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30/6/2017 at 12:05am
Location: Central Scotland
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I've never had a manual car for years
Looking to upgrade to a caravan from canvas
Checked the Kia 4wd towing information for sorento
Manual up to 2.5k auto 2k kg
Why would auto take off 500kg ?
Sorry if it's a stupid question - van newbee
Potentially , be nice I might buy your van ;/)
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30/6/2017 at 8:13am
Location: Ayrshire Scotland
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There are lots of reasons how a manufacturer arrives at a towing weight for a particular car. However, in your scenario, the most likely reason is the ability of the auto gearbox to cope with a certain weight/strain.
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30/6/2017 at 9:43am
Location: Midlands
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As above lots of reasons.
Maybe the auto cannot do a hill start towing more than its rated limit. Or maybe the gearbox oil overheats and cooks itself?
Maybe the gearbox isnt strong enough to tow a higher limit?
If you look there will be the opposite case where an auto can tow more than a manual, because in that car the manual box is a weaker design.
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30/6/2017 at 2:38pm
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Thanks, that's a relief
Van search will start later this year but good to know I won't have to switch to a manual car
George
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30/6/2017 at 2:59pm
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Never switch to manual for towing George, Auto is far superior. 👍😀
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30/6/2017 at 9:45pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Mike3003 on 30/6/2017
Never switch to manual for towing George, Auto is far superior. 👍😀
I couldn't agree more! I would never dream of towing with a manual, too much like hard work! Auto is much smoother too.
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01/7/2017 at 8:18am
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Towed caravans for 45 years now. First 25 manual motors,last 20 Auto and would NEVER go back to manual.
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04/7/2017 at 10:12pm
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And you wouldn't want or need to tow to the maximum weight for most caravans.
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10/7/2017 at 2:38am
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Quote: Originally posted by jaqugra on 04/7/2017
And you wouldn't want or need to tow to the maximum weight for most caravans.
Take into account that the standard recommendation is that the weight of the caravan should not be more than 85% of the towcar's kerbweight.
A quick Google suggests the Sorrento's kerbweight is around 1950kg so any limitation imposed by the gearbox just doesn't really matter.
Go to
http://www.towcar.info/outfitmatch.php
& see what weight of van you should consider towing.
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