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Beefa
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We are currently looking at trading in our commodore and buying a new mini.

What we want to know is what can the new minis tow? We have a caravan that weighs roughly 900kg, will the new mini tow this?

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i think the tower must be at least 2/3 the weight of the towee :wink:

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68matic wrote:
i think the tower must be at least 2/3 the weight of the towee :wink:


LOL which means wat? Im screwed with the caravan and I have to keep the bombodore?

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it means the bmw must be at least... 1350kg. :wink:

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Ah crap now I gotta find out how much the bastards weigh!

How much do they weigh...anybody?? Pleaseeeeee

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lynda looks like you're in the clear.
thats if my rule of the towee being under 2/3 the weight of the tow-er is correct
thats quite funny, ive never imagined a MINI towing a caravan before

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See my reply in the other thread.

If Marvins specs are right the maximum you can tow is....
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Its a 70's caravan that folds up like a camper trailer. You can see over the top of it in the rear view mirror. I can show you a pic if you like.

Im just worried about stressing the poor car out thats all. We will just take the kitchen and everything out of the caravan....hope that works!

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Morris 1100 wrote:
See my reply in the other thread.

If Marvins specs are right the maximum you can tow is....
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Oh crap there goes my leverage on hubby about getting a new mini then :cry:

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Just get 2 of them :)
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At least it is better than a Roundnose, all they can tow is 406.4kg. :lol:
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Getting a tow bar fitted is going to be an issue if you buy a Cooper S given the centre exhaust.

Good luck with it, am interested to see if it can be done successfully.

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This one we are looking at is only a cooper, but has low kms which was what hubby was after.
This is it

http://www.carsales.com.au/pls/carsales ... egory_id=3

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I have a MINI brochure thing in front of me.
A Cooper is rated at 650 kg max @ 12% gradient, a cooper S is not rated.

(I thought I already posted this, doesnt matter :? )
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