[paparata]

I have a 2001 GV Sports Edition 2.5 SQ625 with auto transmission. It has a tow bar which is rated at 1800 kg capacity and 150 kg vertical weight.

I am looking at buying a camper which has a tare weight of 1180 kg. It has dual gas bottles and 100 litres of water capacity. Add to that the normal paraphernalia for 2 I am guessing we will be up to say 1500 kg.

We plan to tour around Australia and will look to camping in out of the way places which are within the reasonable reach of the GV. This would be offroad but not extreme.

I have seen threads which highlight the discrepancy between the towing capacity of the GV... The manual says one thing and red book and other websites say another.

But I want to know if it is practical rather than legal to use our GV to tow this camper.

Thanks in advance

[Built4thrashing]

It will tow it but it will be slow and use heaps of fuel....

[Joe]

Built4thrashing wrote:

It will tow it but it will be slow and use heaps of fuel....

Agreed and get an auto cooler for your gearbox for towing that weight

[Chop]

All I can say is my 2003 auto uses heaps more with nowhere near a tonne behind me on this trip. I would never tow a camper trailer of that size any long distance.
My trailer is 200kg empty, carrying 2 Jerry cans and a gas bottle upfront. 17kg rooftop tent, 20 litres of water, food and all the camping gear. Its amazing the difference from even my work tools in there compared to all this for a 4 week trip.

[tassie jeeper]

Chop wrote:

All I can say is my 2003 auto uses heaps more with nowhere near a tonne behind me on this trip. I would never tow a camper trailer of that size any long distance.
My trailer is 200kg empty, carrying 2 Jerry cans and a gas bottle upfront. 17kg rooftop tent, 20 litres of water, food and all the camping gear. Its amazing the difference from even my work tools in there compared to all this for a 4 week trip.

with all the above your trailer is nearly a ton
i have not towed with my vit as i have no tow bar however i have had it loaded to the hills and was nearly on rear bump stops it was rather under powered.
i would think it was ok provided the breaks work ok with that load and u dont mind going slow (like 80k's at 3,000 revs in 4th) (in manual) and using lots of fuel.
HOWEVER i would not recommend tho's with the alloy front diff housing to be towing a trailer offroad in 4wd that front diff wont last long