Vehicle towing capacities

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Originally Posted by Tombie

Go on the Caravaners forum - that’s an eye opener.

They all insist on WDHs, belittle LR owners for not using them, and many there think if the combo is safe at 80 but not 100 then it’s just safe to haul along at 80 everywhere.

When I indicated that means the combination is inherently unstable and unsafe I was met with much abuse.

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Yeah, that place is a hoot. Hive mentality at its best and I’m sure most that are on it are just there for the confirmation bias they get from the place to make them feel better about their setups.

Did a quick google - holy ****. Won’t be signing up there!
Well done for defending the marque Tombie.

Ironically the guy with ‘don’t argue with idiots...’ in his signature seems one of the furthest from reality!

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Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Certainly do seem to be a lot of people out their whose rigs are way over the GCM and think it's okay to speed and generally behave like racing drivers.

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And there are heaps of others that sit on around 85km/hr,in a 100km/hr zone,hold everybody up,just to save fuel.

Just had a stickybeak on the Caravaners forum as I haven't been on there since looking for some info to help a friend choose a caravan a year ago. Not much has changed!
I went through the "WDH with air suspension - Please explain" thread, and was gobsmacked. It looked like you were arguing with 'WDH religious zealots' Tombie, so no wonder they were unable to comprehend what you were talking about. It was plainly obvious that none of the biggest Land Rover detractors on that thread had ever towed with an air-suspended Land Rover product. It would be interesting to see if their viewpoint changed if they were given the opportunity. Each to their own I guess. I had a similar experience trying to explain what the Terrain Response System can do to a colleague, and then took them offroading for a demo. That lovely little package tends to blow peoples minds!

I have attached a photo of my mates D4 with his new caravan. Back in the day, he used to have a Series 1 Land Rover ute with a V8 he dropped into it to tow his race car. When the Series 1 went, he put the V8 into a Series 2 to do the same. He isn't racing anymore, but has had quite a few performance cars since then.

Not last Xmas but the Xmas before he mentioned his Subaru was having a tough time on the hills towing his camper trailer on his holidays. He was thinking of what to upgrade to, so I offered him my D3 to try out for a fortnight for his next trip. When he came back he and his wife went looking at all sorts of different tow tugs (he wasn't set on any brand) and eventually settled on a newish 8 speed D4 SDV6 as he thought it killed the competition. Both he and his wife love it, and they have had absolutely no problems towing with it over the last 18 months (both the camper and caravan). I think he has converted a few grey nomads on his travels to the benefits of air suspension and a correctly sorted caravan, weight-wise!