Metheven
    Metheven Club Member Posts: 3,987 ✭✭✭
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    edited June 2021 #2

    Although you have quoted kerbweight I believe 1250kg is the maximum braked towing capacity, if so you will have to be very careful with your payload not to cause mechanical stress to the car by exceeding that figure.

    Performance is going to be a little sedate but OK if not in a hurry. Be careful of your noseweight, again I believe it to be a maximum of 75kg so careful positioning of 'goods' in the caravan may be needed.

    If the car is 'low profile' it may mean your caravan may adopt a nose down position when hitched.

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