blackstrat
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Would a standard P38 Diesel auto tow a Series 3 SWB on a trailer ok?
Quick towing question
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id hope so
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Easily.
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Provided the cooling system is up to scratch should be no problem
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The P38 is rated to tow 3.5 tonnes and can actually do 5 tonnes where the law allows, so a series should be a breeze. Don't forget to lock the air suspension when towing per the owners manual.
The diesel auto is a good tow car.
The diesel auto is a good tow car.
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Thanks guys, it's hypothetical atm of course but it would need tow one at some point so I need to know. The concern was purely because of the comments I keep reading on LZ about the Diesel P38's being gutless - as I've said before this is news to me as my previous one had plenty of poke for a large luxury saloon! Thanks again
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They just have a strange throttle response, all the go is in the last bit of pedal movement.Thanks guys, it's hypothetical atm of course but it would need tow one at some point so I need to know. The concern was purely because of the comments I keep reading on LZ about the Diesel P38's being gutless - as I've said before this is news to me as my previous one had plenty of poke for a large luxury saloon! Thanks again
I tow a 1.9 tonne digger which with the trailer weight comes in at about 2.5 tonnes all up and it goes fine.
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there was someone a few weeks back on a thead about the channel tunnel (cant find it now)posted a pic of a p38 hitched to a huge boat that had got to be 5 tonneThey just have a strange throttle response, all the go is in the last bit of pedal movement.
I tow a 1.9 tonne digger which with the trailer weight comes in at about 2.5 tonnes all up and it goes fine.
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If he got across the channel towing 5 tonne, he wouldn't have got far, they are pretty hot on overweight trailers over here, they would not even have allowed him to turn round and get back on the ferry. Loads of caravans stopped every year
P38 pulling an arctic in the snow... Proves it will pull anything
Range Rover p38 rescueing artic lorry @ worthing road in Horsham - YouTube
Range Rover p38 rescueing artic lorry @ worthing road in Horsham - YouTube
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That's a 4.6 V8 with mud tyres & Kams
Didn't have sound switched on when watching first time, can now hear the v8 roaring away.
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found it
Just give Eurotunnel a ring you wont have a problem, I have taken the boat on a couple of times, its over 12ft high and the overall length of car and boat is close to 50ft
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It's long, but I doubt it's over weight.
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Yeah agreed most of a boat is air or it would sink.
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The lorry isn't a static load though, it can contribute to the pull with it's own power
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