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09/8/2019 at 8:37pm
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The first weight is the max gross weight of the car.
The second weight is the max gross train weight (the weight of car and trailer added together).
If the car is fully loaded you can tow 3085-1835=1250kg.
If the car is not fully loaded you could in theory tow up to 1500kg providing that the GTW of 3085 is not exceeded.
However, you should not tow a trailer heavier than the kerbweight of the car and for novice towers the advice is not to tow a caravan with an MTPLM greater than 85% of the car's kerbweight. Therefore you need to check your kerbweight which will be in your handbook and possibly on the V5. You also need to check the max noseweight the car can handle, some Peugeot models have very low noseweight limits.
The max tow of 1500kg is the max trailer weight that the car can handle on a hillstart, it is not suggesting that it would be safe to tow a caravan of that weight at motorway speeds hence the 85% guideline.
Hope this helps rather than adds to your confusion, Peugeot and Citroen often publish weights like this which are very confusing.
Rob
Edited due to my rubbish spelling/typing/proof reading.
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09/8/2019 at 8:45pm
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What's the kerbweight?
What's the noseweight limit?
Rob
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16/8/2019 at 4:56pm
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Which engine do you have?
Whats the Mass in Service figure on your V5C?
Heaviest seems to be around 1400kg so towing 1500kg is a no.
1400 x 0.85 = 1190kg thats the max figure for the highest powered diesel. If its the petrol the towing experience maybe less than ideal. Less low down torque = lots of gear changes.
Choose something way less than 1190kg if thats the case.
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17/8/2019 at 10:46am
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So a caravan slightly less than 1190kg then.
Also check the handbook do they recommend fitting a gearbox oil cooler if towing more than 1000kg?
Older vans were 4/5 berth at 1000kg but now even a small van weighs more than that.
Missus looks at the smaller vans, but I point out its almost 300kg heavier than our longer van.
Older Avondales were light as were Sprites.
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Quote: Originally posted by rob39 on 17/8/2019
Some nice lunar Ariva vans out there coming in at 1000kg would be fine?
But have you seen this thread?
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25/8/2019 at 11:53pm
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As long as your van is below 1400kg , thats all you need to know , some on here are still stuck in the dark ages, if the log book says the max weight, always go around 100KG or more below , then you will be ok, and when driving on the motorway, don't hold up the HGVs by driving to slow , so they have to overtake you, and don't be afraid to go past them
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