towing advise

Year model would help.

The manual should tell you what it can tow.

We had a 2001 Challenger 3.0 petrol towing a 2008 Jayco Flamingo - never had a problem.
Depending on whether you are manual or auto it may just be a little slower up the hills.

you are very wise and reasonable to keep well within the towing capacity of the vheicle, its just a better thing all round.

But to know where you stand, you need to know what the specified towing capacities and such are for your vehicle.

The opinions of others in regard to what is comfortable to tow are most unreliable....there are plenty of people prepared to push the limits of towing capacity and are quite happy to tow fundamentally unstable rigs that border on being outright dangerous.

Likewise do not depend on vage assertion concerning the weight of certain types of van...the weight can vary a lot between vans that look very similar, particularly when people start adding things like water tanks and battery systems and upgrading suspensions and frames..

Trust only the VIN plate for figures about what it should weight and is legal to weigh and a weighbridge for what it actually does.

keeping within 2/3 of the speified towing limits should be reasonably comfortable and if set up properly should allow you to responsibly travel at or near the posted speed limit.

If you plan to tow off road, keeping well under the towing limits is more important.


Pop tops have three particular advantages, alll due to then being low,
they can be parked under and pass under low things, the centre of gravity is lower thus they are more stable, and the present less wind drag

cheers