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Please tell me I am right in thinking this motor car has no right being hooked to this huge van

Don’t salespeople have some responsibility to ask customers what vehicle they will be towing with?

Don’t salespeople have some responsibility to ask customers what vehicle they will be towing with?

No. But they probably should explain the requirements.


If the customer said, "I'm going to tow it with this vehicle" and it was clearly under-size then they have a responsibility to explain under the fit for purpose requirements.

Jayco at Mildura will not allow you to leave their yard unless the tow vehicle is up to specs.

Terry on Dottles 'puter
What ever happened to people taking responsibility as the licenced driver? Yet another case of unqualified drivers dragging a trailer, adding an extra qualification to tow a trailer would ensure the driver knew the vehicle requirements for a given load and face the same penalties as a heavy vehicle driver would.

T1 Terry

I looked up the model of Audi and it says 2,500kg. I think the van is 2,500kg but that would be unladen yes? What about fresh, grey and black water and all their gear...... when I saw it I nearly fell over.

As Terry implies, buyers should start taking a bit of responsibility for their purchases.
We all research colours, accessories and other options before purchase, one would think we would also consider whether we can tow our new van SAFELY with our current vehicle before we lay our cash on the counter.
That said, don't take for 'Gospel' what a salesman tells you, most are genuine and knowledgeable, but not all.

Just glad we weren’t on the road at the same time.

Yeah that van might just Tare within that range... like just and that's it.

Interestingly however, there are several tow vehicles with lesser brakes, longer hitch overhangs, lesser or non-existent stability management, less torque, less power, lower mass, lesser grip tyres than a Q7... and rated for 3.5T in tow. In fact some don't even have a longer wheelbase for managing the sail area of big Berthas like that, however that's often the only thing of technical merit they have in their favour.

A lot of people don't want to hear that reality though.

Janelle, I am looking at that van and seeing at least a 3 ton van, before the addition of water etc. Our little 16 footer is almost 2 t, because of it having a full bathroom. That one looks at least 26 feet,with a slide out, not a light van at all.
Lance you are right about drivers taking responsibility for their actions. That is definitely not a good looking combination.

I am trying to place that mural. Was the photo taken in Alice?

Sorry, this is all speculation.

Can this be saved for another forum where they have the monopoly on name and shame.