hi iwas wondering was there any one on here that could give me some advice. me and my family borrowed a wee caravan a few times last year and enjoyed it so much we decided to buy our own for this year.
my cousin has offered me her 2002 hobby silverline 620 for £2500. I think this is pretty cheap but dont no a lot about caravans or towing. We drive a 1.6 astra and are not too sure if our car will pull the caravan.
basically i need to know, 1, is that a good price for the caravan and 2, if our car wont pull it what size of car would we need
that is one big van if it is 8ft wide it is a comercial trailer so do you have a hgv licence. and it it way to heavy for an astra you need to find out how big it is and how heavy it is. the trailer should not exceed 85% of the weight of the tow car for stability
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either way it is a 8ft wide trailer its not a 4x4 you need its a transit van with some gardening logo on the side and you will have to practice saying in your best irish accent DO YOU WONNA BUY A DOG
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like this one on ebay? thats one heavy van.need to know the MTPLM before giving advice.ether way its going to be a large 4x4.to be safe the van weight needs to be at 85% of the cars kerb weight.
250573319848 ebay
Post last edited on 02/02/2010 21:45:23
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There was a 2003 one on Ebay, ended 1/2/10 at £3800 but reserve was not met. It is 1950kg gross weight and over 7'6" wide. At the moment it can only be towed in Britain by a goods vehicle over 3500kg. It will be bought by someone who will keep it on a permanent site.
like this one on ebay? thats one heavy van.need to know the MPTLM before giving advice.ether way its going to be a large 4x4.to be safe the van weight needs to be at 85% of the cars kerb weight.
Quote: Originally posted by Khanny on 02/2/2010why april what law is changing again
Not again but our trailer widths are being brought into line with the rest of our EU states Latest news is that it should be in place by end of March - new width will be 2.55 meters I believe
Its not so much the width but the length that would concern me (oooh matron). It would take more than an astra to tow a twin axle Hobby. Ours is a single axle 540 but its a heavy brute although very stable to tow. Lucky we already had our old Trooper and the Merc tows it like a dream too. They are gorgeous, well built, all weather caravans and it sounds like a great bargain. The great disadvantage (and I see you're from Co Down Dixie) is that certain of our 'itinerant' communities adore them due to their all year round living capabilities. So prepare to be treated wherever you go as if you're trying to sell tarmac or plastic guttering. Our solution in Ireland is to: tow with the merc, wear gucci, hermes scarves and Hunter wellies; dress the dogs in barbour jackets and cover the caravan with National Trust stickers. Oh yes and say Yah Yah Dahling a lot.
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