hi there
would a suzuki vitara 1.6 petrol be any good to tow a car trailer with an mk on it?
just for short term
thanks
[Edited on 20/8/09 by stupott901]
May be abit sluggish but should be fine
ok its only to get it to the sva retest and to the dvla then i would get rid
cheers stu
It can tow up to 1100 kg, so should be fine.
Off the top of my head probably OK but it's to do with trailer weight plus MK weight v the vehicle's towing capacity.
Also be aware that newer licence holders need extra test to tow unless the combined trailer and its load are less than a certain %age of the
car's weight.
Visit www.caravan club. co.uk where it should all be explained.
Presumably your Vitara is wired for a trailer board/ trailer lights?
HTH.
Cheers, Pewe
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Originally posted by pewe
Also be aware that newer licence holders need extra test to tow unless the combined trailer and its load are less than a certain %age of the car's weight.
i have an pre 97 licence so im ok to tow
I towed a small race car on a fully enclosed trailer for 2 years with my 1.6 carb'd Vitara. Good up to the legal speed limit, but the short wheel base sufferred with cross winds and overtaking coaches.
just remember that as the trailer weight increases as a proportion of the tow car, it gets more unstable, as f750sgr mentions. Maybe consider a
stabiliser bar? I had a trailer snaking once and it could have killed me. And here's a link, without actually implying that that is what happened
here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/8212227.stm
But it pays to be careful! What unstuck me was a poor tow car (406 estate) and a trailer that weighed more than it, at 60 past a lorry.