Jeep/estate car wanted

[stevieturbo]

CT177 plated to 3500kg? No estate car or smaller SUV is going to legally tow that, will need to be a proper 4x4 for the job.

As long as you're within the cars legal limit, the plated weight doesn't matter so much. Some trailers are heavier than others too which soaks up some of your limit, CT177 is fairly heavy at 805kg already.

I bought an A6 Allroad last year with towing in mind. It has about the highest rating of any car I could find at 2500kg. As you say, it's mostly jeeps or a few vans that will see higher ratings. But even a lot of vans are only rated for a couple of ton too.
Most cars around 2000kgs, maybe 2100kgs was their limit

Many will be perfectly fine towing....but to keep within the rules is a different matter, however many interpretations of the rules there are.

 

[gary1365]

How much does a ct177 weigh unladen slightly less than a ton?

 

[jordan 375]

Even considering a small van to do me a while

After Christmas I'll have a 2006 X5 3.0d manual available. Black with black heated leather.

Any update on the x5

 

[c_rad]

2007 Honda CRV 2.2CDTi
172k
MOT October 2022

Can PM pics if interested. Only had a set of front pads fitted before Christmas. Bought to get me to work and back, selling as I've bought another car.

Wont be expensive.

 

[jordan 375]

2007 Honda CRV 2.2CDTi
172k
MOT October 2022

Can PM pics if interested. Only had a set of front pads fitted before Christmas. Bought to get me to work and back, selling as I've bought another car.

Wont be expensive.

Fire me over a few details bud,little higher miles than I'd like but be interested anyway

 

[stevieturbo]

How much does a ct177 weigh unladen slightly less than a ton?

Their website says base is 805kg.

Similar A4 Brian James is around 700kg

Even considering a small van to do me a while

Any update on the x5

Small vans will usually have a pretty low towing weight.

 

[gary1365]

Their website says base is 805kg.

Similar A4 Brian James is around 700kg


Small vans will usually have a pretty low towing weight.

I’m sure an s2000 with fuel etc will push it over 2 tons.

Don’t know about smaller vans but I know most transit size vans can tow about 2 tons.

 

[jordan 375]

My s2000 is stripped etc but yeah I'd say it'll be around the 1950/2t mark

 

[stevieturbo]

S2000 kerb weight is listed as 1274kg.. So yep, CT177 and a standard S2000 would be over 2 ton.

A quick google on say a popular VW Caddy, max towing on them seems to be around 1500kg. Pug Partner 1100kg

An awful lot out there towing just do so regardless of legal limits etc. Even a lot of guys in recovery trucks, usually the transit style conversions with a tilt/bed on the back, single wheel axle., they have very low load ratings too. But you see them well loaded up a lot of the time.

 

[gary1365]

S2000 kerb weight is listed as 1274kg.. So yep, CT177 and a standard S2000 would be over 2 ton.

A quick google on say a popular VW Caddy, max towing on them seems to be around 1500kg. Pug Partner 1100kg

An awful lot out there towing just do so regardless of legal limits etc. Even a lot of guys in recovery trucks, usually the transit style conversions with a tilt/bed on the back, single wheel axle., they have very low load ratings too. But you see them well loaded up a lot of the time.

You see a run of posts of road policing ni of them boys stopped and done for being overloaded every so often.

 

[stevieturbo]

You see a run of posts of road policing ni of them boys stopped and done for being overloaded every so often.

I see plenty of posts of this on the mainland from motorway police etc...never so much here really

A lot of those single wheel recovery trucks can only lift around 1500kg, which pretty much rules out a lot of modern cars as they just get heavier and heavier.

When it comes to towing EV's, that'll be another can of works, they'll need the full blown 3.5t limit !

 

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@c_rad inbox is full

 

[c_rad]

@c_rad inbox is full

Cleared mate

 

[surprising_skoda]

Even considering a small van to do me a while

Any update on the x5

Only that it's booked in for MOT prep at the start of next week. Will be starting to track down an MOT date (hopefully this month) for it shortly too.

 

[jordan 375]

Only that it's booked in for MOT prep at the start of next week. Will be starting to track down an MOT date (hopefully this month) for it shortly too.

Has it got any service history at all? Even pm me the reg and I'll have a we check bud

 

[jordan 375]

Bump

 

[jordan 375]

Still looking, hardly a motor in the country with service history lol