Collecting A Gti Shell Today :)

[Gibbo GTI 0]

Off to Harrogate this aft to trailer a seam welded rally shell with roll cage and a few other goodies fitted. Gonna be a very long day, leaving Dundee at 1pm, should be back home by 1am Will be worth it though.

[Matt205 14]

My dream.

[notamondayfan 44]

pickies needed and a project thread too!!!

[GLPoomobile 958]

My dream.

 

Wow, that's freaky! You had a dream that Gibbo was going to make a 12 hour round trip to collect a GTI shell? You got your lotto numbers on for this week?

 

[Gibbo GTI 0]

Oh if only it was a 12 hour trip I left at 1pm and walked back into my flat just after 4am!!!!

 

It'll be worth it though Will start a project thread on it with lots of pics

[Gibbo GTI 0]

Pic taken at 2am on way home with iPhone so not the best quality.

 

[TT205 42]

Who did you buy it from?

[Gibbo GTI 0]

Who did you buy it from?

 

 

Martin Eades. Found it for sale on 205 challenge website

[Edp 67 3 Cars]

sweet

[omega 82]

Pic taken at 2am on way home with iPhone so not the best quality.

 

 

somehow that doesnt look very legal.

[allye 530 3 Cars]

somehow that doesnt look very legal.

 

I was thinking that! Surely that massively exceeds the towing wieght of the 306!!?

[muddatrucker 125]

Its hasn't got an engine in, I imagine its pretty light.

[Gibbo GTI 0]

The 306 can tow 1000KG legally, no way the trailer and rolling shell weigh that much

Edited November 17, 2010 by Gibbo GTI

[welshpug 1,666]

doesn't matter, its the MAM of the trailer that counts.

[Gibbo GTI 0]

Peugeot 306 DTurbo

 

Loads and Towing Weights

 

Kerb weight 1140kg

Max Gross Vehicle weight 1665kg

Gross Train weight (GTW) 2665kg

Unbraked Trailer 605kg

Braked Trailer (within GTW) 1000kg

 

The trailer is capable of 2600kg

Edited November 17, 2010 by Gibbo GTI

[welshpug 1,666]

yeah, hence technically you're illegal there, and if on a 3.5t car licence, you'd be at a 4265 kilos and illegal even if the car could tow it legally

 

I guess that's why you were out there at 2AM

 

 

 

 

so what's the plans and spec of the shell?

[Gibbo GTI 0]

I ain't on a 3.5 tonne car licence

[Rolando 10]

i think welshpug is trying to say its the point that the trailer can carry up to 2600kg which means its plated at 2600kg which is making it ilegal.

[Gibbo GTI 0]

Car licences held before 1 January 1997

All drivers who passed a car test before 1 January 1997 retain their existing entitlement to tow trailers until their licence expires. This means they are generally entitled to drive a vehicle and trailer combination up to 8.25 tonnes MAM. They also have entitlement to drive a minibus with a trailer over 750kgs MAM.

 

I fall into that catagory

[matty_gti 20]

He's right. I use my mums landrover and thats 2.5 tons, I then pull a trailer with a a motorbike in it which is less than 1 ton and since I held my licence after 1 Jan 97 I can only drive a combined mass weight of 3.5 ton providing the car and its contents weight more than what your pulling.