why do people drive this way?

[Sootchucker]

Limited to 50 with a caravan - you must be one of the few then 

On the M40 last week - I swear, near Banbury, Trucks in lanes one and two (doing exactly the same speed as each other BTW - yes gtiaps, I'm talking about another little "trick" from your brethren  ), Nissan Duke in lane 3 with a Caravan in tow doing over 70mph AND followed by a BMW X5 with a boat trailer right up his boot.

They both stayed in the outside lane doing well over 70 for at least 2-2½ miles before pulling into lane 2 (even though at that point all 3 lanes were clear). Never Police around when you do actually need them.

Now that's the sort of thing we expect from Audi drivers...........(sorry matchboy  )

[dubber36]

I'm pretty sure that the Juke has a towing limit of 1200kg, so chances are it was overweight and out of control too.

[fredgroves]

Almost certainly the Juke is not up to that job. Most modern caravans are ridiculously heavy. I remember looking at some and deciding my Ford Mondeo estate wasn't capable of (legally) towing nearly all of them.

They must all have granite worktops in the kitchens and lead lining to resist radiation or something.

[dubber36]

You must have been looking at some fairly hefty vans. We have a Bailey Unicorn Cadiz which weighs under 1500kg loaded. My Passat tows it very well and falls well under the 85% suggested weight match for towing.

[LRWmotorsport]

Transit tows a covered Brian James/racecar combo at 80.
Swapped the diff to drop the revs.

[dubber36]

Transit tows a covered Brian James/racecar combo at 80.
Swapped the diff to drop the revs.

And whats the speed limit for towing any trailer on the motorway or dual carriageway?

[LRWmotorsport]

60, same as the truck.
Wont tell you what we got out of that on the way back from Knockhill dipping the clutch 

[AndyG]

What sort of Audi was it,I'd have thought you'd have the momentum and upper hand to pass him unless he had dropped down a gear in anticipation in which case he's a tool.
I bet he was annoyed though when you carried on past the him and the van.

[buddfridge]

What sort of Audi was it,I'd have thought you'd have the momentum and upper hand to pass him unless he had dropped down a gear in anticipation in which case he's a tool.
I bet he was annoyed though when you carried on past the him and the van.

Not in my work van..lol and because of this closing the space I ended up getting flashed from a car coming toward me, I had the space just but was only planning on passing the Audi a3

[monkeyhanger]

Every night without exception, when leaving Scotswood Road to go to the sliproad to the A1 above, there is always some sh!t-head trying to occupy my space from the other lane on the roundabout - Some people expect to run a straight line across 2 lanes of traffic on a roundabout rather than going around it. 50% of the time it is some ditzy tart in a Nissan Juke.
When i'm out in the wife's A1, people look at me in disbelief when I let people in or use my indicators  and I get let in far less often than when i'm in my R.