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Personmotorway
07/1/2007 at 12:50pm
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hi can anyone try and work out the nose weight for me here is some information

kerb weight 1234 - 1340

fr 970 rr 950 kg

trailer cap 1650

also is this a good towing outfit any info would be very welcome

wayne



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Presumably the figures are for your car?

Manufacturers dictate maximum noseweights in the cars handbook. This figure generally bears no relation to the other figures

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Personmotorway
07/1/2007 at 1:53pm
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what do you mean


PersonEJB986
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The nosewight for a 'van is normally 7% of the max weight.

The maximum noseweight for a car is in the cars handbook.

HTH (Hope that helps)



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Personmotorway
07/1/2007 at 3:08pm
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hi yes i have found it it is 75 kg is this good


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Personcorrakid
07/1/2007 at 3:47pm
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 It,s as good as you will get on a standard saloon car


Personmotorway
07/1/2007 at 4:16pm
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at last someone with a kia yippe I have a kia clarus the car that no one knows about or never heard about , it was this I talking about shorely it must just as good the mondeo,s and laguna,s of this world


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07/1/2007 at 5:26pm
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 roll on march any other clarus owners out there ?

wayne


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 info needed take one car kerb weight 1525 +caravan 1630=over weight now adddriver+wife +awning =variusother equipment for vangiving a rough total in car off 270ks this gives you a rough total 1800 ks so is the set up a good match


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13/1/2007 at 10:11am
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so has my car got good towing capabliites i.ie good kerb weight


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PersonGrumpy01
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Try this link it should give you info you are looking for....

http://www.whattowcar.com/



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Personmotorway
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that whattocar is no good it has,nt got my model of caravan nor my car its only states the 1.8 114bhp as mine is the 2.0 131bhp


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Oh well it was worth a try, your hand book should tell you your kerbweight/max tow and the vin plate on your van will tell you the weight of the van, your car should be 85% ish match for your car or equal/below the max tow with a 7% towball weight, as has been said above around 75kg is normal weight for a standard saloon car.

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Hi try this off of the Kia website max tow for a 2ltr petrol is 1500kgs

http://www.kia.co.uk/carenstechspec.asp



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Have a look here They list the Kia Clarus.

Julian



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hi julian that page does,nt come up it says error could you give it to me again cheers

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