duane0001 · Nov 4, 2014

Who the F**K does these reviews???
What TowCar.com - All about Tow Cars and Towing Caravans

vilguy · Nov 4, 2014

Does anyone pay any attention to these stupid estimating things?

Datatek · Nov 4, 2014

Where did they get a 3.5 tonne caravan? Power is not a lot less than a P38 so I would expect a similar towing performance and my P38 tows my Hobby van just fine.

vilguy · Nov 4, 2014

its the 2.5 tonne of stolen cables in the pikey van thats weighing it down

Discovery2TD5 · Nov 4, 2014

All the real life reviews in the page are good though....

vilguy · Nov 4, 2014

you actually wasted several minutes of your life reading the opinions of caravanners?

Discovery2TD5 · Nov 5, 2014

How do you know they're caravanners if you didn't read them too!?

vilguy · Nov 5, 2014

because its a webpage devoted to towing caravans so i made a somewhat educated guess?

wattfield · Nov 5, 2014

I wonder what they do recommend for a caravan of this weight? At a towing limit of 85% it would have to weigh over 4 tons!

Scania, maybe?

Yoyodyne · Nov 5, 2014

Datatek said:
Where did they get a 3.5 tonne caravan? Power is not a lot less than a P38 so I would expect a similar towing performance and my P38 tows my Hobby van just fine.

Hobby?

Pikey van!

Datatek · Nov 5, 2014

Yoyodyne said:
Hobby? Pikey van!

Nah, quality is too poor for European pikey's, they all use Fendt

easye1 · Nov 5, 2014

Datatek said:
Nah, quality is too poor for European pikey's, they all use Fendt

they got wise over here now, there all using quality motor homes now....

Brown · Nov 5, 2014

Well, in some ways it is fair comment, because as we know, the performance is quite leisurely in Defenders. I haven't timed mine with a test weight on, but I'd say the timings probably aren't far off. But then if you want instant throttle response you probably wouldn't be in a Defender

wattfield · Nov 5, 2014

Brown said:
Well, in some ways it is fair comment, because as we know, the performance is quite leisurely in Defenders. I haven't timed mine with a test weight on, but I'd say the timings probably aren't far off. But then if you want instant throttle response you probably wouldn't be in a Defender

Maybe so,but what car's going to get a good report towing 3500kg?

honolulujoe · Nov 6, 2014

wattfield said:
Maybe so,but what car's going to get a good report towing 3500kg?

chevy suburban 7.4l petrol

wattfield · Nov 6, 2014

honolulujoe said:
chevy suburban 7.4l petrol

I think the mpg figures might let it down a bit!

honolulujoe · Nov 6, 2014

yes it would be gallons per mile

Bump · Nov 6, 2014

I think it is a calculated review based on mis-information - it says the tow bar limit is 100kg... really... so it couldn't even pull a fat man?

Datatek · Nov 6, 2014

Bump said:
I think it is a calculated review based on mis-information - it says the tow bar limit is 100kg... really... so it couldn't even pull a fat man?

That's trailer nose weight on the tow bar not the weight of the trailer

honolulujoe · Nov 6, 2014

100kg! pah, my suburban - sadly only a 5.7 - has a maximum tongue weight of 250 kg weight carrying and a lot more weight distributing

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