Christian McArdle wrote:
I've also found the maximum towing weight which is way more than I
thought it was - can I even pull a two horse trailer legally, wow!

Be careful. Often the legal weight limit published by the car manufacturer
is too high for safety and is based on getting the thing going on a certain

There is *no* "legal weight limit" for cars in the UK. See:-

http://www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/group...ds_506866.hcsp

slope. However, to prevent instability and snaking, you shouldn't exceed 85%
of your car's kerb weight, which is usually less than the published braked
trailer limit. An experienced tower could get away with 100% of kerb weight,
but don't do this until experienced and NEVER exceed 60mph with a trailer.
It isn't big, it isn't clever and may kill someone. Instability can bite
suddenly at high speed and it is very easy to forget that you have the
trailer on the back (at least it is for me, as the van is wide enough to
obscure most trailers).

I'm not aiming to pull anything near the manufacturer's suggested
maximum, I was just commenting that I was surprised how much it was.
In fact I doubt if I'll be towing anything in the immedate future.

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Chris Green