I have a Skoda 1.6 tdi estate which is able to tow 1200KG braked, maximum. I have seen a Troll, 1200Kg max weight. At present I tow a 1993 Pan Familia which is under 1000KG and very easily towed. What would it be like towing the Troll? Would the car struggle etc. I know the Caravan Club suggest a lower weight to tow.

I'm a tad confused, a quick check on Honest John specs say the Fabia Estate used a 1.4 diesel, not 1.6 and that the 1.6 diesel Octavia estate had a towing limit of 1500kg, neither of which match a 1.6 diesel Skoda estate with a 1200kg limit.

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I have a 1.6tdi Octavia 2013 manual 5 speed and would think that the 1200 weight would be a struggle, I have towed 4 different vans since the Skoda was purchased in 2015 and although on the level it is fine it struggles on hills etc over 1000, the fuel consumption also drops to around 32 mpg, also the bhp is 105 !

A 2013 Octavia 1.6 manual has a towing limit of 1400kg and a kerbweight of 1290kg as well as 105bhp it produces 184lb/ft of torque. Its max vehicle weight is 1965kg. Say loaded for a trip it weighs 1600kg plus a 1200kg Troll on the back, making a 2800kg train weight. 2.8 tonnes into 105bhp=37.5bhp/tonne and the industry suggested minimum is 40bhp/tonne, so it will struggle.
On the torque side it's 2.8 tonne into 184lb/ft = 65lb/ft per tonne and the recommendation is 80lb/ft per tonne, so it would be sluggish.

As the song says " the answer my friend is blowin in the wind"

P1000982.JPG - Bild entfernt (keine Rechte)Update on my 1.6 tdi Skoda 2013 elegance model

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But it struggles up hill with 1100kgs on so more than that I wouldn't recommend although mine has done 119000 miles ?

Personally I always feel that manufacturers overstate the towing limits and they're not a good indication of how to make calm easy progress with a caravan which should be a couple of hundred kg less. Can you imagine your empty car pulling (1290kg kerbweight) pulling 2 tonnes, leaving aside the stability issues, that's what the legal GTW says it can do. I wouldn't like to be driving behind when you tried it.

That's why I pull a 1300kg MTPLM van (loaded to about 1250kg) with a car that has a 1500kg towing limit.