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I'm on my third Shogun in 18yrs and have towed a caravan to most parts of the UK using one. I've been overtaken by other drivers towing caravans, trailers and more than once a horsebox, some in 4x4's and some in cars.
It seems from some of the posts on here that some people dont like 4x4s.
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my previous swift did not care how it was loaded, was always stable. My new lunar likes to be nose heavy. If it is not nose heavy does tend to sway. I have had to stop and move weight towards the nose to make it better.
Have you seen the working of AlKo's ATC? They show it during and emergency avoidance, a swerve on Youtube, its quite impressive. I tow at the speed limit but when coming to a hill, start to accelerate so the engine is under strain before the hill. The car climbs better even though it is losing speed. Without the acceleration before hand, it would lose more speed and I think be under greater strain as it starts to maintain its speed once it is on the up hill. Is there really much use for a 4X4, car or Range Rover type on the road in normal driving? Front or rear will do. Wet fields, steep drives, fast cornering, heavy weights, snow and ice 4X4 but generally, 2 wheel drive works. Friends have a 4X4 for the high driving position but does it need to be 4X4?. macafee2 |
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I own both, and enjoy each car on their own merits, but knowing how good a Shogun is at towing and at wet fields/mud/bog I wouldn't subject my 75 to it. It also doesn't need to take the strain coming up to a hill, it just goes up at the same speed it was doing, no fuss.
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I can't prove and I've never towed with one but I have always wondered if certain makes of coil sprung 4x4 vehicles have the lateral stability to safely tow caravans. I have known a few people come to grief or nearly come to grief over the years.
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Short wheelbase vehicles always perform worse when towing to give the "tail wagging" effect. It can be offset a bit by the weight of the SWB but generally speaking a longer wheelbase veicle is more stable. (unless it is an articulated vehicle, loaded over the towing axle, rather than on a towball at the back).
Don't forget to check those trailer tyres for cracks after the winter lay up. Lots of vans have flipped on the A47/A17 into Norfolk at the start of the season due to tyre failures.
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