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Octavia 4x4 2120 kg

Scout 4x4 2130 kg

Santa Fe has 5 year warranty, Skoda 3, worth considering, although Skodas are pretty reliable. Brother in Law has one as company car which has done high miles and its fine.

Can alwys sell them to taxi company afterwards!

Octavia 4x4 2120 kg

Scout 4x4 2130 kg

What towcar states that they are

octavia 4x4 1535

scout 4x4 1605

autotrader quote less i think the figures your quoting are the gross vehicle weights. which is not the kerbweights

Bessie

If in doubt just use something like  http://www.whattowcar.com/ 

The Skodas and Mondeos come out pretty poor on stability and match on this site for that van

Not sure any Skoda's are 2.2tons kerbweight!! They are OK cars but not suitable for every single situation that ever exists in the world Skoda Bob!!

Skoda and
The towing capability for the Skoda Octavia Scout Combi - 2.0 TDI [4x4] with a :

Performance on leveled roads Top speed Acceleration and take over Towing ability

Performance in mountainous regions Drive off uphill Driving on motorway slopes Driving on steep roads

Skoda Octavia Scout Combi - 2.0 TDI [4x4] (103 kW/138 bhp)
Date of manufacture: march 2007 - up to now. Towball limit: 75 kg (Advise: 25.1 kg)

Don't know there make of van, but I put in there max van weight of 1450.

What you also have to think about is every day use, there is no point buying a massive 4x4 just for a few tows a year, and then having the additional running costs for the rest of the year

Bob

Firstly you haven't entered 1450kg but 250kg as weight of van, so you copy and paste is meaningless I am afraid

Secondly Santa Fe and X Trail are not "massive" 4x4's

They want a safe and stable tow and the cars you are mentioning do not fit the category for novice towers

16%

250 kg 1605 kg
25.1 kg

Hello.......... look at the picture Bob under the car it states 1605kg, thats what the car weighs not 2130kg like you posted earlier. Towcars are all about KERBWEIGHT 

The greater the gap between kerbweight and caravan weight the better

Bessie

how about vauxhall antara lifetime warranty and start from £15495 ??

Opel and Elddis
The towing capability for the Opel Antara - 2.2 CDTi [2WD] with a Elddis Avante 636:

Performance on leveled roads Top speed Acceleration and take over Towing ability

Performance in mountainous regions Drive off uphill Driving on motorway slopes Driving on steep roads

Opel Antara - 2.2 CDTi [2WD] (120 kW/161 bhp)
Date of manufacture: january 2011 - up to now. Towball limit: - kg (Advise: 85 kg)

Important for safe towing is the weight ratio between Car and Caravan. The weight ratio (loaded caravan / kerbweight tow car) for the Opel and Elddis is 79%. This means that the match between car and caravan is perfect. The stability and safety index is good for this outfit.

Our Pegasus max weight 1400Kg comes out as 82% according to whatowcar with Sorento KX2, which is definitely heavier than a Skoda Octavia!

OP should be fine with X-trail or Santa Fe.

Quote: Originally posted by sunshinetours on 12/2/2013

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Bob

Firstly you haven't entered 1450kg but 250kg as weight of van, so you copy and paste is meaningless I am afraid

Secondly Santa Fe and X Trail are not "massive" 4x4's

They want a safe and stable tow and the cars you are mentioning do not fit the category for novice towers

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Quote: Originally posted by Skoda Bob on 13/2/2013

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Right clever clogs you do the calculations, I did put 1450KG in the max box as thats all we have to go on the car is the Octavia comby 2ltr diesel 4x4, even selecting the older model its well within

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No the OP's signature shows they have a Sprite Major 6 so putting that in with your suggested car and witha  250kg payload to take MTPLM to around 1450kg gives

Skoda and Sprite
The towing capability for the Skoda Octavia Scout Combi - 2.0 TDI [4x4] with a Sprite Major 6:

Performance on leveled roads Top speed Acceleration and take over Towing ability

Performance in mountainous regions Drive off uphill Driving on motorway slopes Driving on steep roads

90% 1447 kg 1605 kg 75 kg

Skoda Octavia Scout Combi - 2.0 TDI [4x4] (103 kW/138 bhp)
Date of manufacture: march 2007 - up to now. Towball limit: 75 kg (Advise: 75 kg)

Important for safe towing is the weight ratio between Car and Caravan. The weight ratio (loaded caravan / kerbweight tow car) for the Skoda and Sprite is 90%. This means that the caravan is rather heavy for this car. The stability and safety index is low for this outfit