100th

(RIP) rustygates · 28-05-2013, 21:46

Hi all,
Just completed my 100th visited caravan sites in the UK in 7yrs,yes im a saddo for keeping records of where we have been from Sango Sands in the far north of Scotland to Lands end in Cornwall, they have been mostly cl sites and without the Terranos i would have been knackered on some sites.

rustygates

jonela · 28-05-2013, 21:57

I have been looking on E bay at caravans. I would like one of a reasonable size but the Lwb is an auto so can only pull 1.7ton have you or any others got any suggestions or advice on buying a second hand caravan

firebobby · 28-05-2013, 22:15

All depends on what you have to spend, what lay out you want, we have a Lunar, which is quite a lightweight.

(RIP) rustygates · 28-05-2013, 22:24

Exactly that firebobby,

Is it a two or four berth you want, single axle or twin axle, do you need a fixed bed or not,the list is endless, a van after 2005 has all the gizmos like hot water and less likely to have had water ingress.it took me 12 months to get the one that fitted mt criteria.

rustygates.

geoffdown · 28-05-2013, 22:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by jonela

I have been looking on E bay at caravans. I would like one of a reasonable size but the Lwb is an auto so can only pull 1.7ton have you or any others got any suggestions or advice on buying a second hand caravan

Your auto can pull 2tons not 1.7tons but as lwb terrano weight in at 1.85 tons the 85% rule not law means u might want to stick to it if ur new to towing would mean no heavier than 1.56tons but like I said law wise u can pull 2tons with auto and 2.8tons with manual hope that helps.

Thomas-the-Terrano2 · 28-05-2013, 23:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by geoffdown

Your auto can pull 2tons not 1.7tons but as lwb terrano weight in at 1.85 tons the 85% rule not law means u might want to stick to it if ur new to towing would mean no heavier than 1.56tons but like I said law wise u can pull 2tons with auto and 2.8tons with manual hope that helps.

http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/review...on-1993/18206/

gives 1700 kg tow weight for 2.7tdi auto regardless of wheelbase, the 3.0 tdi is 2000kg
for auto.

These figures match a previous thread, that I cannot locate, but where we assessed
the figures on the builder's plate.

Also dont forget that if have a post 97 licence will likely need a B+E entitlement.

(RIP) rustygates · 29-05-2013, 05:46

And of course, it also depends on what the actual towing bracket is capable of carrying, there is a limit.

rustygates.

jonela · 29-05-2013, 06:10

It is the 2.7tdi I have and I have towed trailers for years but only a small caravan once.
Probably looking for a 4-6 berth with fixed bed,looking to spend about 5-6k ,and twin axle as I find the twin axle trailer better to move about.

zippy656 · 29-05-2013, 06:42

Look at the site i work at

Just for some ideas and see what you get for your cash

briggie · 29-05-2013, 07:06

I really wouldn't want to be pulling 1.7 tonns with an auto box in my opinion , but ...... that's just my experience

jonela · 29-05-2013, 07:58

This is the problem , most of the vans on e bay don't state the weight and i don't want to push it. I would prefer to stay comfortably inside the limit for my truck, say 1.5 ton, but I don't want it too small ether,I have an abby GT 4berth that I use on site for tea and lunch breaks and you cant swing a cat in there and the loo is the size Hat box!
Is there a web site that gives stats for all vans?

firebobby · 29-05-2013, 08:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by jonela

It is the 2.7tdi I have and I have towed trailers for years but only a small caravan once.
Probably looking for a 4-6 berth with fixed bed,looking to spend about 5-6k ,and twin axle as I find the twin axle trailer better to move about.

My mate has a twin axle and until he fitted a mover, it was not easy to move it, my single axle is much easier to move about.

briggie · 29-05-2013, 08:02

tbh I wouldn't go above 800kg with an auto box

jonela · 29-05-2013, 08:15

800kg doesn't sound very big, I have a 750kg trailer and full of sand or blocks You can tell its there with the auto but with the SWB manual you could easyley forget about it.
But I have no reference point for vans ! How big is an 800kg van?

(RIP) rustygates · 29-05-2013, 10:53

800kgs would be a 2berth single axle 3mts long with no motor mover, me thinks and as for twin axle van they have one advantage and that is that they are more stable when coaches pass you, IMO a single axle is much easier to maneuver and is far lighter because one less axle and only 2 tyres to buy.

rustygates.

