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Personmitch.102
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hi all i have a elldis slipstream on the plate at the door is says weight is110k

im thinking of buying a zafira 1.6 on a 09 plate towing weight said 1000k and kerb weght is 1445kg i have been caravaning over 25  years so not a novice is this car far to light for my van wondering about the ratio weight bearing in mind i will have me ,wife and two kids in the back thanks for any advice


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Your ratios will be fine, but I am sure the caravan is not 110kg. I guess it is 1100kg which is over the max tow weight of the car.
In fairness a Zafira 1.6 is not too swift solo so even towing a 1000kg caravan it will struggle. When I drove one (solo), it needed rev to get the best out of it so not great news once you have a square box on the back.
If you want a Zafia, I would recommend a diesel as I used to tow a 1480kg caravan with a 150hp one. However if most of your journeys are town bound then you could have issues if the car has a DPF.

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you'll probably find that although the car has a higher kerbweight that it will have a limit on towing weights (quick check on cuddles and it has a limit of 1000kg).  I have however had a 1.6 Zafira and found it not to be very powerful and would not have towed with it.  In fact we swapped our Zafira for a 1.8 Vectra which wasn't brilliant but would have been a lot better than towing with the Zafira.  We've also had a 2.0 dti Zafira and that towed our 2 berth van (1150kg) pretty well.  I personally would look at getting a diesel even if it means getting an older model if your budget is set

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I used to tow a small caravan with a MIRO of 870 kgs. & MTPLM of 1000 kgs. with a Zafira 1.8 petrol engine. I chose the 1.8 because the 1.6 didn't have the required bodyweight or engine torque. Even so, I found the Zafira to be quite sluggish especially on the motorway inclines but the Zafira diesel is far better in comparison for towing. I now tow with a Focus estate 1.6 diesel with a slightly heavier caravan but the diesel far outweighs a 1.8 petrol version by far due to the extra torque for climbing hills plus the fuel consumption is much better too. After driving the Ford Focus I would never return to a Zafira because the vehicle is basically designed for a left hand drive anyway. The rear wiper is fixed for a left hand rear view so you see more of the pavement on the nearside than you do of the offside road behind and the front wipers are even worse as they are also fitted for the left hand drive market. When the front windscreen wipers operate, the driver gets a blind spot near the pillar and the front passenger doesn't. This says it all about Vauxhall in general as it's all about saving money first and safety second.


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Personmitch.102
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h all thanks for all replies

have just been down to local garage and  have bought a zafira 1.9cdti design

on a 57 plate has any body had towing experiences with this car and what do you think it is  the 120 bhp



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The Zafira 1.9 diesel with a BHP of 120 has an engine torque of 206 Lbs./ft. The minimum kerbweight is 1553 kgs. with a maximum towing weight for a braked trailer being 1300 Kgs. which is 108 kgs. more kerbweight than the 1.6 petrol engine but the specs here have been taken from a manual gearbox and not an automatic. The engine torque on my 1.6 Focus diesel is 177 Lbs./ft. so you shouldn't have any problems with climbing inclines or standing starts but what you finally need to know now is the actual MTPLM (maximum laden weight) of your caravan so you can calculate the percentage match the total outfit. If you can provide the MTPLM of the caravan you can then calculate what the match will be. See the link below to calculate the percentage.

http://www.percentagecalculator.net/

 



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Personmitch.102
16/6/2012 at 10:19pm
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If my car is 1553kg and on the plate of caravan it is 1100 kg what is my towing percentage


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this is from cuddles

Zafira In production Kerb Weight KG 85% Weight KG Max Ball Weight KG Max Towing Weight KG
1.6 2008 1430 1000 75 1000
1.8 2008 1443 1200 75 1200
1.8 easytronic 2008 1443 1226 75 1300
2.2 2008 1510 1283 75 1500
2.2 Auto 2008 1536 1305 75 1500
2.0 turbo 2008 1551 1318 75 1500
1.9 CDTi (120 PS) 2008 1553 1300 75 1300
1.9 CDTi (120 PS) Auto 2008 1583 1345 75 1400
1.9 CDTi (150 PS) 2008 1569 1334 75 1500
1.9 CDTi (150 PS) Auto 2008 1599 1359 75 1500

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August 14 Les Sablons
August 13 - Camping Playa Brava, Pals



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