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Hi ferretlady i'm not sure were ludovine is getting his 1600kg kerbweight from, what towcar have a 2009 1.6 auto astra at 1458kg. it also says a baily ranger 500 is 11k to heavy. You need a van with less that 1250 laden weight even then unless really light it will still be a tall order for a 1.6 petrol auto with 115 bhp.

I'd look for a van with less than 1100 kgs the lighter the better dont forget caravans are'nt very aerodynamic 

bessie 

Hi ferretlady on paper yes it looks fine, but please dont forget its a 1.6 115bhp petrol engine that has to pull just over 2.5 tonnes and thats before anyone gets in the car, personally i'd look for a lighter caravan, something like a adria or lunar ?? the car will be ok on the flat but any type of incline and it will struggle, My wife has the same engine in her zafira and i know it wont pull you out of bed and thats a brand new car.

Bessie       

This link will give you the closest match

http://www.towcar.info/report.php

It's basically the same car with a slightly lighter caravan, the car is heavy enought its just the engine that lacks the grunt, thats why the vast majority of tow cars are diesels, i'd try for a lighter van

bessie

please see attached caravan club data, the weight match is 85% which is correct, it also says it will be fine as a towcar.