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Jul 26th, 2007, 23:05 | #1 |
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Yet more reasons why I love my Amazon!
Just been transporting a large armchair & a decent size sofa earlier this evening. With the back seat folded & the tailgates open, BOTH pieces of furniture fitted in the boot!!
I'd like to see any modern estate car manage that, let alone one which is only 4.4m long
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Jul 27th, 2007, 12:28 | #3 |
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Sounds about right as I can stretch out & sleep in the back (I'm 6'2") with the tailgates closed. Both the chap I was collecting the sofa & armchair from, & also my housemates couldn't believe it - neither could I to be honest, as I was expecting to strap one on the roofbars. Having that tailgate arrangement / extendible loadbay is so useful & just reinforces my view that nothing can beat an Amazon estate for practicality as a workhorse
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Jul 27th, 2007, 13:12 | #4 |
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half wishing I hadn't sold mine now.
Always glad to hear another story of an old Volvo giving as good as and better than a modern car. I sold mine because I thought it wouldn't be suitable for towing another Amaozn on a trailer which I regularly need to do. I have a 940 with a 2.4 turbo diesel engine which is great for towing just about anything. Tell me, how do you get on with the Amazon towing? What do you think the maximum safe / legal load would be for an Amazon estate to pull? Cheers, Gordon |
Jul 27th, 2007, 14:00 | #5 | ||
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The only thing that worried me was the braking, as I don't have a servo. Fine in normal driving, but with that little lot on the back, there were a few scary moments slowing down from high speed until the trailer brakes were tripped (required a very strong stamp on the pedal....) but fine once that had happened. On smooth motorways, 60mph was fine, but on less good surfaces (even dual carriageways) the tail sometimes wanted to wag the dog above 50mph. My engine is a twin carb B20 with D cam & Simonz exhaust so the extra power & torque certainly helps matters. However I wouldn't consider towing anything heavy with a non o/d saloon as the gearing for 1st will be too high for pulling away comfortably. Also if towing another car of the same / similar weight, I'd want to use a braked trailer of as low a weight as possible to keep the overall weight down. Even then, I wouldn't want to tow that sort of weight long distance, or too often.
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Paul - 1967 Amazon 222S B20 o/d Estate & 1961 A-H Sprite Mk2 948cc WANTED - For '67 Amazon estate - offside rear quarter, preferably new old stock. Last edited by 222s; Jul 27th, 2007 at 14:05. |
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Scruffy is good. Otherwise I'd feel uncomfortable using it like I do in my P1800
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Anyway it'd be nice to have a tax free classic Volvo as a tow car one day. I saw a 164 converted to a tow truck on eBay a while back. The larger wheel base and uprated brakes coupled to a 3 litre straight 6 might be the best option. All the best, Gordon |
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Jul 27th, 2007, 23:44 | #7 |
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yeah, I have a non-O/D sedan and I wouldnt be towing anythign bigger then a light 6x4 trailer, where I live I have enough trouble starting on the steep hills as it is when she's cold. would love a folding back seat in the sedan too, that'd be sweet, oh well, theres enough space to carry lost stuff inside anyway.
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