Grumpy Grandad

Hi Keith. Thanks for your quick response. You've pretty well confirmed what I suspected about the brakes. We will just keep towing the Fiat though, as a trailer would put too much weight on to the rear axle of the motorhome. It's also something else to find a home for. Stuart

Hi. At the moment we tow a Fiat 500 behind our motorhome using a fully braked A-frame. This applies the car brakes by using a Bowden cable from the over run hitch. We are considering using our Automatic car instead. Obviously I know that we can't tow it with an A-frame, but we could if we used a braked Towing dolly as this would take the front wheels off the ground. My concern though is that the car braking system would not be operated, only the two wheels on the dolly. This would mean that the full weight of the car would in effect be pushing the motorhome when braking. Is there any way around this please. Stuart

We also have two Gaslow bottles and we installed the Autogas app on the phone. We have never had any problems finding gas stations. We shop around for the best price, as it can vary between 125p per litre and 75p. Morrisons is the cheapest at the moment in our area Stuart

Hi Alan. Ours also came with a bungee cord to fasten on to the seat frame. No one can work out what went wrong, but, possibly the front brakes were slightly binding, and as they got hotter, and therefore tighter, the brakes ended up being virtually locked on solid. The rear wheels however were perfectly ok. One of the mysteries of life perhaps. With some trepidation we are taking the car with us again later this week. Stuart

Hi. Due to both of us having mobility issues, we now tow a Fiat 500 behind our motorhome, using an A-frame. The A-frame was supplied and fitted by a well known Tow bar and A-frame manufacturer. We have towed the car all over the country without any problems, until 4 weeks ago. The braking system works on the over run principal, similar to a caravan or trailer. We towed the car from the North East to Kendal with no problems at all. We then left for a trip down to Southport. After travelling for about 50 miles down the M6 we were flagged down by a very friendly passing HGV driver, and found that we had suffered a front nearside wheel blowout on the car. We were then recovered to National tyres at Preston where it was found that the other front tyre was also shot. Both front wheel brakes were completely locked on. The car was then transported to our home where I put on new wheel discs, new pads and, new callipers on both sides. It was then found that the outer cv joints on both wheels had been damaged, so it was then transported to our local garage. They then found that the abs cable had also been damaged. The car is now back on the road and drives perfectly ok, but, we are now very cautious about putting it back onto the motorhome. I hasten to add that I always check that the steering lock is disengaged, handbrake off, and out of gear. and that the bowden cable for the over run brake system has sufficient slack. I appreciate that we can all make mistakes, but has anyone any ideas please as to what could have gone so terribly wrong. Stuart