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Subject Topic: Vaux Zafira - understanding towing limits
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09/11/2005 at 4:30pm
 Location: Shropshire North Wales borders
 Outfit: Adria Win
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I understand what you are saying but the 85% is a guideline and gives a basic starting point to work from, especially for inexperienced towers..

In point of fact, loading margins vary enormously even between vans from the same stable, and someones's ideas of what they need to take with them can vary a lot from another person's. I sometimes wonder when I see what some folk carry whether they have exceeded the MTPLM of their caravan anyway, so the 85% thing becomes irrelevant..



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27/1/2008 at 12:56am
 Location: Thetford
 Outfit: Vauxhall Zafira and Piper 1979
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The Zafira (2.0DTI anyway) can tow up to 1500kg with 4 adults. The 1050 towing limit is for when you have all 7 seats occupied.

Source: Vauxhall!

Quote: Originally posted by bordercaz on 09/11/2005


I understand what you are saying but the 85% is a guideline and gives a basic starting point to work from, especially for inexperienced towers..

In point of fact, loading margins vary enormously even between vans from the same stable, and someones's ideas of what they need to take with them can vary a lot from another person's. I sometimes wonder when I see what some folk carry whether they have exceeded the MTPLM of their caravan anyway, so the 85% thing becomes irrelevant..




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27/1/2008 at 3:53am
 Location: March cambs
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I think some of you are miss reading the original poster,he has a 1.6 zafira which has a Manufactures maximum towing limit of 1100 kg so the 85% GUIDE won't matter .He is looking for ideas on a suitiable caravan up to his cars towing limit.

David



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