Does anyone tow a caravan with an is220d?

[J m]

Are they ok too tow with ?

[steve2006]

I found this

http://www.caravantalk.co.uk/community/topic/33363-anybody-towing-with-a-lexus-is220d/

A company called PF Jones does the towbars.

https://www.pfjones.co.uk/tow-bars/tow-bars-for-lexus/lexus-is-220-towbars.html

[NemesisUK]

If the car has a 'Gross train weight'  on the chassis plate then it is type approved for towing. If not there it's not legal to tow...

[J m]

Thanks for the replys .funny enough I'll be towing a lunar caravan with my 220 

[Simon Williams1965]

We towed a caravan a couple of times with our IS220d. It was absolutely fine, although we certainly didn't use 6th. 

[Makemesmile92]

When i bought my 220d it already had the tow bar, so i guessed the previous owner did some towing.

So i'd go out on a limb and say u can!

[RoddysLexusLife]

Why wouldn't it be okay to tow a caravan with an is220. It's a well built car that have enough power to pull...

[Grems22]

I use a 220d to tow my lunar caravan and its very good. rear wheel drive good traction to.

 

[Britprius]

11 hours ago, RoddysLexusLife said:

Why wouldn't it be okay to tow a caravan with an is220. It's a well built car that have enough power to pull...

Unfortunately it has little or nothing to do with how powerful or even the way it is built. If the car manufacture does not give a tow weight limit on the vehicle identification plate under EU regulations you cannot tow with it.

I had a Prius a car that is heavy compared to most cars of the same size, and the formula used to be that it was recommended the caravan should not have a laden weight that was more than 80% of the unladen of the tow car. If the trailer was over 80% the speed was restricted. I had a tow bracket made for it not being able to obtain one in the UK. I could get tow bars for it from the USA, but the freight charges were very high.

It towed my Elddis Mayfair all over the UK even up 1 in 5 hills without problem, and complied easily with the above formula. It also returned a remarkable 39 MPG while towing. It was not until after I sold the car that I found it had a tow limit set by Toyota of zero, and that it was not legal under EU regulations to tow with it a trailer of any size. In the USA it is legal to tow with a Prius. On a number of occasions I was stopped by the police for roadside checks, tyres, lights ect and at no time was I stopped from continuing my journey because the Prius was not allowed to tow.

If you have a car built before 1998 you can tow a caravan even with a Reliant 3 wheeler, and it is legal to tow a trailer with a moped "go figure".

The other thing to be aware of is that if you passed your driving test after 1998 you are not allowed to tow a trailer of any description without passing a driving test with a trailer. Also when you get to 70 years old unless you fill in extra forms for renewal of your driving licence you loose the right to tow a trailer. The DVLA do not send out the extra forms automatically they only send a renewal form for a basic (after 1998 licence) you have to ask for the other forms. This the happens every three years. If you have any other entitlements on you licence goods vehicles ect you also loose those unless you fill in a third set of forms, get a doctors certificate (£60), and an opticians certificate (£40), and then your informed your licence is free.

John