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26/3/2014 at 4:29am
Location: Derbyshire
Outfit: ElddisAvante462 Honda CRV SE2.2 i-Dtec
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We used to tow a borrowed Comanche Montana trailer tent with our 53plate Honda Jazz which had the same 1.4 engine as the Civic 1.4 of the same era, fully laden we were towing around 700kg, and it was fine on the flat and could keep up a fairly good pace. Motorway inclines and steep hills were another matter, and we could find ourselves chugging along in 3rd gear at 30mph for several miles on some motorways, and l will never forget the time when we took a wrong turning and ended up towing up Porlock Hill in Sommerset, 1st gear all the way for about a mile with the stench of burning clutch all the way.
Add to this the fact that your Civic is heavier than the Jazz, the Caravan will have a stronger wind resistance than a trailer-tent has, and as stated above, your choice of caravan is going to be limited to the lighter weight models of the Microlight range of caravans.
In 2002, Honda also produced a 1.6 Civic 5 door, maybe this is where the confusion between your cars towing limits comes from, as indeed it was a tow match for quite a few small lightweight 2 berth vans of the same period, the Avondale Perle range, Lunar Zenith, Elddis Wisp to name a few.
The manfacturers maximum tow limits are what a cars capabilities are under test conditions to pull off a given weight from standstill, on a certain ( fairly low) gradient of hill, and keep going for a given distance. It is in no way a true indication of how well a car will behave as a towcar, when faced with the everyday variations and conditions whilst towing that a driver will find himself in whist out on the road.
For further information on Outfit matching of a particular Car and Caravan, visit www.whattowcar.com, it will give you a fairly good guide as to what is a fairly decent match and what is to be avoided, both by using a star rating, and further written reports from owners and experts alike.
The Caravan Club also offer a similar service, but you may have to be a member to use it.
Julia
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26/3/2014 at 9:40pm
Location: Derbyshire
Outfit: ElddisAvante462 Honda CRV SE2.2 i-Dtec
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Take a look at the smaller Abbey Piper and ABI Monza caravans if your looking for an older lightweight caravan, my very first Caravan was a Monza 360, Towed by a 1983, 1345cc Honda Civic, plenty of fun and games and 3rd gear 30mph chuggs on the Motorway, but we did get there in the end, and kept going for 2 seasons before trading up for a Honda Accord 1.6.
For you, the smaller and lighter the caravan the better, you also have to take into consideration the wind resistance from a full width and height caravan combined with a rather under-engined towcar. For this reason, IMHO, l would be looking towards something narrower and lower, the Freedom microlights, Fleurette Pop-tops, and various 'Folding Caravans' that would be a much better tow-match for your car. I certainly wouldnt go for a caravan with a maximum gross laden weight over 750kg, if your expecting a safe and comfortable tow.
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