
Would love to get into offroad and would need to tow a Trailer & a small 4x4 ie... Suzuki sj..
Would my BX be up to it?
Depends entirely on what you're planning to tow.Way2go wrote:Not disagreeing but do you not find it strange that such a very high percentage of BX's were fitted with towbars David?DavidRutherford wrote: The BX is not a particularly great towcar. Essentially it's too light
Heavy towing is certainly out but I have towed a 14ft caravan with a BX GTi manual and that was reasonable. I did always take care of the nose weight of the caravan though to be correct so that probably makes some difference.DavidRutherford wrote: A BX is a fabulous car. Lightweight, fuel economic etc, but it's no towcar. I'd say it was built for comfort, not solidity.
If it was a saloon, that wouldn't surprise me as the 405 has a better Cd than the BX. Plus I think the tune was slightly different for the 405 1.9i engine compared to the BX 1.9i. I'll bet the BX was the faster car off the line though.Way2go wrote:strangely the 405 gave better mpg under normal motoring.
Significantly more than 100% actually. Any Series landrover, Discovery or Range Rover is rated at 3.5 tonnes, and even that is limited only by the fact that a standard tow hitch is only rated at 3.5 tonnes. With close-coupled brakes they can do 4 tonnes easily, and up to 6 tonnes if you know what you're doing.Marty wrote:The plod go on a totally different chart for matching towing weights so be a careful not to fall foul to them! They work on 80% of the cars kerbweight as being the maximum you can tow, wheras once upon a time it was always 100% and the recommended maximum was 80% - rising with experience to 100% - some landrovers are rated at more than 100%