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We have a Citroen Xantia TD auto which has a towing limit of 900g (1200g in France - doesn't make sense, I know!).

We are looking for a secondhand caravan, 2 or 4 berth, up to about £2000, which would meet our requirements.

Can anyone suggest a suitable make and model of caravan?

Try looking for a Freedom caravan....very light and may be what you need.

Main dealer for the UK is based in Stafford.  New Freedoms would be out of your price range but you may find a good used one for that price...try Ebay or Caravan Finder

Could have sworn I replied to this two days ago?

Anyway, I have a Citroen Xsara auto, 2.0 diesel. It's a great towcar. The limit is 1100Kgs - more than yours, can't understand it?

I used to tow a Bailey - 1994 Oakmere (dealer special based on the Beachcomber 350/2), the MTPLM was only 817 Kgs which is well within your limits, and it had all mod cons. Great little van, loved it.

Before that I had a 1995 Freedom Microlite, liked that as well but much less roomy and only 67 Kgs lighter so not a great weight saving, and it didn't have a fridge or loo.

It was after the mid nineties that vans started getting heavier.

Quote: Originally posted by sueturnersmith on 08/8/2010

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I'm disabled, aged 62, so a pop-up is not really an option.

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Actually a pop up may be your only option. I say that because to get a 2 or a 4 berth within the price range that you have stated, you will probably need to do a fair bit of work on it to make it usable.

Pop ups (like ours, see the gallery) raise their roofs on Gas Struts and so they almost raise themselves. Same idea as a hatchback on a car.

Really, what you go for will very much depend on what you are able to manage yourself, but please remember, that you will do more sleeping in a caravan than any other activity (if you can call sleeping an activity ) and as such, bedding and the berth layout should be your most important consideration.

Nothing will put you off a caravan quicker than a bad night's sleep.