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- swanny16
- Member Since: 06 Mar 2017
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- stuart_f
- Member Since: 06 Nov 2016
- Location: Aylesbury
- Posts: 133
Russell wrote:
stuart_f wrote:
I'm going to say you don't need the sticker for TSA because TSA is a standard feature of the car and you don't get a sticker unless you order the optional advance tow assist.
If you needed a sticker for TSA then all D5 would come with them.
No they don't you have to ask for one the same as you did with the D4.
So are you saying that I need a sticker to get TSA to work?
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- Russell
- Member Since: 26 Jun 2016
- Location: Lydd
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- Tim in Scotland
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- Location: Scotland
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- Dave97v5
- Member Since: 08 May 2017
- Location: Cumbria
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- Craigp
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- Russell
- Member Since: 26 Jun 2016
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Today I took my Swift Elegance 645 back to dealers for warranty work. This included a 40 mile each way journey across twisty bumpy A and B roads and along a couple of decent straights both down hill and up.
I was shall I say challenged for time so did not conserve fuel
and I must say that the car and van both felt planted and comfortable.
The tyres on car and van were set to the correct settings and the nose weight was up at maximum and I did have half a tank of water in the on board tank forgot about that when I left. This normally makes the van more fidgety but was happy with it.
I still have not done any motorway distance so cannot confirm what that is like so far
Namib Orange 1st Edition with black roof and wheels.
Privacy, tow bar, drive pack, surround camera, heated front & rear seats, auto dim door mirrors, side steps, remote Pro, RSE, arm rest fridge dash cam front and rear. -
- Dpetchey
- Member Since: 30 Mar 2017
- Location: Thaxted
- Posts: 32
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Hi all,
Having been a D3/4 owner and tow a twin axle caravan I did have concerns from what I had read on here for my first D5 outing with the caravan.
I have a D5 HSE 3l with detachable tow bar, with twin axle Elddis Crusader Tempest. I had my first tow last weekend, all loaded as I always did with the D4, including two bikes on the rear carrier (one adult/one child's bike). Inflated tyres for heavy load, and checked pressures of caravan tyres as always before setting off.
We drove about 50-60 miles each way on a mix of roads including dual carriageway.
I am pleased to report the outfit performed very well, and I would suggest, all be it a relatively short distance and no long motoway distances, that it was equally as good as my D4 was. My partner followed behind for the return trip and she said all looked solid.
So I must say, no towing complaints or issues from me.
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- Peterl
- Member Since: 29 May 2017
- Location: Essex
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- Dave97v5
- Member Since: 08 May 2017
- Location: Cumbria
- Posts: 16
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It Makes interesting reading that some of you find that towing is acceptable with the D5 and your vans but not as good as D4, it has become apparent from reading all the threads that the main problems seem to be with the Swift group twin wheelers.
I have noticed that they all run on smaller wheels than the single wheel vans and that they sit lower to the ground and when hitched to the non adjustable electrically deployable tow bar they sit slightly nose high.
I wonder if this could be the main cause of the instability and if there is any way of lowering the ride height of the D5 ?
Thoughts please.
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- Russell
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- alowson
- Member Since: 31 Mar 2017
- Location: Brisbane
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- PeterW
- Member Since: 07 Sep 2016
- Location: Norfolk
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The brand-new Discovery 5 scoops the top prize at our 11th Tow Car Awards, as we lift the lid on the year’s best tow cars, for caravans of all sizes.
The Disco was pushed extremely hard by a host of multi-talented rivals
We’re delighted to announce that the brand-new Land Rover Discovery is our best tow car of the year, as revealed at tonight’s 2017 Tow Car Awards.
The annual ceremony, held at The Sculpture Gallery at Woburn Abbey, celebrates the top performers from this year’s test week, during which 44 models were put through their paces to see what tow car ability they have.
You might think that with its predecessor having scooped our Tow Car of the Decade award in 2016, that the all-new Discovery 5 would be a dead cert for this year’s title.
But it didn’t have it all its own way, pushed extremely hard by a host of multi-talented rivals – including some strong in-house competition coming from the Jaguar F-Pace.
Every car was put to the test by an expert team from Practical Caravan, What Car? and The Camping and Caravanning Club.
We are hugely grateful to the Club’s volunteers, without whose hard work, passion and enthusiasm our gruelling test week could not happen.
We also must say a huge thank you to Swift Group for supplying a fleet of test caravans, and to Al-Ko for its assistance in preparing the tourers for the tests – stability data from Al-Ko’s ATC sensors forms an important part of our judging.
We are grateful, too, to Witter for help in assessing the towing gear and electrics, and to Milenco for the supply of towing mirrors and adaptors.
What’s more, What Car? predicts the best resale values of any car in this year’s tests, so if you have almost £60,000 to spend on a tow car you know you’re spending the money wisely.
(Nice to know)
Click on link below for report
http://www.thetowcarawards.com/winners/2017-1900kg/
Peter
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- pdes
- Member Since: 11 Oct 2016
- Location: Cambridge
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- Russell
- Member Since: 26 Jun 2016
- Location: Lydd
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