From an ad in the cc magazine

Deleted account DD · 27-04-2009, 19:43

Purpleline seem to produce some really useful bits and pieces.

But is this a great new take on an old idea or is it a complete load of ******** ?

http://www.purpleline.co.uk/mira.html

Your verdict folks

zippy656 · 27-04-2009, 19:54

ithink the latter.
right idea

BUT THE GAP under it is Way TO BIG, NEEDS TO FIT TIGHT TO THE ROOF TO WORK

Just my view mind

27-04-2009, 20:00

ooooo!

i dont have a caravan but can i have one as a spoiler for the top of the nav

Chav and lovin it

zippy656 · 27-04-2009, 20:09

cant do that WAGPAP front wheels will lift off

(RIP) PLANK · 27-04-2009, 20:43

i htink this is why i love towing caravans with a transit van! close match in height and floor height etc. and a squared of back to reduce the air swirl

now here's a though could i ad one on top of the high to tranist to make t even better

your right daved i remember my dad having one of these in the 70's, he said it was useless then!

dinky · 27-04-2009, 20:44

Modern version of 1960,s idea

Deleted account DD · 27-04-2009, 20:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by PLANK

he said it was useless then!

My thoughts are if it was that good we'd all already be swearing by them

(RIP) PLANK · 27-04-2009, 20:58

I have often thought that large 4x4's are not as stable as towing vhicles as they might be (herresy I know, so i may get excommunicated

)

anyway my feelings on this are that the air flow under the towing vehicle, that has a much higher ground clearance than the caravan, ads to instability.

note the test in the video does not take any account of the affects of air rushing under the vehicle or down either side and so only realy shows 25% of the picture!

and what about cross winds?

Im sure you will all tell me if i am wrong, but beware i will argue the toss for days

27-04-2009, 21:26

The one in my garage looks identical to that, I tried it on a Seat Alhambra towing a Bailey Pageant and it worked well. On a T2 towing a Bailey Senator it was a disaster, it sucked all the road muck up the front of the caravan and made the caravan unstable, it was so bad I took it off to come home.

27-04-2009, 21:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by zippy656

cant do that WAGPAP front wheels will lift off

one on the bonnet too then

look like an F1 car

zippy656 · 27-04-2009, 22:00

also they didnt show the smoke going UNDER it either.
look again you still see lots a of the smoke between the car and caravan!!!

Jocky · 27-04-2009, 22:51

We can all drive house bricks that we've tried to turn into bat mobiles

Thomas-the-Terrano2 · 28-04-2009, 21:35

thought these died in 80s when sloping front vans came out.

tbh plank, having had this conversation with you before the
average 4x isnt going to have that much more ground clearance
than a tranny.

perhaps best bet is to slow down, after all your on hol whats the
rush. that said even with the twin axle both t2 and patrol want
to do 60 thanks to their gearing, sometimes more if not watching
speedo closely....

27-04-2009, 19:43	#1
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27-04-2009, 19:54	#2
zippy656 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Devizes Wiltshire Vehicle: Nissan Note Ntec 1.5 Posts: 14,138	ithink the latter. right idea BUT THE GAP under it is Way TO BIG, NEEDS TO FIT TIGHT TO THE ROOF TO WORK Just my view mind

27-04-2009, 20:00	#3
wagpap Guest Posts: n/a	ooooo! i dont have a caravan but can i have one as a spoiler for the top of the nav Chav and lovin it

27-04-2009, 20:09	#4
zippy656 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Devizes Wiltshire Vehicle: Nissan Note Ntec 1.5 Posts: 14,138	cant do that WAGPAP front wheels will lift off

27-04-2009, 20:43	#5
(RIP) PLANK Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Central England, in the Heart of the Black Country Vehicle: T2 2004 TDI SE LWB Posts: 7,740	i htink this is why i love towing caravans with a transit van! close match in height and floor height etc. and a squared of back to reduce the air swirl now here's a though could i ad one on top of the high to tranist to make t even better your right daved i remember my dad having one of these in the 70's, he said it was useless then!

27-04-2009, 20:44	#6
dinky Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SOUTH YORKSHIRE Vehicle: t20 lwb Posts: 1,238	Modern version of 1960,s idea

27-04-2009, 20:58	#8
(RIP) PLANK Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Central England, in the Heart of the Black Country Vehicle: T2 2004 TDI SE LWB Posts: 7,740	I have often thought that large 4x4's are not as stable as towing vhicles as they might be (herresy I know, so i may get excommunicated ) anyway my feelings on this are that the air flow under the towing vehicle, that has a much higher ground clearance than the caravan, ads to instability. note the test in the video does not take any account of the affects of air rushing under the vehicle or down either side and so only realy shows 25% of the picture! and what about cross winds? Im sure you will all tell me if i am wrong, but beware i will argue the toss for days

27-04-2009, 21:26	#9
gadgetsyd Guest Posts: n/a	The one in my garage looks identical to that, I tried it on a Seat Alhambra towing a Bailey Pageant and it worked well. On a T2 towing a Bailey Senator it was a disaster, it sucked all the road muck up the front of the caravan and made the caravan unstable, it was so bad I took it off to come home.

27-04-2009, 22:00	#11
zippy656 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Devizes Wiltshire Vehicle: Nissan Note Ntec 1.5 Posts: 14,138	also they didnt show the smoke going UNDER it either. look again you still see lots a of the smoke between the car and caravan!!!