What weight can a K11 carry/tow?

[hollyblue]

I'm starting a new business, and I need to know if I can put my gear in the car or not. I can't find anywhere on the net that says about weight, but I could really do with knowing what it can carry, and what it can tow. My K11 isn't mod'ed and I am intending to get new shocks at some point... but otherwise she's fine.

I really don't want to get rid of my car for my business, but equally I don't want to ruin her either.

Also, anyone know of a good (and affordable) place to get tow-bars fitted in the NW?

 

[karlj]

What sort of work do you do? I've used mine to move house no problem

 

[hollyblue]

bouncy castles... so we're talking about an extra 250+ kgs

 

[karlj]

Oh bloody hell that's some weight... I may be wrong but I'd say that's to much weight

 

[hollyblue]

I was thinking that, but how much is the top end, because I can just get a smaller castle and aim for somewhere under the max weight... 250kg is a helluva lot, my 32" lcd tv weighed about 21kg boxed acording to amazon I'm guessing they're telling tme the top-end weight of castles, because they sell some huge things, like the size of a good-sized swimming pool!

 

[knobbly69]

Towing

I have 1.0l K11 and have towed a 5x3 trailer with approx 150kg and two adults. It was a little slow accelerating but coped on the motorway easily and wanted to go over 70mph at half throttle. Most importantly it coped with hills easily, but obviously a bit more clutch slippage when pulling away.

 

[sleeper_ss]

You could get 4x12 stone geezers in a micra which comes to just over 300kg so you'll be alright with the bouncy castles.Bet it would pull a trailer too,don't forget the trailer is rolling weight.Stiffen up the suspension a little & pep up the engine & I'm sure you'll be fine.
As Karl did I moved house with a stripped out Micra & loaded it up with boxes of records with no drama,in fact the little 1.0 litre pulled well..
Wonder if they do a bar for a Micra?May well be cheaper to rob one from the breakers & get it adapted...

 

[markbognor]

Got an owners manual about - unladen and gross weights are probably in there.

This is what parkers think:

http://www.parkers.co.uk/advice/TowingWeightCalcResult.aspx?Unbraked=True&model=608

310KG - that includes the weight of the trailer.

Good Advice here: http://www.caravanningnow.co.uk/caravanning/faqweight.htm

Worth a read too: http://www.towinghorsetrailers.co.uk/towing_weights_law.htm

Kurb/unladen weights here: http://www.new-car-model.com/nissan/micra/nissan_micra1.0(8495)/

Towbar info:

http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=23288

http://www.towbars-uk.co.uk/product...---------------------------------------------

 

[1275]

A manual 1.0L can tow a 600kg braked trailer and a 1.3L can tow a 750kg braked trailer.

 

[Orangewisps]

I have just dropped 920 Kg of scrap at yard using me K11 1.0S