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Hi Everyone,

  I'm new to caravans and I would like some help please,my basic question is :-when you are towing a caravan what sort of increase are you likely to see in your fuel consumption on a average trip,I realise that different combinations of caravans and cars will give different figures but its just a sort of average percent increase I could be looking at i.e. normal mpg say 35, mpg pulling a two berth caravan =?

                                        Thanks for your help,

                                                   Tel.

Hi Tel,

We find the Mondeo TDCI drops from 40ish solo to 30mpg when towing the 5-berth van, so a 25% drop in economy.

Hope this helps.

hi waggler, we tow 4berth with peugeot 406 diesel, usually get 50 miles to gallon when not towing and when towing we get around 32 mile to gallon.

Dave & Gill

Hi

 Thanks for all your replies you have all helped a great deal.

  One question I forgot to ask is,is there such a thing as a glasses guide or something similar that the general public can buy regarding used prices of caravans?,when I look at used caravans I never know if its a good deal or not.

  Again many thanks for your help.

                     Tel.