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02/5/2019 at 6:21pm
Location: Rhyl North Wales
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Due to a change of circumstances we now find ourselves in a one car household...the car car in question is a Dacia Logan 0.9tce.
We’ve owned for a while now and has proven to be a great car with the 900cc turbo engine providing plenty of power and quite capable of keeping up with the bigger boys whilst retaining great fuel economy as well up to 46mpg around town and 54mpg on a run.
Any I digress, does anyone have any real world experience of towing a 650kg to 850kg van with this car, on paper it’s a match, obviously being a petrol it’s not got the low down torque the 1.5dci has but bhp is the same at 90hp as is the kerbweight.
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02/5/2019 at 6:58pm
Location: Royal Forest of Dean
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According to what I've just read the max tow weight is 810kg with a kerbweight of 980kg. As you haven't given a year or model for your car my figures may well be wrong so you need to check with your handbook, V5 and weight plate to get the correct details for your car.
I suspect that towing a caravan of suitable weight is possible but it may be hard work and not particularly enjoyable. Have you considered a trailer tent or folding camper that would not have so much of a problem with wind resistance and be much easier to tow?
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02/5/2019 at 8:53pm
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You need to check the max tow weight as I mentioned earlier as it may be less than the 85% of kerbweight figure. The max tow weight must not be exceeded.
There isn't going to be much choice of caravans with an MTPLM of 850kg, apart from fairly oldish models the only caravan I can think of is a Freedom which usually has a very low payload allowance, that's why I suggested a folding camper.
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04/5/2019 at 1:39pm
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If you do find something and decide to tow you will need to look after the turbo. It is likely to be on boost for longer periods when towing so ensure you leave the engine to idle when stopping after a long run. It keeps oil circulating around the turbo while it runs down from very high speeds.
We had the same engine in a smart and the turbo died after 15,000 miles. We were not an isolated case.
I'd also consider more regular oil changes to keep the turbo healthy.
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04/5/2019 at 10:11pm
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Good advice regards the turbo for those that don’t know....thanks anyway. I have been using a 1998 V70 T5 as my towcar for a few years but I’m currently part restoring/rebuilding the auto box and engine.
I’ve had the Logan from new and now covered nearly 90k in it and apart from regular basic servicing absolutely nothing has gone wrong with it.
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