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frankdamp
Nov 07, 2015Explorer
I'm always amused by all the gloom and doom about towing capacity of passenger vehicles. My aunt and uncle were TT users for the best part of 30 years, and members of the UK's "Caravan Club". I went with them and my cousins many times. Six people in the car and a 20'TT on the hitch.
The car was an Austin Cambridge,with a 1.5L 4-banger (about 50 HP on a good day). We weren't the fastest rig on the road and steep hills were a challenge, but they did well over 40,000 miles all over Europe with that set-up.
Many Caravan Club members towed 25' rigs with the old short-wheelbase Land Rover (2.0L - maybe 75 HP engine).
The car was an Austin Cambridge,with a 1.5L 4-banger (about 50 HP on a good day). We weren't the fastest rig on the road and steep hills were a challenge, but they did well over 40,000 miles all over Europe with that set-up.
Many Caravan Club members towed 25' rigs with the old short-wheelbase Land Rover (2.0L - maybe 75 HP engine).
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