alexl92 replied on 23/12/2018 16:56
Posted on 23/12/2018 16:56
I am a casual caravanner- in the sense that I do 2 weeks per year, and the caravan we own is stored just 4 miles from the site where we stay in North Yorkshire. Usually a friend has towed the caravan for us as I've either not had a car powerful/heavy enough to tow or I haven't had a towbar on my car.
I'm about to buy a new (well, new to me) car and intend to use it to tow our caravan for the above purpose.
I don't have the full towing licence but as far as I can tell from my research, I can tow anything as long as a) the combined weight of car and caravan is less than 3500kg and b) the car weighs more than the caravan. Therefore assuming I buy a car of 1700kg or less, I just have to make sure that the caravan weighs less than the car. (Please do correct me if I'm wrong)
I'm looking at buying 2006-2010 Skoda Octavia 1.9TDI PD, and the dilemma is whether to go for a hatchback model, which weighs in at 1310kg, or an estate at around 1515kg.
My question is: If I went for the lighter hatchback, would I be severely limiting myself to the makes and models of caravan I could tow in future, compared to what I'd be able to tow with the estate?
Hope that makes sense, thanks in advance.
alexl92