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mrgreen Senior Member Offline Posts: 766 Salzburg/austria Gender: Drives: 2.2 facelift caravan	what will it pull 24. Apr 2011 at 17:11 i have a 2.2 petrol estate will this be enough to pull a 3 tonne trailer!! (26ft airstream) if not any suggestions on what i should get
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Andy B Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 21988 Bury Lancs Gender: Drives: 1999 3.0 Elite auto/TDM	Re: what will it pull Reply #1 - 24. Apr 2011 at 17:15 mrgreen wrote on 24. Apr 2011 at 17:11: i have a 2.2 petrol estate will this be enough to pull a 3 tonne trailer!! (26ft airstream) ..... no chance. You should only tow to the mptlm of your car. Problems arise when you want to STOP & the tail is wagging the dog.
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mrgreen Senior Member Offline Posts: 766 Salzburg/austria Gender: Drives: 2.2 facelift caravan	Re: what will it pull Reply #2 - 24. Apr 2011 at 17:19 Andy B wrote on 24. Apr 2011 at 17:15: mrgreen wrote on 24. Apr 2011 at 17:11: i have a 2.2 petrol estate will this be enough to pull a 3 tonne trailer!! (26ft airstream) ..... no chance. You should only tow to the mptlm of your car. Problems arise when you want to STOP & the tail is wagging the dog. what is that?
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Re: what will it pull
Reply #3 - 24. Apr 2011 at 17:21

mrgreen wrote on 24. Apr 2011 at 17:19:

Andy B wrote on 24. Apr 2011 at 17:15:

mrgreen wrote on 24. Apr 2011 at 17:11:

i have a 2.2 petrol estate will this be enough to pull a 3 tonne trailer!! (26ft airstream) .....

no chance. You should only tow to the mptlm of your car. Problems arise when you want to STOP & the tail is wagging the dog. Wink

what is that? Sad

do you not have Google? Wink

http://www.acronymfinder.com/Maximum-Technically-Permissible-Laden-Mass-(full-au... .............. what used to be called gross vehicle weight. Thumbs Up!

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Reply #4 - 24. Apr 2011 at 17:23

Andy B wrote on 24. Apr 2011 at 17:21:

mrgreen wrote on 24. Apr 2011 at 17:19:

Andy B wrote on 24. Apr 2011 at 17:15:

mrgreen wrote on 24. Apr 2011 at 17:11:

i have a 2.2 petrol estate will this be enough to pull a 3 tonne trailer!! (26ft airstream) .....

no chance. You should only tow to the mptlm of your car. Problems arise when you want to STOP & the tail is wagging the dog. Wink

what is that? Sad

do you not have Google? Wink

http://www.acronymfinder.com/Maximum-Technically-Permissible-Laden-Mass-(full-au... .............. what used to be called gross vehicle weight. Thumbs Up!

yes i do thought it was a typo!! Grin

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Broomies Mate Omega Knight Offline Champagne Coloured Cars Are Gay! Posts: 1448 Bristol, UK Gender: Drives: 97 BMW 535i V8	Re: what will it pull Reply #5 - 24. Apr 2011 at 18:16 I wonder what the rules are in Austria? To answer your question, it will pull it, just not very well.
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Reply #6 - 24. Apr 2011 at 18:55

Broomies Mate wrote on 24. Apr 2011 at 18:16:

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To answer your question, it will pull it, just not very well.

but like I say, pulling it isn't the b all & end all of towing. Your car has to be heavy enough to stop it, that's why the towing maximum is based on the weight of the car & doesn't make allowances for engine size. Wink

Airstreams are bloody huge!!! Thumbs Up!

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mrgreen Senior Member Offline Posts: 766 Salzburg/austria Gender: Drives: 2.2 facelift caravan	Re: what will it pull Reply #7 - 24. Apr 2011 at 19:14 yes it is huge 27ft and close on three tonne with the equipment in it
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sierrapaul Junior Member Offline Posts: 123 Drives: elite v6	Re: what will it pull Reply #8 - 24. Apr 2011 at 19:19 sounds like you want a landrovr discovery a rangerover or transit van for that size and weight.paul
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Andy B Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 21988 Bury Lancs Gender: Drives: 1999 3.0 Elite auto/TDM	Re: what will it pull Reply #9 - 24. Apr 2011 at 19:22 mrgreen wrote on 24. Apr 2011 at 19:14: yes it is huge 27ft and close on three tonne with the equipment in it Just a twin axle then & not the REALLY REALLY HUGE 34' triple axle
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omegadan67 Junior Member Offline Posts: 244 northampton Gender: Drives: vauxhall omegav6 vauxhall sintra 2.2dti landrover discovery tdi ford galaxy tdi	Re: what will it pull Reply #10 - 24. Apr 2011 at 19:27 mrgreen wrote on 24. Apr 2011 at 19:14: yes it is huge 27ft and close on three tonne with the equipment in it for this size and weight i would get a landrover discovery 3 2.7 d
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Broomies Mate Omega Knight Offline Champagne Coloured Cars Are Gay! Posts: 1448 Bristol, UK Gender: Drives: 97 BMW 535i V8	Re: what will it pull Reply #11 - 24. Apr 2011 at 19:44 sierrapaul wrote on 24. Apr 2011 at 19:19: sounds like you want a landrovr discovery a rangerover or transit van for that size and weight.paul Better off with a 747
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Re: what will it pull
Reply #12 - 25. Apr 2011 at 01:02

Andy B wrote on 24. Apr 2011 at 19:22:

mrgreen wrote on 24. Apr 2011 at 19:14:

yes it is huge 27ft and close on three tonne with the equipment in it

Just a twin axle then & not the REALLY REALLY HUGE 34' triple axle Huh

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Now that is what I call a caravan.... Thumbs Up!

and only 4 feet shorter than our Static....I would love to pull onto a caravan site with that on the back, having booked your pitch.... Cheesy

Was bad enough with our last tourer which was pretty much the maximum on twin axle.... Grin

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r1 Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1043 nottingham Gender: Drives: 2.5	Re: what will it pull Reply #13 - 25. Apr 2011 at 08:55 sierrapaul wrote on 24. Apr 2011 at 19:19: sounds like you want a landrovr discovery a rangerover or transit van for that size and weight.paul can a transit pull 3 ton?
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russ0205 Senior Member Offline Posts: 526 Gender: Drives: 2.6v6 cdx 02,megan 04,scenic monaco 01,	Re: what will it pull Reply #14 - 25. Apr 2011 at 09:18 Go for a scania or volvo i've been told they pull well
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