Guest FoxleighFlyer Posted May 21, 2006 Report Posted May 21, 2006 I currently have a 1996 2.0 petrol Galaxy that lacks 'grunt' when pulling the air-brake (caravan). Has anyone any experiences with the 130 bhp 1.9 diesel (manual gearbox) when towing said device? Information on fuel economy would be interesting! Quote
Guest MATT jr Posted May 21, 2006 Report Posted May 21, 2006 we have a 1.9TDI 115 auto - and it tows very well. you have an extra 15 bhp, so you should be fine, what weight is your van? MJR Quote
Guest FoxleighFlyer Posted May 22, 2006 Report Posted May 22, 2006 Thanks. We have a Bailey Ranger 500/5 @ 1250kg. Quote
shepheap Posted May 22, 2006 Report Posted May 22, 2006 I currently have a 1996 2.0 petrol Galaxy that lacks 'grunt' when pulling the air-brake (caravan). Has anyone any experiences with the 130 bhp 1.9 diesel (manual gearbox) when towing said device? Information on fuel economy would be interesting! I have a 1.9 130bhp, and although having not yet towed with it, bought it specifically for the towing capability. This was partly based on some friends who have a 115bhp 1.9 Seat. There are six of them in the car towing the 18ft caravan which contains 5 bikes the awning and all the usual caravan add ons. They have always said how well it tows, but notice a considerable drop in economy from about 38-40mpg without caravan to 20-25 with. Personally I think that is a very good trade off as I previously had a 2.3 Turbo Volvo 940 that only did 23mpg on a run without towing! Quote
Guest MATT jr Posted May 22, 2006 Report Posted May 22, 2006 Thanks. We have a Bailey Ranger 500/5 @ 1250kg. it will tow that fine! - and yes it is a good tow car. our van weighs 1,350KGs loaded - and we were getting 28mpg - thats when our MAF sensor was broke, dunno what it will do now we have a new MAF. but yeah - that outfit is fine - just follow the usual procedures lol MJR Quote
Tigger Posted May 30, 2006 Report Posted May 30, 2006 We tow with a 130bhp its fine great tow car stacked up you will get 28 - 30 mpg. Quote
Ronnie W. Posted May 30, 2006 Report Posted May 30, 2006 we now tow with a 130 we used to have a 115 and the difference is amazing (I can use 6th gear nearly all the time the 115 would not pull in 6th) Quote
Guest MATT jr Posted June 4, 2006 Report Posted June 4, 2006 mmmmmmmm we just got back from Devon - 230 miles towing. on the way there traffic was bad and took 7 hours to get there - including stops.on the way home it took 5 hours - including stops. on the way there we got 24mpgon the way back, we got 24 mpg reasons being - traffic on the way there. - and i wasn't exactly driving economically. it has no problem at all towing our caravan (which was fully loaded with everything!) ohh, and i also slept in the car on the last night - on an airbed - it was better than the end bedroom (a tent that attaches to awning) MJR Quote
mumof4 Posted June 4, 2006 Report Posted June 4, 2006 Very nice set up!!!..my little 3 man tent pales in comparison! ;) , Quote
Masked Marauder Posted June 4, 2006 Report Posted June 4, 2006 ohh, and i also slept in the car on the last night - on an airbed - it was better than the end bedroom (a tent that attaches to awning) MJR It is not a heathy thing for a young man to be too in love with a vehicle...... :13: Quote
Bigjeeze Posted June 4, 2006 Report Posted June 4, 2006 ohh, and i also slept in the car on the last night - on an airbed - it was better than the end bedroom (a tent that attaches to awning) MJR It is not a heathy thing for a young man to be too in love with a vehicle...... B) On the other hand - Maybe theres a good reason for leaving him outside!!!! :13: Quote
mumof4 Posted June 4, 2006 Report Posted June 4, 2006 ohh, and i also slept in the car on the last night - on an airbed - it was better than the end bedroom (a tent that attaches to awning) MJR It is not a heathy thing for a young man to be too in love with a vehicle...... :P On the other hand - Maybe theres a good reason for leaving him outside!!!! :13: flatulance????? :D B) Quote
