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02/11/2013 at 4:42pm
 Location: Co Durham
 Outfit: dandy 6
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My sis has offered us her caravan, it is a Abi Ace Viceroy, not entirely sure on the weight because the plate had nothing on it. There is another plate by the hitch, I am assuming the numbers on it are the weights two numbers one about 800 the other 1000. Possible model number 340759a. Galvanised chassis.

If the weight is 1000 max there is a lot more caravan for the weight then some of the modern ones we have seen.

It is a fairly old van, a dining area/come bed at one end and the seating area/come bed at the other.

Oven, grill and two ring gas hob, fridge, shower room with portable loo.

Has got some leakage in one small part of the roof, couldn't see up top to see the problem, not sure if cooker works, has fire and heating but brother in law wanting to use the heating system in his other caravan. So we would need to find our own heating system.

Hot water does not work as the owner before them damaged the pipework underneath, so he just had it so he couldn't use it.

Plenty of space but wondering whether our car would be ok for it.

We have a Seat Cordoba se tdi saloon, 1.9 diesel 2003.
Mass in service 1357 (is this to do with tow weight)
I'm looking at my log book and there are no tow weights printed either braked or unbraked. Thought I had read somewhere before it is 1200 max but cannot be sure.

Would our car tow it, not sure if he said van was 19ft?


02/11/2013 at 5:00pm
 Location: Co Durham
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Just found this, so the weights could be right, I think.


02/11/2013 at 6:51pm
 Location: Midlands
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The unladen weight could be under 1200kg. Depending on the model spec. Probably not a lot under though

100bhp model will be a bit of a plodder, But it will get there.



03/11/2013 at 2:17pm
 Location: seaham co durham
 Outfit: elddis hurricane astra sportstourer
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hi lynn6183 I tow with a seat leon 1.6 eco diesel with 106 bhp and there only 2 of us and caravan is a elddis hurricane


04/11/2013 at 6:21pm
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The unladen weight is 800 and the max is 1000, it is an old caravan. A bit scary with it being so long, we haven't had a caravan before, just our dandy. I am pretty sure the tow weight of the car is 1200.

All depends on if we can find somewhere dirt cheap to store it, otherwise they might as well sell it off.

Thank you


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05/11/2013 at 10:27am
 Location: seaham co durham
 Outfit: elddis hurricane astra sportstourer
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hi lynn6183 i store mine in shotton on left going towards wingate opps car sales £140 for a year


05/11/2013 at 10:49pm
 Location:  lincolnshire
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Hi we used to tow a 2008 Bailey Discovery Mercury Series 5
Unladed Weight 910KG
Maximum Weight 1130KG
My Car a Seat Altea XL SE TDI DSG (7 speed Auto) And this can Towed 1500kg and we had no trouble at all with our caravan and sometimes i wonder was it still on the back .
So i think you should be fine just take it steady until you are use to it . lol


06/11/2013 at 11:12am
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to be safe on tow the total weight of caravan MTPLM = 1000 should be 85% of your cars kerb weight.more so if you have not towed before.

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06/11/2013 at 11:35am
 Location: Essex
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Bit late but I always find it best to tow with a seat. I find standing and operating the pedals pretty tricky.


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It's that late and so very, very poor you should'nt have bothered

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06/11/2013 at 7:50pm
 Location: Co Durham
 Outfit: dandy 6
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There had to be one, didn't there,

The mass in service is 1357, is this the kerbweight? We have towed before with a 6 berth dandy, that is 750kg, obviously different to a caravan.

Thanks Leon, we have now got somewhere to put it.

Got my wires crossed though, brother-in-law needs a zig unit not the heating system lol. So I have agreed to buy him a zig unit.

Just have to seal the top where it is leaking in and sort that out and some in a corner at the bottom.

Going to take a gas bottle up to try the gas things out but think I would feel safer getting that checked out properly.

Just been back down to see it and it did not look as big this time lol.



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