I'm a bit confused about the size of caravan that a Doblo can tow.
I'm not a caravanner myself but I was interested to see If the Doblo could pull a large caravan in case I fancy having a go in the future.
The laden weight of a Doblo is fairly high at just over 2 tonnes but apparently you should go by the kerb weight which is only 1400 kg, which, according to a bit of googling, means I shouldn't tow a caravan of more than 1300 kg. This is confirmed by the plate under the bonnet which gives a max weight for a braked trailer of 1300 kg.
1300 kg is quite a small caravan, or so I'm told by a friend who has been towing for years. His van is 1500 kg and he says it's a medium size van and a large van could weigh 1800 kg.
I'm surprised that the Doblo will only tow a small van.
Does anyone tow a large van with their Doblo or can any caravanners confirm that 1300 kg would be a small van or can the Doblo cope with a heavier van than this?

Hi Rich
We pull a 6 berth caravan which is 1100Kg when caravan is loaded or 900kg when caravan is empty with our 1.3 family doblo ,our caravan is light by modern standards but you can get a good selection of caravans at 1300kg all ranging from 2 berth up to 6 berth and about 6.5metres in length, never go over the max tow weight or combined max weight of car and caravan, hope this helps

maisie the ugly bug said:

Hi Rich
We pull a 6 berth caravan which is 1100Kg when caravan is loaded or 900kg when caravan is empty with our 1.3 family doblo ,our caravan is light by modern standards but you can get a good selection of caravans at 1300kg all ranging from 2 berth up to 6 berth and about 6.5metres in length, never go over the max tow weight or combined max weight of car and caravan, hope this helps

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Thanks for that.
I was told that a caravan of more than 2 berths would be well over 1300kg. So it is possible to get a large caravan that is also within the Doblo's towing limit .

http://www.whattowcar.com/compare.php

You may find this useful.
You should also check out your nose weight limit (weight on towbar)...the higher the figure the better

Tiggs