Short story of an endless agony:
Bought a Nissan Navara D40 ST-X 4x4 automatic and an Expanda 17.56.2 just 10 days ago.
Were quite happy until we left Sydney and just 85 km away from our postal address (Road Side Assist needs at least 100 km distance) the cooling system blew up.
Towed car to the dealer (dealer warranty) und caravan to Lane Cove Campsite where we are stuck right now.
Just got a call from the dealer and his mechanic saying that our setup is too heavy!
3.000 kg towing capacity of the car
- 300 kg for "max. towball download" (according to NISSAN)
- 150 kg for that solid canopy
- 200 kg for passengers (2 adults and 3 kids)
- 100 kg for fuel
- 50 kg for luggage
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2.250 kg (and that's exactly what our Expanda weights according to a weigh bridge)
I am close to a burnout as I haven't done anything else past 3 weeks than looking for cars, at cars, underneath cars, speaking to mechanics and some very helpful people on this forum ... and telling family and kids that they need to be patient as we will hit the road soon.
Please, tell me if this setup needs splitting up and if we need to find another car or not.
Is the calculation exact?
I need once again your help!
Cheers, Uli
Bought a Nissan Navara D40 ST-X 4x4 automatic and an Expanda 17.56.2 just 10 days ago.
Were quite happy until we left Sydney and just 85 km away from our postal address (Road Side Assist needs at least 100 km distance) the cooling system blew up.
Towed car to the dealer (dealer warranty) und caravan to Lane Cove Campsite where we are stuck right now.
Just got a call from the dealer and his mechanic saying that our setup is too heavy!
3.000 kg towing capacity of the car
- 300 kg for "max. towball download" (according to NISSAN)
- 150 kg for that solid canopy
- 200 kg for passengers (2 adults and 3 kids)
- 100 kg for fuel
- 50 kg for luggage
––––––––––––
2.250 kg (and that's exactly what our Expanda weights according to a weigh bridge)
I am close to a burnout as I haven't done anything else past 3 weeks than looking for cars, at cars, underneath cars, speaking to mechanics and some very helpful people on this forum ... and telling family and kids that they need to be patient as we will hit the road soon.
Please, tell me if this setup needs splitting up and if we need to find another car or not.
Is the calculation exact?
I need once again your help!
Cheers, Uli
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