28-05-2013, 21:46	#1
(RIP) rustygates Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: N wales Vehicle: 1997 swb + 2003 swb tdi Posts: 672	100th Hi all, Just completed my 100th visited caravan sites in the UK in 7yrs,yes im a saddo for keeping records of where we have been from Sango Sands in the far north of Scotland to Lands end in Cornwall, they have been mostly cl sites and without the Terranos i would have been knackered on some sites. rustygates __________________ 1997 Terrano 2.7tdi se red/silver swb. 130k . A-frame+spots, privacy glass, tyres 235-70rx15 BF Goodrich a/t ko pulling a 2005 Bailey vendee series5 with powrtouch mover. 2003 Terrano 2.7tdi se ruby red/silver 74k

28-05-2013, 22:24	#4
(RIP) rustygates Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: N wales Vehicle: 1997 swb + 2003 swb tdi Posts: 672	Exactly that firebobby, Is it a two or four berth you want, single axle or twin axle, do you need a fixed bed or not,the list is endless, a van after 2005 has all the gizmos like hot water and less likely to have had water ingress.it took me 12 months to get the one that fitted mt criteria. rustygates. __________________ 1997 Terrano 2.7tdi se red/silver swb. 130k . A-frame+spots, privacy glass, tyres 235-70rx15 BF Goodrich a/t ko pulling a 2005 Bailey vendee series5 with powrtouch mover. 2003 Terrano 2.7tdi se ruby red/silver 74k

29-05-2013, 05:46	#7
(RIP) rustygates Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: N wales Vehicle: 1997 swb + 2003 swb tdi Posts: 672	And of course, it also depends on what the actual towing bracket is capable of carrying, there is a limit. rustygates. __________________ 1997 Terrano 2.7tdi se red/silver swb. 130k . A-frame+spots, privacy glass, tyres 235-70rx15 BF Goodrich a/t ko pulling a 2005 Bailey vendee series5 with powrtouch mover. 2003 Terrano 2.7tdi se ruby red/silver 74k

29-05-2013, 10:53	#15
(RIP) rustygates Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: N wales Vehicle: 1997 swb + 2003 swb tdi Posts: 672	800kgs would be a 2berth single axle 3mts long with no motor mover, me thinks and as for twin axle van they have one advantage and that is that they are more stable when coaches pass you, IMO a single axle is much easier to maneuver and is far lighter because one less axle and only 2 tyres to buy. rustygates. __________________ 1997 Terrano 2.7tdi se red/silver swb. 130k . A-frame+spots, privacy glass, tyres 235-70rx15 BF Goodrich a/t ko pulling a 2005 Bailey vendee series5 with powrtouch mover. 2003 Terrano 2.7tdi se ruby red/silver 74k

28-05-2013, 21:57	#2
jonela Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Chateaunef du Faou, France Vehicle: 2000 LWB SE+ Posts: 906	I have been looking on E bay at caravans. I would like one of a reasonable size but the Lwb is an auto so can only pull 1.7ton have you or any others got any suggestions or advice on buying a second hand caravan

28-05-2013, 22:15	#3
firebobby Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: South Bucks Vehicle: Terrano 3.0 SVE 2005 Posts: 3,499	All depends on what you have to spend, what lay out you want, we have a Lunar, which is quite a lightweight.

29-05-2013, 06:10	#8
jonela Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Chateaunef du Faou, France Vehicle: 2000 LWB SE+ Posts: 906	It is the 2.7tdi I have and I have towed trailers for years but only a small caravan once. Probably looking for a 4-6 berth with fixed bed,looking to spend about 5-6k ,and twin axle as I find the twin axle trailer better to move about.

29-05-2013, 06:42	#9
zippy656 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Devizes Wiltshire Vehicle: Nissan Note Ntec 1.5 Posts: 14,138	Look at the site i work at Just for some ideas and see what you get for your cash

29-05-2013, 07:06	#10
briggie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: peoples democratic republic of west yorkshire Vehicle: " alice " Posts: 10,473	I really wouldn't want to be pulling 1.7 tonns with an auto box in my opinion , but ...... that's just my experience

29-05-2013, 07:58	#11
jonela Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Chateaunef du Faou, France Vehicle: 2000 LWB SE+ Posts: 906	This is the problem , most of the vans on e bay don't state the weight and i don't want to push it. I would prefer to stay comfortably inside the limit for my truck, say 1.5 ton, but I don't want it too small ether,I have an abby GT 4berth that I use on site for tea and lunch breaks and you cant swing a cat in there and the loo is the size Hat box! Is there a web site that gives stats for all vans?

29-05-2013, 08:02	#13
briggie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: peoples democratic republic of west yorkshire Vehicle: " alice " Posts: 10,473	tbh I wouldn't go above 800kg with an auto box

29-05-2013, 08:15	#14
jonela Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Chateaunef du Faou, France Vehicle: 2000 LWB SE+ Posts: 906	800kg doesn't sound very big, I have a 750kg trailer and full of sand or blocks You can tell its there with the auto but with the SWB manual you could easyley forget about it. But I have no reference point for vans ! How big is an 800kg van?