BUYING A CARAVAN

Submitted: Monday, May 18, 2009 at 16:18

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pommy lass

MY BROTHER IN-LAW WANTS TO BUY A 24,FT. CARAVAN, AND IS CONSIDERING BUYING A NISSAN NAVARA TO TOW IT WITH. DO YOU THINK THIS YEARS MODEL VEHICLE WOULD TOW IT.THE VAN WOULD WEIGH APPROX. 2.5OO K.G. UNLOADED. MY HUSBAND THINKS A LAND CRUISER OR 4.2 NISSAN PATROL TURBO, WOULD BE BETTER SUITED FOR THE JOB.

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Reply By: Cruiser .- Monday, May 18, 2009 at 17:11

Reply By: Member - SR509 (WA) - Monday, May 18, 2009 at 17:33

Reply By: Motherhen - Monday, May 18, 2009 at 17:38

Reply By: grumpy mick - Monday, May 18, 2009 at 17:53

Reply By: Warstar - Monday, May 18, 2009 at 17:54

Monday, May 18, 2009 at 17:54

Suggest to your bro-in-law that IF he really needs a 24' van, the Navara won't be suitable. As others have said, it will weigh over 3000KG on the road and the Navara is not the right tow. 4.2 Patrol, LC 80 or 100 would suit.

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Follow Up By: Member - Old/new Girl (QLD) - Monday, May 18, 2009 at 18:05

Monday, May 18, 2009 at 18:05

As long as the 80 is a 96 onwards.

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Follow Up By: mowing - Monday, May 18, 2009 at 19:05

Monday, May 18, 2009 at 19:05

and the 4.2 patrol is not a ute (they have a 2500kg tow capacity)

Mark

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Follow Up By: kenann - Monday, May 18, 2009 at 22:12

Monday, May 18, 2009 at 22:12

My 1996 80 series is only compliant for 2500kg towing capacity. Toyota changed the compliance about August i believe.
Ken

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Follow Up By: Member - Old/new Girl (QLD) - Monday, May 18, 2009 at 22:16

Monday, May 18, 2009 at 22:16

Ken
Its annoying. As far as we know the difference is the size of the tyres brakes etc..

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Follow Up By: Horacehighroller - Monday, May 18, 2009 at 23:58

Monday, May 18, 2009 at 23:58

Kenann, my 1990 80 series 1HZ was 3,oooKG.

Is yours Petrol?

Peter

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Follow Up By: Member - Old/new Girl (QLD) - Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 09:11

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 09:11

Peter
Its a factory T/D. Ive had a gutt full of the damn thing. I wander what the differance from yours to ours is. We went to buy a family van to live in while over WA but had to stay with a smaller one. Pretty jacked off with the situation.

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Follow Up By: kenann - Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 15:25

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 15:25

Peter
Mine is a standard 4.2 diesel. I purchased a 2.2t caravan and it was only when i noticed that the towbar showed a capacity of 2.25t that i checked into it further. I believe that it was only the 96 model that they downgraded to 2.5t and then only until August when they changed the compliance plate due to outcry (and probably loss of sales.) The towbar manufacturer deliberately kept the recommended weight on his towbar down as a safeguard but did send me a sticker with 2.5t to satisfy vehicle inspection requirements.
As this still didnt give me enough tolerance to tow the van it gave me the excuse to buy the new LC200. A pity in some ways as in 350000 kms have had only to replace the back door latch.
Ken