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Quote: Originally posted by Monty15 on 26/5/2022

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Taking a rough look at Parker's Guide (and it IS a very rough look as performance figures vary with trim levels etc. - and I don't know yours, so I picked a random one!), you have in the region of 127bhp/170Nm torque, which is less than my car's, quite noticeable on torque (mine's 230Nm and 130bhp, and torque is King in the towing world!), and whilst the tow capacity is quoted at 1300Kg, the kerb weight is only 1245Kg, so being a novice at towing the 85% of kerb weight 'rule' would be wise to follow, making a trailer of around 1060Kg quite feasible. Compared to my more powerful car and the heavier van I tow, that looks to be perfectly workable if you wanted to hang on to your present car.

Under 1100Kg (the 85% of kerb weight figure is not cast in stone and doesn't have to be adhered to rigidly) doesn't give you much scope on a caravan, but there are a few. I plugged max 1100Kg MTPLM in Caravan Finder website (without any other constraints) to give you some idea of what's in the marketplace: https://www.caravanfinder.co.uk/caravan_search_results.html?be=all&px=1000000&mx=1........

You really do need to double check all the figures for YOUR specific car, as they may vary from the rough ones I obtained with speculation..

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