Tow a caravan with you MINI

[AndyP & Lenore]

Albeit, not a huge caravan, but a caravan all the same.

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A.:D

[Burple]

Or if you're gonna stay away from home, choose a hotel or buy a tent and stop pi$$ing off everybody else on the road!! ;);):p:p:D:D:D:D

[PACMAN]

don't do it ..... think of the MINI name if you do :disapprove:

[AndyP & Lenore]

quote:Originally posted by PACMAN

don't do it ..... think of the MINI name if you do :disapprove:


We're not! Just thought I'd post the info up for those who are interested. Besides, you still wouldn't be able to tow with a Cooper S, without an exhaust re-route.

We do tow though. Got a Bessacarr Cameo, and tow it with a BMW X5. Later this season, I'm towing up to Dundee just to clog up the roads around Low-n-Loud's house, just to pi$$ him off.;)

A.:D

[The Dogfather]

I thought there was a Cooper S towbar!

[AndyP & Lenore]

quote:Originally posted by Vidal Buffoon

I thought there was a Cooper S towbar!


Oh! Maybe there is. Me know nooooothing.:I

A.:D

[vintageb3]

quote:Originally posted by AndyP & Lenore


quote:Originally posted by PACMAN

don't do it ..... think of the MINI name if you do :disapprove:


We're not! Just thought I'd post the info up for those who are interested. Besides, you still wouldn't be able to tow with a Cooper S, without an exhaust re-route.

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OH YES YOU CAN!!!!:D...and you don't need no exhaust reroute;)

Look here...I fancy it...

http://www.miniaturetrailer.com/hitch.php

http://www.miniaturetrailer.com/drawbar.php

I have a pic on a hardrive somewhere of this hitch on a Yellow Cooper S with matching van. I will upload it when I find it

I was thinking about making a teardrop caravan for my S...I just sold my old caravan last week..:(

My Dad used to make caravans and showmans homes...and we have a design worked out...very light weight...very small too.

Like that US van with the kitchen in the back.

Think I will go at it....just to drive around Dundee to annoy Mr Low:D:D

mark

[vintageb3]

OK...here's those pics of a Yellow S with matching Yellow Pod caravan.

The clever ones amongst you will notice very quickly something about this shade of yellow

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/241/454419718_6c50605dd9.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/194/454433147_750740f85f.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/227/454420312_df2ef6e94e.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/190/454434227_9c932c499e.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/204/454420650_95a1f93896.jpg

Answers on a postcard.....

mark

[AndyP & Lenore]

OH NO YOU CANT!

At least, not leggaly. I had a wee look at that american site you mentioned Mark. Looks cool, but I wondered how they were getting bye the fact that the draw bar sits directly above the exhaust exit. They don't. It just cooks it!

I had a look at Witter Tow Bars (http://www.witter-towbars.co.uk/) range and they state that the MINI Cooper S: "Vehicle Not Homologated for Towing". Which basically means BMW have not tested the vehicle for towing with a tow bar system, and as such, no specification exists from MINI themselves. If they don't provide a specification, no one else can provide one as they would have to go through the homologation programme.

I think I'm right in the above, but would be happy to be proved wrong.

A.:D

[AndyP & Lenore]

quote:Originally posted by vintageb3

OK...here's those pics of a Yellow S with matching Yellow Pod caravan.

The clever ones amongst you will notice very quickly something about this shade of yellow
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Answers in a postcard.....

mark




It's a very Pure Silvery sort of yellow.;)

A.:D

[vintageb3]

quote:Originally posted by AndyP & Lenore

OH NO YOU CANT!

At least, not leggaly. I had a wee look at that american site you mentioned Mark. Looks cool, but I wondered how they were getting bye the fact that the draw bar sits directly above the exhaust exit. They don't. It just cooks it!

I had a look at Witter Tow Bars (http://www.witter-towbars.co.uk/) range and they state that the MINI Cooper S: "Vehicle Not Homologated for Towing". Which basically means BMW have not tested the vehicle for towing with a tow bar system, and as such, no specification exists from MINI themselves. If they don't provide a specification, no one else can provide one as they would have to go through the homologation programme.

I think I'm right in the above, but would be happy to be proved wrong.

A.:D


Ah!...I didn't say it was legal...I just said you COULD tow with a Cooper S

:D

mark

[AndyP & Lenore]

quote:Originally posted by vintageb3

Ah!...I didn't say it was legal...I just said you COULD tow with a Cooper S
:D

mark


LOL.:D:D

[Burple]

quote:Originally posted by AndyP & Lenore

We do tow though. Got a Bessacarr Cameo, and tow it with a BMW X5. Later this season, I'm towing up to Dundee just to clog up the roads around Low-n-Loud's house, just to pi$$ him off.;)

A.:D


<digs out Spike strips and Land mines> ;):D:D:p:p:p

[AndyP & Lenore]

quote:Originally posted by low_n_loud1


quote:Originally posted by AndyP & Lenore

We do tow though. Got a Bessacarr Cameo, and tow it with a BMW X5. Later this season, I'm towing up to Dundee just to clog up the roads around Low-n-Loud's house, just to pi$$ him off.;)

A.:D


<digs out Spike strips and Land mines> ;):D:D:p:p:p





LOL:D:D:D