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Not sure what Mondeo you've got, but I've had two - a petrol Mk 111, and now a TDCi 130 hatch. Both have 75kg noseweight limits. Our van is a Compass Corona 362, and the noseweight fully laden is about 65k. The petrol car felt ok with this; the TDCi simply doesn't notice it. Have you tried putting your noseweight up to 75 in increments of say 5kg, and seeing what this does? What sort of van have you got, and how are you distributing the load in it? Were you towing with the van almost empty? What about rear tyre pressures on the car?

I can't think of any other things at the moment, but hopefully someone with more knowledge will be along soon. All the best,

Graham

Was it ok on the way home if so it must have been the boxes of wine  .

No really sounds as if its loaded ok but as Graham suggests just try a few different things until you feel comfy with it and remember you can put the heavy stuff in the car.

Gerry

I've towed with my 130TDCI for 3 years now, not really had any problems. Not certain about noseweight as i've never measured it, but it's 'liftable' which i think is approx 60-65kg. I always have rear tyres inflated to 'fully loaded' pressure, 42psi on mine, and a good load in the boot - usually awning mat, camping chairs & table, porch awning if required, boots & coats plus whatever else we can fit in. If using a full awning this goes in the van, pretty much central over the axle. She normally tows really well & feels perfectly stable, in pretty much any weather condition.

My advice would just to keep tweaking loading each trip until you find the optimum - then see if you can pack the same again next time! This i find to be a challenge - we've taken 5 bikes away with us many times and i never seem to be able to load them inside the van the same way twice.....

 Sorry to sound thick but how do you find out the Noseweight

in theory the nose weight of the van should be 7% of its MTPLM ie;- my lunar clubman has aMTPLM of 1100kg so nose weight should be 77kg . My Mondeo 2lt petrol has a max nose weight on the towball of 75kg ,I just use a simple nose weight gauge and adjust the loading of the van till I read 75kg on the nose weight gauge .Car tows the van well with rear tyres inflated to 36 psi and some of the heavier items in the boot.

David