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Subject Topic: could anyone. kindly help
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Personsupertrooper78
19/5/2016 at 12:00am
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I would like to purchase a 2 berth caravan, we would be towing with a BMW 320d which weights 2000kg, what is the maximumwweight of a caravan I can tow safely.


Persontango55
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If you are working on the advice of a safe match of 85% for novices then you are looking for a caravan with an MTPLM of 1700 kgs.
You can do the check yourself by using an online percentage calculator.


Here


Personsupertrooper78
19/5/2016 at 12:29am
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Thankyou for the reply I did forget to say we can't go over 3500kg combined weight


Persontango55
19/5/2016 at 12:34am
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That's easy to work out. 3500 minus 2000 equals 1500 so that would be the maximum weight (MTPLM) you would be able to tow legally which the match would be 75%. A Coachman Amara 450 2 berth with the end washroom would be in that category weighing in around 1350 kgs.


Personsupertrooper78
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Thankyou tango very much,   


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Persondiesel steve
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a 320d bmw does not have a kerb weight anywhere near 2000kgs,


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What Internet site would be best for me to find the kerb weight please.


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19/5/2016 at 7:05am
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Thankyou all for your help, I've sorted it now


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Mines a 318i and the caravans got a mtplm of 1200kg 83% with yours being a deisel should be a bit more


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Personyrret
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Kerb weight for a petrol is 1435kg if that helps


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Try this


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Quote: Originally posted by Kelper on 19/5/2016
Try this


I conducted a check with my car and caravan using the above website and the results returned were a match of 80% and yet if I do my own calculation with the percentage calculator the result is 84% which I would consider is to be more the true figure. 4% weight wise is a big difference so I would take the information with a pinch of salt especially as they ask for a financial contribution of £2.50 at the bottom of the page. The percentage calculator can be used any time for free which is more accurate providing you enter the correct details.



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