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Will give you all the info you need.

Edit - You've already checked.  Sorry I missed that.  85% is optional and as you are aware your max braked towing weight will be in your V50 doc

What is the MTPLM weight of the van? You really need to be using this figure to see if it matches the car as the MIRO doesn't include anything in the van, i,e battery, gas bottles, luggage, etc. I would therefore expect you will be looking at a MTPLM (at a guess) around 1650kg? I personally think this may be far to heavy for the galaxy as I seem to recall their kerbweight is around 1700kg? Also the noseweight on older galaxy's may be an issue as I think they are around 80-85kg which you may stuggle with with a twin axle.

Quote: Originally posted by janus on 26/2/2012

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The Eldis and the Galaxy will do the job just fine, and you will not notice the difference between towing a light caravan with an 85% match and a heavy caravan with a 90% match. I tow a 1450kg Hymer Nova with a 1496kg Mondeo and it is superbly stable and an easy tow.

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Quote: Originally posted by janus on 26/2/2012

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The Eldis and the Galaxy will do the job just fine, and you will not notice the difference between towing a light caravan with an 85% match and a heavy caravan with a 90% match. I tow a 1450kg Hymer Nova with a 1496kg Mondeo and it is superbly stable and an easy tow.

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Quote: Originally posted by magsruby on 26/2/2012

Quote: Originally posted by janus on 26/2/2012The Eldis and the Galaxy will do the job just fine, and you will not notice the difference between towing a light caravan with an 85% match and a heavy caravan with a 90% match. I tow a 1450kg Hymer Nova with a 1496kg Mondeo and it is superbly stable and an easy tow.

Hardly the best of advice, from a safety aspect.

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I would personally disregard this.

The outfit you describe sounds too heavy for a 90bhp diesel. At the very least you are asking for trouble with the car (clutch wear, overheating, transmission wear etc etc).

The 85% rule is based on Maximum Gross weight (MTPLM or whatever ridiculous set of initials they use these days) definitely NOT the unladen weight (OK, MIRO!).

A caravan is never likely to be at it's MIRO weight ever again after leaving the factory. The car may well pull it, but it will struggle, & the ford Galaxy is the same car as a VW Sharan anyway, so unlikely to be much different, just a bit newer.

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hiya,

      we have a 61 plate galaxy 1600 petrol  with the eco boost engine,  it has a 160 bhp engine with a maximum braked tow weight of 1600 kg. We were told the 1900 diesol engine had a smaller tow limit so we went with the 1600 eco boost. I would check with the caravan club or ring Lookers (ford ) and ask them the maximum towing weight for the galaxy you are getting to be safe. hope this helps.

                                                atb Bill