I have a Kuga too. 2.0 diesel Titanium that pulls our van with ease. Very comfy too.

I tow with exactly the same car..even the colour! It tows like a dream and the electric assistance gives extra oomph..enjoy your caravanning!

@CaravanTrails

4 ай бұрын

That’s good to hear thank you p.s I love the colour 😁

Very nice that'll tow the caravan just nicely happy motoring.

Its great to finally have a caravan channel that has an Elddis Odyssey, so its been really interesting to follow your journey and experiences so far as we have and Odyssey 525 which is very similar to yours. Keep up the great work, we are looking. forward to the next video.

@CaravanTrails

4 ай бұрын

It’s our very first caravan and for the age it’s in good condition inside we are taking it to get serviced next week so fingers crossed they don’t find anything major I have just changed the tyres as they was very old! We are hoping to go away at the end of march for our first proper weekend away for Easter. We are doing other test run in it this weekend as we had a problem with the fridge but we will explain all that in the video 😁

@spracing04

4 ай бұрын

Yes I can remember in a previous video you explained you had an issue with the fridge. Our van is a 2009 model. Check the rear awning rail rubbers are not stapled to the underside of floor of the van. Mine were on our Odyssey from the factory, water ran down them and over the years and rotted the rear floor, so just had mine repaired. I replaced both our tyres last year, they weren't too expensive, £60 each. @@CaravanTrails

My current towing vehicle is a 2003 Volvo XC90 with the 2.4 litre D5 engine and a 5-speed automatic which will tow just about anything and is more reliable than say, a Land Rover Discovery 3. My current caravan is a bit larger than the previous one so the XC90 can handle it no problem.

I like the colour of your new car

@CaravanTrails

4 ай бұрын

Thank you ☺️

Mate you need to get the paint off the tow ball asap. It'll clog your friction pads up.

@CaravanTrails

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the heads up on this I wouldn’t have even thought of that! Luckily I haven’t tow with it yet I will look into it before we do.

@hmoorby

4 ай бұрын

I've always used a wire brush on my cordless drill, then fine wet dry paper with brake cleaning spray.

@adamsher86

4 ай бұрын

I did my towbar a few weeks ago. Mask up the neck part under the towball to you don't scuff that part. Then get some varying grades of wet and dry sandpaper and sand it down, keeping it lubricated with water when doing it. Then finish off by giving it a spray clean with brake cleaner and wipe dry with a microfibre cloth and replace the cap. Doesn't take that long.

@CaravanTrails

4 ай бұрын

@@adamsher86 thanks for this I will get it done this week as we want to use the caravan at the weekend

Just found you guys and catching up , excellent choice of car and colour, I have the awd 2ltr with factory tow bar , right off to watch a few more videos , keep up the videos 👍

@CaravanTrails

3 ай бұрын

Would of liked the AWD and the factory fitted Tow bar very hard to find in a second hand car, thanks for watching ☺️

@davidweston8758

3 ай бұрын

@@CaravanTrails I think mine is one of the last to be made

Nice Car and colour.

@CaravanTrails

4 ай бұрын

Thanks ☺️

On 2nd kuga. Tow a pretty heavy caravan. Pound for pound you won't find a tow car better unless you want a better badge on the front

@CaravanTrails

4 ай бұрын

That’s good to know thank you

£860 wow. I'm getting a supply and fitting for £210 down the road from me. I wonder if it is to do with the make of vehicle as mine is a 20 year old toyota rav4 Diesel is good, yes it is more expensive but a tank lasts a lot longer than a petrol. With my petrol I can get about 400 miles out of a fill tank (55 litre tank) - she's a 2.0 too

@CaravanTrails

Ай бұрын

is it a fixed tow bar or detachable? I know the detachable ones are more expensive, I also had to have dedicated wiring as there are some safety features on the car that is activated when the caravan is attached also had to do it for warranty reasons.

@Bikergirl_40

Ай бұрын

@@CaravanTrails its a fixed one - no that I've done it yet as I need to save

What happened with the fridge?

@CaravanTrails

3 ай бұрын

It’s in our latest video, but the long and short of it is I didn’t no there was a plug hiding under the cooker and it had been turned off lol