Unusual loads in PH-worthy cars!

[Grunt Futtock]

Not mine but bears repeating....

[GoneAnon]

Gafferjim said:

When I had the MR2 I towed a Jeep from down south up to Lancashire.

An Eagle RV - I built a Pirate Red one of those 1988/9. RCL 535R if anyone finds it.

[GoneAnon]

Google [bot] said:

Maybe a bitsa comprising a late XR4x4 platform & XR4i body put together and registered 2009 with a '91 plate based on the platform?

Someone's put 4x4 badges on the wings.

Don't think I'd call it a Bitsa - there ARE 6 standard parts on it, after all!

Brand new service shell, 1991 XR4x4 for engine, gearbox, steering and axles. Join together with loads of new parts and get a new VIN and an age-related plate.

I put the badges on the wings (along with everything else on the car) and it IS 4x4.

[Fittster]

Ilovejapcrap said:

DoubleD said:

Is that car heavy enough to tow that boat?

Doubt it

I'd be shocked if that's legal.

CL stats:

Perm. towing capacity, braked (kg) 2100 kg
Perm. towing capacity, unbraked (kg) 750 kg

Edited by Fittster on Friday 9th December 20:56

[RDMcG]

I tow around 5500 lbs including the trailer, no problem....Cayenne is rated for 7100lbs.

[wack]

Fittster said:

Ilovejapcrap said:

DoubleD said:

Is that car heavy enough to tow that boat?

Doubt it

I'd be shocked if that's legal.

CL stats:

Perm. towing capacity, braked (kg) 2100 kg
Perm. towing capacity, unbraked (kg) 750 kg

Edited by Fittster on Friday 9th December 20:56

Just googled the boat and it comes in at 1600kg with ballast , I'd say that trailer is 500kg Max so it's probably on the line but I'd guess the guys is the VOSA / DVSA vans would spit their tea out as he drove past

[stuartmmcfc]

No pictures but I once had 2 builders tresels and a 10" scaffold board in a 1971'Karmann Ghia with the roof down. And it was winter.
I also put over 200 sq feet of oak in the boot of an ur Quattro.. luckily Audi put the engine well forwards, or the front wheels wouldn't have touched the road.

[Jesus]

[poing]

Quinten said:

Best tow car I've ever had...

I'm can't decide if this is great or the most council picture I've ever seen.

[m3jappa]

Local tip have banned any type of van entering, I was trying to get rid of nothing which had nothing to do with commercial activity.
So I went home and put it in the boot and drove there with boot open, the blokes down there couldn't believe it but couldn't argue with it

[Quinten]

poing said:

I'm can't decide if this is great or the most council picture I've ever seen.

Don't worry, it's my parents house in Holland. And no, I would not want to live there either...

[wuckfitracing]

Not a car but unusual load a full 8 man tent complete with full camping gear. 125cc pushed to its limits.

[MitchT]

Spotted this on Facebook today:



NB. Not my pic. Posted by US petrolhead Amber Blonigan.

[poing]

wuckfitracing said:

Not a car but unusual load a full 8 man tent complete with full camping gear. 125cc pushed to its limits.

Love that, looks good for wheelies

[m3jappa]

Forgot I had this picture. It's outside a local aquatics shop and yes that's a Peugeot 207 (I think) underneath

[addz86]

I used my old Clio V6 as a beer fridge for the Renault World Series one year, which then turned into a nice cold sink to wash away my hangover in the morning

[Jimmy Recard]

Fittster said:

I'd be shocked if that's legal.

CL stats:

Perm. towing capacity, braked (kg) 2100 kg
Perm. towing capacity, unbraked (kg) 750 kg

Edited by Fittster on Friday 9th December 20:56

Good chance the trailer is plated over 2100kg

[pits]

Mate broke down, told him it would fit

[shirt]

race support elise!

[kiethton]

The E39 is more practical than the scirocco: 3-2