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Need info on Mondeo diesel estates?
AdrianH - 8/4/08 at 10:29 PM

This should be OK in the everything else section!

Looking for information on kerbweights for a 1998 to 2001 diesel estate of the Mondeo type.
Plus if you have any other details such as length fuel economy etc for 1800 or 2.0 litre it would be appreciated.

I am still doing searches in Google but find 99% new cars and dealers.

TIA

Adrian

mookaloid - 8/4/08 at 10:34 PM

parkers guide

Lists those sort of facts and figures

Cheers

Mark

AdrianH - 8/4/08 at 10:50 PM

Brilliant thanks for that.

Gave up on the ford mondeo club sites

Adrian

AdrianH - 8/4/08 at 11:20 PM

Question for anyone watching. How can a car that is 1340 kg in weight have a braked towing weight of 1500 kg.

I have always believed that the towed thing must be a maximum of 85% kerbweight of the tow vehicle, am I wrong on this?

Need to tow a caravan, yes I know many hate them. max weight of said item is 1250 kg so would have thought vehicles needs to be over 1470 kg kerbweight.

Cheers

Adrian

Thinking about it - 9/4/08 at 07:12 AM

I think they take the maximum kerb weight of the car. (Kerb weight + permissible load) Then take the 85% of that. I think the 85% is the recommended maximum but I think you can legally go to the 100%.

mookaloid - 9/4/08 at 09:21 AM

quote:
Originally posted by AdrianH
Question for anyone watching. How can a car that is 1340 kg in weight have a braked towing weight of 1500 kg.

I have always believed that the towed thing must be a maximum of 85% kerbweight of the tow vehicle, am I wrong on this?

Need to tow a caravan, yes I know many hate them. max weight of said item is 1250 kg so would have thought vehicles needs to be over 1470 kg kerbweight.

Cheers

Adrian


As you may be able to deduce - I am a caravanner You are absolutely correct with your maths.

The quoted towing weight in a car manufacturers manual is simply the weight which the car will pull on a hill start on a 1:4 (I think) gradient.
this means that you get idiots who look at that figure and then buy a caravan which weighs a lot more than the car - it will do the hill start but going down hill it will snake and cause an accident.

Stick to the 85% rule is my advice.

Cheers

Mark

AdrianH - 9/4/08 at 05:12 PM

OK so I am not going daft today!

Cheers

Adrian