Pick me a tow car/daily driver challenge...
Discussion
I'm hoping to pull on the collective PH brain for this one.
Here are the criteria:
Maximum budget £8k.
Must be economical (driven 14k pa).
Must be reliable (will be my ride to work).
Preferably cheap to tax.
Must be able to tow a 400kg car trailer with 595kg Westfield on top, on a post '97 licence. Call it 1000kg. (is this even possible?)
Thoughts anyone?
Here are the criteria:
Maximum budget £8k.
Must be economical (driven 14k pa).
Must be reliable (will be my ride to work).
Preferably cheap to tax.
Must be able to tow a 400kg car trailer with 595kg Westfield on top, on a post '97 licence. Call it 1000kg. (is this even possible?)
Thoughts anyone?
Yes the towing part is possible, but it's the maximum gross weight of the trailer that's important not what it happens to weigh with your car on it. There's a sticky in the SP+L forum about this 
That can make it tricky if it's not your trailer as you often have to downplate the trailer to stay legal, which is what I've done so I can tow a similar setup with my Subaru Legacy.
Given the licence restrictions it's easier to use an estate car for the towing rather than something really huge, I'm looking to change mine soon and I'm going to go smaller than the Legacy next time. Probably 3 series or A4 size.
That can make it tricky if it's not your trailer as you often have to downplate the trailer to stay legal, which is what I've done so I can tow a similar setup with my Subaru Legacy.
Given the licence restrictions it's easier to use an estate car for the towing rather than something really huge, I'm looking to change mine soon and I'm going to go smaller than the Legacy next time. Probably 3 series or A4 size.
FlatPack said:
Yes the towing part is possible, but it's the maximum gross weight of the trailer that's important not what it happens to weigh with your car on it. There's a sticky in the SP+L forum about this
That can make it tricky if it's not your trailer as you often have to downplate the trailer to stay legal, which is what I've done so I can tow a similar setup with my Subaru Legacy.
Given the licence restrictions it's easier to use an estate car for the towing rather than something really huge, I'm looking to change mine soon and I'm going to go smaller than the Legacy next time. Probably 3 series or A4 size.
Thanks. Thought this might be an issue as I have only a single car garage so would probably be hiring a trailer. If I were to buy a trailer, do most of the major manufacturers "plate down" as a service?That can make it tricky if it's not your trailer as you often have to downplate the trailer to stay legal, which is what I've done so I can tow a similar setup with my Subaru Legacy.
Given the licence restrictions it's easier to use an estate car for the towing rather than something really huge, I'm looking to change mine soon and I'm going to go smaller than the Legacy next time. Probably 3 series or A4 size.
Mine's a PRG trailer, I mentioned the fact I had a post 97 licence to them when I ordered it and they knew all about the regs and got it plated appropriately.
You can get trailers for Seven style cars that are designed to (just!) fit through a single garage door so you can put the trailer in the garage with the car on top.
Might be easier just to do the B+E test of course...
You can get trailers for Seven style cars that are designed to (just!) fit through a single garage door so you can put the trailer in the garage with the car on top.
Might be easier just to do the B+E test of course...
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