Suechoccy
Well-Known Member
I've been offered a Kia Sorrento 2.5 CR Di XS with 93,000 miles, manual gearbox. This model has listed braked towing capacity of 2800kg, not the 3000 or 3500kg of some other Sorrento models.
My tow-load is a 1993 IW 505 trailer (1200kg?) and 2 horses (2 x 650kg each max so 1300kg) = 2500kg which leaves just 300kg in hand ... but with my old Fourtrak at 3500kg I'm used to having 1000kg in hand.
So my question is:
Is 300kg in-hand enough from a safety viewpoint or would I find the trailer wagging the car or other safety issues or take ages to crawl up hllls?
I'm a pre-97 licence.
ta!
My tow-load is a 1993 IW 505 trailer (1200kg?) and 2 horses (2 x 650kg each max so 1300kg) = 2500kg which leaves just 300kg in hand ... but with my old Fourtrak at 3500kg I'm used to having 1000kg in hand.
So my question is:
Is 300kg in-hand enough from a safety viewpoint or would I find the trailer wagging the car or other safety issues or take ages to crawl up hllls?
I'm a pre-97 licence.
ta!
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