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Thanks for that, a great read for someone like me who has yet to hitch up our van in a fully laden state, that will happen next month and I'm not expecting problems.
Mine is only the 250d and our van is about as large as we could get and heavy at 1800kg laden which is way over the 85% suggested however I am an experienced tower.
My previous car was a 2016 Audi A6 avant quatro 2.0 tdi 190 bhp and it handled the van with ease although I suspect that the 4 wheel drive was the real difference between yours and mine. My GLC is a bit heavier and and a little more bhp
I'm a bit puzzled about the "twitching" when passing or being passed by lorries as with a large slab of a van it's always going to happen just as it does when lorries pass each other or buses for that matter and whilst the electronics on the car, and stabilisation on the van when fitted certainly must help I can't see how it would prevent it completely. Great if somehow it does though!
Mine has the 20" wheels but normal AMG -line suspension and when I towed empty I left it in comfort mode so will have to see what it's like when laden. Good choice of the bigger engine, I thought about it but felt I couldn't justify for day to day use.
Thanks for that, a great read for someone like me who has yet to hitch up our van in a fully laden state, that will happen next month and I'm not expecting problems.
Mine is only the 250d and our van is about as large as we could get and heavy at 1800kg laden which is way over the 85% suggested however I am an experienced tower.
My previous car was a 2016 Audi A6 avant quatro 2.0 tdi 190 bhp and it handled the van with ease although I suspect that the 4 wheel drive was the real difference between yours and mine. My GLC is a bit heavier and and a little more bhp
I'm a bit puzzled about the "twitching" when passing or being passed by lorries as with a large slab of a van it's always going to happen just as it does when lorries pass each other or buses for that matter and whilst the electronics on the car, and stabilisation on the van when fitted certainly must help I can't see how it would prevent it completely. Great if somehow it does though!
Mine has the 20" wheels but normal AMG -line suspension and when I towed empty I left it in comfort mode so will have to see what it's like when laden. Good choice of the bigger engine, I thought about it but felt I couldn't justify for day to day use.