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kfchugo


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Hi all, I am a retired guy (72) so maybe starting my run a bit late. I am trying to sell my home in a retirement village and when that happens, I will hit the road. I have a 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander and plan on buying a smallish caravan. In the meantime, I will be learning what I can as I have never dragged a van about before. Any idea if my Outlander with a 2.0litre petrol engine will do the job?



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Welcome to GN's,
You can download a lot of free technical information and checklists at www.caravancouncil.com.au/

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G'day!

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Welcome to the gang Tony, enjoy here and out in the playground.

Can I suggest you firstly read through the Outlanders owners manual to see all the allowable weights and max towing capacity and it's tow bar capacity if it has one on already. Next, start researching caravans of a suitable size making sure the ATM (Maximum loaded weight of van) of each van is suitable to your car. That's a big start.





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JeffRae


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Hello kfchugo,
 
These are the weights for a new model, yours will be similar. Have a look in your manual. It will be a small van, but is possible
 
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JeffRae
 
 
Weights and Capacities
 
Kerb mass (kg)
1400
 
Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM) - [kg]
1985
 
Gross Combination Mass (GCM) - [kg]
3585
 
Maximum payload (kg)
585
 
Maximum front axle load (kg)
1150
 
Maximum rear axle load (kg)
1250
 
Towing capacity - braked (kg)
1600
 
Towing capacity - unbraked (kg)
735
 
Towing capacity - maximum towball load (kg)
160
 
Maximum roof load (kg)
80


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kfchugo


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Many thanks for the info.....

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Tony Bev


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Hope that I am not too late, to welcome you to the forum, kfchugo (Tony)

It looks like JeffRae (Jeff), has given you some good advice

PS I like your name, (Tony), it has a certain ring to it

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