Hi, I have lurked for a long time so this is my first post! We have an eriba triton 420 1999. We currently have a Renault scenic 1.6 petrol 2005, this tows fine on the flat but really struggles on hills, we are thinking of buying a Renault scenic 1.5 dci 110 , would you recommend this model as a replacement for us? Do you think it would perform better than our current car, all help gratefully received

The two engines have roughly the same power but the diesel has more grunt (torque).

Both have a towing limit of 1300kg but I'd be careful with Renault (and Citroen and Vauxhall) towing limits.

Sometimes when you add up the car's GVW and Towing Limit the figures are above the car's GTW. In effect it means that if you tow at, or near the towing limit, you can't load the car to its Gross Vehicle Weight and conversely if you load the car to it's GVW you have to reduce the amount you can tow.

We had a guy on CT who ran a Grand Picasso and the van he pulled weighed just on the car's towing limit. When he worked it out, unless he reduced the weight in his van he couldn't legally allow his wife to sit next to him in the car. All he had left was 50kg of load available for inside the car. So before changing take a close look at the statutory weight plate on any potential new car.

We currently tow our triton 420 (1999) with Renault scenic 1.6 petrol 2005, this tows really well on the flat but struggles on hills, we are thinking of buying replacement Renault scenic 1.5 dci 2015, Does anyone have experience using this model? I think it makes a difference what registration year as the very latest models seem to have more towing capacity, all help appreciated - Eribee

Try this site for compatibility, its usually pretty good.
https://towcar.info/GB/
Dave

Hi, I tow a troll with a Scenic 1.6 dci 130bhp engine, I'm aware of the max towing weight and although I've never used a weigt bridge I know we should be careful. The engine is fine though and tows well even in 6th gear. We previously had a Citroen Grand Picasso 1.6dci 110bhp. The 130bhp engine is much stronger though.

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We currently tow our triton 420 (1999) with Renault scenic 1.6 petrol 2005, this tows really well on the flat but struggles on hills, we are thinking of buying replacement Renault scenic 1.5 dci 2015, Does anyone have experience using this model? I think it makes a difference what registration year as the very latest models seem to have more towing capacity, all help appreciated - Eribee

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Good evening Eribee
Beryl, my other half has seen your blog. Yes go for it. I am an ex Renault man over 40 years and my present Scenic 106 Dynamique is a superb towing car. Previously we had a Hymer 390 Nova and it pulled it all over France. With the Eriba my fuel consumption on the computer read out is around 43 plus mpg. Do not buy the lower spec cars and if possible a Privilege is the one to get. The grand Scenic is only worth a few hundred more. We are both oldies but do the trip to North Wales from the SW of France in two days and 992 miles
each way without any back pain. Dafydd and Beryl

Question for Dafydd and Tomored, Hi, thanks for the reply, can you tell me what year your car is? (This forum is so brilliant),

Yes Eribee my car is a 2013 Renault Megane 1.5 dci Dynamique Tom Tom Sports Tourer ,and like I said she tows beautifully.

We have a Triton 430 and a Megane 1.2 and according to the webpage above, it's a perfect match and DH says he doesn't notice the caravan behind.

Slightly of topic with the Renault scenic, however my previous Dacia Duster had the Renault 1.5 dci 110 block under its bonnet (Dacia is owned by Renault), it pulled my Famila 320 1050kg with ease. It was a superb engine, plenty of torque and very reliable.

Thanks to everyone for all the help, the deed has been done and we have traded in for a Scenic 1.6 dci. 130 2015 Other half had the previous one for 12 years and loved it, we had a raclet quick stop trailer tent, and bikes and the petrol scenic didn't feel it at all, I wasn't so keen on driving position but he is tall and I am short! He has a bad back and had previously bought a car he was subsequently unable to drive so scenic again now was his preferred option. Brought the new one back last night, it seems to pack plenty of power, once we have used it to pull the triton I will update this thread with a report.

A quick note to say we are just back from a mega hot week in sunny littlehampton, the weather was scorchio!!!!
First time using the Renault scenic 1.6 diesel towing the triton. Absolutely ideal combination, very well matched, couldn't be more pleased with the cars performance