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Gen4 towing a caravan
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Busta wrote: I've been using Gen3s for towing for 6 years now. They are good little tow cars as long as you respect the towing capacities. A gen 4 should have no problem with a caravan but you have to consider that they are a small vehicle with a short wheelbase so better suited to small caravans, regardless of the weight. Also when you take a low powered vehicle and attach a trailer to it progress can at times be slow, but that doesn't mean it can't do it!
Yes your right with your towing observations, I have a small lightweight caravan weighing 900kg .My previous Gen3 struggled a bit on hills and pulling out at junctions. I would assume the Gen4 is a lot better as it has more torque and delivered at lower revs.
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Temeraire (2018 quasar grey automatic)
One of the last 200ish of the gen3s, probably.
ADOS Attention Deficit Ooooh Shiny!
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If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there
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This should allow many caravans to be towed legally in the UK. And ironically if you took your driving test after 1997 and haven't done your trailer test, you can tow a heavier weight with a Jimny than you can with a Defender legally...
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