Back in the 70s I towed for many thousands of miles a Sprite Alpine with a 1300cc Marina. Absolutely no probs although lots of gear work and a bit sluggish on the hills. Never a snake and always felt completely safe. Must admit tho when I changed it for a 2L Montego felt a lot more comfortable tow. Mick
Quote: Originally posted by bordercaz on 17/9/2006
Yes this is the caravan section.
It depends what caravan you want to tow. Some very small ones can be towed by a 1.3 but for most modern caravans you really need a 1.8 or even 2L.
What sort of caravan are you thinking of?
BTW I used to have a 1990 Autosleeper Frisky on a Ford Transit base - is that what you have at present?
thanks for your help cez yes we still got ford frisky 89 f reg so geting on bit old but she still going well and my other half has made new curtins for it,not pink like the adrignale one come with the van you remeber when you had yours.the dogs look nice in the photo in your home page cheers again for your help tony41
My first outfit was a 1960 Tancrest Schult 10ft similar size and weight to a Sprite 400. I towed this van for two and a half years with a 1100cc Ford Escort Van, which had the low ratio diff axle as compared to the 1300cc. Never had any problems at all although it was a little down on power on some steep hills. We travelled the Lakes , the Yorkshire Dales and Moors, then moved onto a Marina Coupe 1.8
Quote: Originally posted by alsparker on 17/9/2006
i wouldnt tow a caravan on a 1.3 engine vehicle as I doubt the engine would have the power to pull the extra weight on hills, you may think about a trailer tent as another option.
weve just brought a van and have a 2005 sunncamp 350se if you are interested
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