Member Since: 13 Oct 2007
Location: Camberley
Posts: 2270
Trying to figure out who's the biggest fool, someone who tows a caravan in that weather or the idiot who drowned the Aston MartinWelcome "Lola"
27th Dec 2013 9:09 pm
sean 471
Member Since: 26 Apr 2011
Location: Sheffield
Posts: 2990
While my thoughts go out to the unfortunate person/family and hope that nobody was hurt in this incident it just goes to show that the d3/4 is not invincible especially when conditions dictate otherwise. Hindsight is a wonderful thing but we all need to recognise when it's not worth it. I climb walk mountains and the most important part of it is when you decide nay it's not worth it lad. I also tow a caravan and was on the 66 today and it was no place for cars towing caravans no matter how big it is.
27th Dec 2013 9:35 pm
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Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
Location: The Gaff
Posts: 50979
Not sure why invincibility comes into it tbh ..surely a caravan being towed by a Scammell Contractor would blow over in strong winds 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
27th Dec 2013 9:50 pm
robbo770
Member Since: 29 Jan 2013
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 2294
New model coachman caravan by the look as well,
This is the disadvantage of all the new vans mass weight dropping to around 1500kg average, with the volume of side wall with the winds at the level recently, it will try and fly eventually!!!!FFRR SC 4.2
Member Since: 13 Aug 2009
Location: Not London Anymore (or the US for that matter)
Posts: 1929
It's all the government's fault, clearly.PAGODA
27th Dec 2013 10:06 pm
MHP
Member Since: 31 Dec 2011
Location: lydd
Posts: 2776
there's one down are way that was blown over while parked up on someone's drive way 2009 Discovery 3 HSE - Gone
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27th Dec 2013 10:26 pm
sean 471
Member Since: 26 Apr 2011
Location: Sheffield
Posts: 2990
I still think its a fair point. I just wonder how many out there thinks the d3/4 can tow in any conditions and drive in any conditions. Most of us know the disco can't beat the law of physics but sure some think it can. A friend of mine got rammed by one last winter apparently she was going way too fast up a hill and when she got to the top she could not stop the disco and ploughed into his car. Yes it can happen to any other car. But maybe some people think the disco can cope with every condition.
28th Dec 2013 8:56 am
dantheman
Member Since: 12 Mar 2010
Location: Essex
Posts: 1739
Stupid as it was to tow in those winds the disco is still on its wheels. Many other cars would have been on their roofs.
28th Dec 2013 9:21 am
M3DPO
Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
Location: Notts.
Posts: 8244
......and that shows it is invincible.
I used to own a caravan park and storage business, once when the wind was very extreme (80mph winds) I closed the park, one customer threatened to sue me if I did not allow him to take his 'van out of storage I let him take it and he traveled less than 2 miles before it and his car was on its side. It is stupidity like this that puts up the cost of all insurance and in my opinion insurance companies should not pay out, after all it is not an accident, but caused by incompetence.It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
28th Dec 2013 12:06 pm
Andy Foster
Member Since: 27 Dec 2009
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 6551
Missed 2 days holiday earlier this year due to not wanting to tow in high winds. In the end it's just not worth it. Not only do you run the risk of damage to your own setup but you are putting other people at risk also.
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