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Hi, what is the kerbweight, max tow weight and noseweight of your car and your caravan's MTPLM?

Did you pass your test before or after 1997?

Ali

Hmmm the Coachmans I can find online indicate an MTPLM of at least 1700 kg.  If that is the case you are going to be very close to 100% of kerbweight and certainly over the max tow weight if your Galaxy is one of the ones with the 1400 kg max tow weights.

Check the plates on the caravan and car so that you are 100% sure of the figures then report back, UKCS members have been finding Cuddles Abelgratis a little inaccurate on figures of late so can't always rely on them to have the right ones.

Ali

Beerok please don't go by cuddles abelgratis because a few weeks ago a few of us raised suspicions about the weights not being quite right and when we compared our vehicles, sure enough they didn't tally up.

Check with your car's plate which may be under the bonnet somewhere or on a door pillar or else go to a weighbridge.  Ditto the caravan which again will have a plate often just to the side of the bottom of the door.

Ali

I've been in contact with TOWSURE today. for a fee of £9.95 they told me the following...................

The afore mentioned caravan weight MTPLM 1799 MAKING IT AN 88.94%......tHEY SAID IS HAS COME UP ON THE SCREEN IN GREEN AS A GOOD MATCH!!

Hopefully they know what they are talking about!!

Erm Beerok that really doesn't sound like good advice to me.  Your car is not 1799 kg heavy is it?

From Cuddles Abelgratis

Your car has a kerbweight of 1790kg, and a max tow of 1700 kg!!!!

Please please check your car's handbook and plated weights before you tow with it because from where I am sat the figures don't add up. 

Ali

i asked the c&cc for a tow match check on our coachman laser 590/5 and my lwb shogun and it said car was 2020 kgs so was a 85% match so if its any lighter it must be a greater %

Really can't believe it's a possible match.  Sounds dangerous to me.

Jim

All I can say is that Towsure have no reason to lie, i'm not buying it from them!

They were reccommended by coachman caravans.

Quote: Originally posted by SHOGUN30 on 21/5/2009

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i asked the c&cc for a tow match check on our coachman laser 590/5 and my lwb shogun and it said car was 2020 kgs so was a 85% match so if its any lighter it must be a greater %

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