Edit: What do you judge them for?

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[–] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

most vans are limited to around 750 kg, whereas trucks typically offer much more. Mine can tow up to 3000 kg.

Yeah that’s bullshit. Vans that can do the max of 3500kg are common as fuck. You probably looked at the wrong spec. 750kg is the max for a trailer without brakes, regardless of type of car. There are usually two numbers on the spec sheet, one for max towing weight for unbraked trailers and one for braked trailers.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    True, my bad. Many of the most commonly used vans here can tow 2500kg as long as the trailer has brakes. Anything more than that is rare though. Even many of the other mid-size pickups can't tow 3000kg.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    It may depend on local laws. Here the total weight of the combination (car + trailer) with a B+E driving license is 7000Kg, and 3500Kg for a car. That means you can have a van with 3500Kg capacity plus a 3500Kg trailer. So naturally there are vans that are built to match the max spec.

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