overland16 Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 I have a 2011 2.0 litre diesel Titanium (163hp). The drive at our house is relatively steep (roughly a 1 in 8 slope) and I have to reverse the caravan up on to it. I've found a few comments on the internet that the reverse gearing on the S Max is not great for towing, although these all seem to refer to the pre 2010 models. I used a friend's Discovery to get the van onto the drive and, of course, it was easy! However, before I incur the cost of having a towbar installed on the S Max is anybody able to comment on ability of the S Max to reverse a (1200kg caravan) up such a slope. Thanks for any comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregers Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 why not get a caravan mover?or a winch. saves the gearbox on the smax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overland16 Posted June 3, 2014 Author Share Posted June 3, 2014 Thanks for the reply. I appreciate your advice but is anybody able to comment on the reversing capability of the S-Max? the distance involved is only about 15 metres so its not too great and I'm not keen on spending c£800 on a mover although it would be cheaper than having to replace a gearbox/ clutch/dual mass flywheel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitheeee Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Three years ago i made the change from a 3ltr Grand Cherokee 215bhp to an smax 2.0 140bhp, i have to admit that i was more than dubious about its performance especially as my twinaxle is just under 1600kg! And i have to admit that i've been very impressed with its towing ability and holds a good speed on some decent gradients as recently tested on the A30. As for reverse i've never had a problem even whilst reversing onto steep pitches (although never over 15 metres) as i don't have a mover fitted its the only way to move it and even when pivoting on the axles it doesnt struggle, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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