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04/12/2016 at 12:04am
 Location: uxbridge middlesex
 Outfit: swift kontiki motorhome
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Hi there.Looking to buy a trailer for transporting a car on a continental tour.Which is easier to load a tilt trailer or one with ramps.Thanks for any advice.


04/12/2016 at 8:20pm
 Location:  Dumfries
 Outfit: 2022 CoachmanVIP 2022 Pilote P696GJ
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Quote: Originally posted by neverenoughtime on 04/12/2016
Hi there.Looking to buy a trailer for transporting a car on a continental tour.Which is easier to load a tilt trailer or one with ramps.Thanks for any advice.


Have you checked your towing capacity of your Swift Kontiki ? Dependant on the model you may be very limited as to what you can tow


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04/12/2016 at 10:51pm
 Location: Liverpool
 Outfit: IH TIO R
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i have criticised this before, but why tow a car at all, why not a car and tow a caravan?? especially on the continent that way you have the best of both worlds, why not take a scooter if visiting is your pleasure, I come across so many people in my travels that do just that and they often tell me at how sorry they are for having a car behind the motorhome, half of the times they can't even use places, ie, aires and campsites abroad will charge for the car as well, this my opinion and mine alone.
   

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04/12/2016 at 11:37pm
 Location: uxbridge middlesex
 Outfit: swift kontiki motorhome
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The only reason I have a m/h and not a caravan is quite simple. In the road that I live caravans are not allowed and that is actually stated in the deeds of all owners in my road.I had a solicitor look into it and it is correct.I would love to go abroad in a caravan but I am not prepared to move to allow this.Anyway to get back to my post has anybody any info for me.Thanks.


05/12/2016 at 9:40am
 Location:  Dumfries
 Outfit: 2022 CoachmanVIP 2022 Pilote P696GJ
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Brian James trailers are good but not cheap , your typically looking at £2k for a twin axle new depending on what payload you need .


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08/12/2016 at 8:50pm
 Location: Scotland
 Outfit: Adria Compact 590SP
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Might be looking for one for our MX5 for an extended Euro tour next year , anyone used one for a 1000kg car?


16/12/2016 at 11:02pm
 Location: North Wales
 Outfit: Eura Mobil 850HB
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Hi,

I have an Ivor Williams single axle trailer and am towing my car around Spain and Portugal now and am thoroughly enjoying it and have had no problems parking up anywhere not bad for a rig that is 13.5 m long.
Forgot to say the trailer is 300kg and the car is 580kg

Regards
Bob

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Retired and living the dream touring Europe



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