Towing caravan

[Pud]

Hi all

Does anybody out there tow a caravan with a 2.0 tdi octavia 4X4? I'm thinking about getting a van but am concerned that it might cause early failure of the dreaded DMF. Any thoughts or experiences on this matter would be gratefully received.

Pud.

[Marcus100]

I'm on my second Skoda with DPF. The first covered 30000 miles (5000 towing just under 1200Kg), the second so far has covered just short of 4000 miles ( just under 1000 towing). Have had no issues whatsoever with the DPF.

Welcome to the wonderful world of caravanning!

[Browny_37]

He was talking about the Dual Mass Flywheel Marcus.

[rkenny]

I have been towing for the last year with my Scout TDi and I have had no problems. The car weighs in at 1650kg (checked on a weighbridge) and the caravan weight is around 1200kg. The Scout manages this effortlessly. It is certainly a more stable tow than with my last car, a VW Touran with the same engine and similar kerbweight.

This is the first 4x4 car I have owned and I would be reluctant to go back to 2 wheel drive. It just feels very planted and secure all the time. If I was buying now I would go for the 'basic' 4x4 with the 1.6 CR engine (105PS) which will replace the 1.9 PD fairly soon (hopefully!) This would still tow my relatively light van well I think and would have much lower running costs than the Scout. I now get around 42 mpg solo and 30 mpg towing. The Scout has a relatively high CO2 emission figure of 173 g/km - the CR 1.6 should be less than 130 g/km in 4x4 guise.

[Marcus100]

He was talking about the Dual Mass Flywheel Marcus.

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