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Old 8th February 2018, 08:12   #41
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Originally Posted by rovertone View Post
I've just looked up in the handbook technical data what it actually says and it gets even more confusing.
I only offer these quotes for general interest on the topic and heaven knows how officialdom would interpret it.
In my case my car weighs in at 1620kg empty so I w
ould make sure that I never towed a van more than 1600kg. My van max is 1420kg and I do have to load up the car with overspill caravan kit and it tows with ease however I have had overheating issues on long European climbs so given the notes in the handbook maybe the load does work the engine too hard in specific instances? If the car was loaded say with 350kg, the caravan should be 1250kg max??
How do you read this Harry, my heads hurtin'!
I'll pass on that lot, I just don't know how to interpret it.

I have only ever seen fixed maximums as marked on the car's VIN plate.
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