E90 318D Towing

Nevtiger · 05-26-2009, 11:02 AM

I thought i would share some of my experience of towing with my 318D over this last weekend.

I previously owned a Discovery 2 and had used that to tow my Bowler Tomcat to events but having got rid of it and only needing to tow an Avenger Tiger or Sunbeam Lotus i thought i would give the 318D a go.........

I had a Brink removable swan neck fitted with dedicated electrics which cost £415 fitted.

I went to Croix Le Ternois at the weekend towing a 14ft Brian James with the Tiger on board. Not sure of the weight but about 1500Kilos max. The BMW towed very well but these are the points i noticed:

Enough power/torque to tow at 50 -60 mph
drops off on hills easily meaning a fair few gear changes which i suspect a 320D would not need
Cruise made towing very nice on motorways
I managed 34mpg - Disco never did that ever let alone towing....
The car is not low geared enough to pull away on any incline with slipping the clutch a bit too much!

Other than those observations the car worked as well as it does when hairing around normally! To be honest i was surpised at how well it did cope with the 500 mile trip.

Cheers

Nev

Beaky · 05-26-2009, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Nevtiger

drops off on hills easily meaning a fair few gear changes which i suspect a 320D would not need

Get it remapped - job done

You won't regret it

fastloop · 05-26-2009, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Nevtiger

I had a Brink removable swan neck fitted with dedicated electrics which cost £415 fitted.

Nev, any chance you could post a few pics of the towbar fitted and removed? I would be quite interested to see how the Brink one looks compared to the BMW retractable one that cost a minor fortune retrofitted?

Nevtiger · 05-28-2009, 01:30 PM

Sure give me a day or two.

Nev

05-26-2009, 11:02 AM	#1
Nevtiger Enlisted Member 7 Rep 47 Posts Drives: F30 330d MSport Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Andover iTrader: (0)	E90 318D Towing I thought i would share some of my experience of towing with my 318D over this last weekend. I previously owned a Discovery 2 and had used that to tow my Bowler Tomcat to events but having got rid of it and only needing to tow an Avenger Tiger or Sunbeam Lotus i thought i would give the 318D a go......... I had a Brink removable swan neck fitted with dedicated electrics which cost £415 fitted. I went to Croix Le Ternois at the weekend towing a 14ft Brian James with the Tiger on board. Not sure of the weight but about 1500Kilos max. The BMW towed very well but these are the points i noticed: Enough power/torque to tow at 50 -60 mph drops off on hills easily meaning a fair few gear changes which i suspect a 320D would not need Cruise made towing very nice on motorways I managed 34mpg - Disco never did that ever let alone towing.... The car is not low geared enough to pull away on any incline with slipping the clutch a bit too much! Other than those observations the car worked as well as it does when hairing around normally! To be honest i was surpised at how well it did cope with the 500 mile trip. Cheers Nev __________________ 330d MSport LCI Touring, Estoril Blue, MSport +, Pro Nav, Lighting Pack with Adaptive Headlights, Harmon Kardon Speakers. AND a 1972 Hillman Avenger Tiger race car
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Nevtiger Enlisted Member 7 Rep 47 Posts Drives: F30 330d MSport Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Andover iTrader: (0)	Sure give me a day or two. Nev __________________ 330d MSport LCI Touring, Estoril Blue, MSport +, Pro Nav, Lighting Pack with Adaptive Headlights, Harmon Kardon Speakers. AND a 1972 Hillman Avenger Tiger race car
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