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28/8/2017 at 9:11am
Location: Wigan
Outfit: VWSharan. Sport 442.
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"I have a 2012 asx 4x4 max gross braked towing weight of 1400 kg".
If that is kerb weight, a recommendation, (not law), is to tow less than 85%, so a caravan of maximum weight, (MTPLM) of 1,190 Kgs.
With that stated, the caravan choice is yours, and yours alone. The main thing is the layout, and only you can decide what is best for you. You will have to trawl through web sites and look at them in the flesh to make a decision.
There isn't much to choose, re quality, between one make, and another, but if you find one, my advice would be to get it professionally damp checked. Money well spent.
Best of luck.
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29/8/2017 at 2:02pm
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Outfit: 2019 VW Arteon + 2002 Avondale Dart
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Firstly Gregg, it always scares me a little bit when people quote the 'maximum gross braked towing weight' in isolation. This is the maximum weight the car can legally tow and in some cases - particularly for cars with more powerful diesel engines - it can be well in excess of the actual weight of the car. The limits are set using trailers, which behave very differently to high-sided caravans and are usually towed for much shorter distances.
Please also check the kerb weight of your car (this should be on the V5 or the VIN plate). Personally I'd be very reluctant to tow a caravan that weighed more than the kerb weight even if it was legal to do so. Put simply, the laws of physics dictate that you're more likely to remain in control if the car is heavier than the trailer (though load distribution can also have a big effect).
Another thing to consider is the engine your car has and the performance it offers. In general and simple terms, a big diesel engine is better suited to coping with the extra weight of a caravan than a small petrol one.
With regard to the caravan, what do you mean when you say 'as high spec as possible'? Particularly if you're not bothered about a shower, which have been pretty much standard fit since the mid 90s as far as I'm aware. Have a think about specifically what features you'd actually like bearing in mind that it may be fairly easy to add them if they're not already there.
If you're looking at spending £4k condition is the key issue. Most of the manufacturers build the caravans on a chassis made by one of two manufacturers (Alko or BPW), copy each others' layouts and also fit the same fridges, heaters, ovens, electrics etc.
We found our preferred layout by visiting the Birmingham NEC show, getting a bit disheartened after seeing some damp-smelling wrecks priced at up to £4.5k on dealer forecourts before finding ours in a private sale for £3k. That was two years and probably 5000 touring miles ago and it still seems to be going strong!
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