NikpV Posted June 4, 2006 Report Posted June 4, 2006 ohh, and i also slept in the car on the last night - on an airbed - it was better than the end bedroom (a tent that attaches to awning) MJR It is not a heathy thing for a young man to be too in love with a vehicle...... :D On the other hand - Maybe theres a good reason for leaving him outside!!!! :13: flatulance????? :D :D which end? B) :P :D Quote
widu13 Posted June 4, 2006 Report Posted June 4, 2006 mmmmmmmm we just got back from Devon - 230 miles towing. on the way there traffic was bad and took 7 hours to get there - including stops.on the way home it took 5 hours - including stops. on the way there we got 24mpgon the way back, we got 24 mpg reasons being - traffic on the way there. - and i wasn't exactly driving economically. it has no problem at all towing our caravan (which was fully loaded with everything!) ohh, and i also slept in the car on the last night - on an airbed - it was better than the end bedroom (a tent that attaches to awning) MJR Erm, didn't we do the sums and discover you couldn't tug the van on your licence? Quote
Masked Marauder Posted June 4, 2006 Report Posted June 4, 2006 No need, I just made that up, I don't know if he has. He is a honest, safe driver though, so I think he most likely has. Quote
widu13 Posted June 4, 2006 Report Posted June 4, 2006 No need, I just made that up, I don't know if he has. He is a honest, safe driver though, so I think he most likely has. I must remember to get pulled by you if I'm doing naughties then! Quote
Guest MATT jr Posted June 5, 2006 Report Posted June 5, 2006 lol :lol: :lol: yes i have passed my B+E car and trailer test. nikpv/mumof4 - maybe i wanted to get away from the parents! you don't know what their like once they've been in the same room for a few days. as for being a safe driver - i try my best, and up to yet - have had no problems/bumps/accidents - which is more than can be said for some of my mates! MJR Quote
tim-spam Posted June 6, 2006 Report Posted June 6, 2006 we now tow with a 130 we used to have a 115 and the difference is amazing (I can use 6th gear nearly all the time the 115 would not pull in 6th)mmmmm....that's interesting. I would guess that there was a problem with your previous car, because if you look at the torque curves for the 115 and 130, they are almost identical up to around 3000 rpm, which means that the towing performance would be very similar indeed - after all, 3000 rpm equates to around 75mph in 4th, 90mph in 5th and 105mph in 6th. Quote
Phil Neal Posted June 15, 2006 Report Posted June 15, 2006 we tow with a 90 bhp tuning boxed 1.9 sharan (5sp) it works well, sits at 60-65 on motorway, really stable, don't know about fuel consumption but it's bound to be better than my 3.0 petrol omega doing the same job so who cares, i'd not thought of the 3.5t total train weight for new drivers, i guess 1900kg (sharan) + 1600 for twin axle would be pushing it, we tow a 1275 all up van though, and have been driving since 89 so no problems :16: and i'm posting this from our awning on the Moreton-in-march caravan club site so top that :P Quote
Ronnie W. Posted July 24, 2006 Report Posted July 24, 2006 we now tow with a 130 we used to have a 115 and the difference is amazing (I can use 6th gear nearly all the time the 115 would not pull in 6th)mmmmm....that's interesting. I would guess that there was a problem with your previous car, because if you look at the torque curves for the 115 and 130, they are almost identical up to around 3000 rpm, which means that the towing performance would be very similar indeed - after all, 3000 rpm equates to around 75mph in 4th, 90mph in 5th and 105mph in 6th. Myfirst galaxy was new only had 8000 miles on clock the current one has done 20000 perhaps that would explain difference Quote
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