lemonstar Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 We only bought the car a few months ago and weren't thinking about buying a caravan at the time but after a week away in a VW T6 campervan we decided to look into a small caravan. We went to the Campervan and Caravan exhibition at the NEC this week and decided the Swift Basecamp Plus is exactly what we want. I searched for info on the Tourer pulling a caravan and found very little bar one not -so -positive review. Is there anyone here with a Tourer who has any experience towering a caravan? I don't want to change the car - we think it's a beatiful car for long journeys (we drove to the Netherlands and back recently) even though I'm not completely won over with 6 gears when driving over the Pennines from Stoke to Sheffield - too many gear changes required! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Hi....welcome to the Forum Not got any experience of towing with a Civic Tourer but would recommend a remap to enhance the torque and flexibility of the engine / gears. Very little cost and would transform the drive especially when towing and would make the gears slightly longer between changes. I used a Tuning Box on my CR-V and it made a tremendous difference to the drive and economy. Let us know how you get on with towing with the Civic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemonstar Posted October 22, 2019 Author Share Posted October 22, 2019 It's a bold idea - I don't know if I dare do it as the car has a some kind of warrantee on it - 3yrs I think. I do have a friend who had his Passat Estate remapped to 155BHP but he drives a lot in his work and some long distances to Scotland from the Midlands too - I've been with him -it's an awesome drive. I imagine it would make a big difference - I'll have to weigh that one up. I've just asked Honda for a price on the towbar (including fitting & electrics) and it's astronomical - £789 fixed, £860 detachable! I want to ask here about the options - surely that price is completely unreasonable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 It does seems a little bit on the expensive side, worth trying an independent supplier/fitter who should be able to carry out the same job but a lot cheaper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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