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Gwaredd
Thursday 17th February 2005, 21:56
In the handbook it says to check the plate on the inner wing, which says it weighs 1970KG's!!! Surely that's not right! That's only 20KG's lighter than my Transit! :eek:

It goes too well to weigh any more than 1600KG's. Anyone know?

Gwaredd.

lance
Friday 18th February 2005, 01:36
In the handbook it says to check the plate on the inner wing, which says it weighs 1970KG's!!! Surely that's not right! That's only 20KG's lighter than my Transit! :eek:

It goes too well to weigh any more than 1600KG's. Anyone know?

Gwaredd.

I may be wrong but I thought about 1550 to 1650 kg aprox so a very accurate guess,
1970kg sounds way over the top! surelly thats its towing weight or a AWD version.'

Wobbly Dave
Friday 18th February 2005, 12:21
When ever anyone asks me I say 1.7 tonnes.

chriskay
Friday 18th February 2005, 14:15
O.K., the figure on the plate is the gross vehicle weight. In my case (855 T5) it's 2020Kg. This is total weight fully loaded. The handbook says the kerb weight is on the registration document, but it isn't. I phoned Volvo & they told me the kerb weight of mine is 1485Kg., so the total permitted load would be 535Kg. Hope that helps.
Cheers, Chris.

Gwaredd
Friday 18th February 2005, 18:54
Aah, Cheers for that. I saw on a yank website (they love there T5's too!) that they weigh 3200lbs, which worked out to be approx 1475Kgs. Not a bad weight at all for a tank!

I noticed today that the T5 is lower & narrower than my sister-in-law's Mk5 Golf, so they're not as big as you think they are!

Cheers,

Gwaredd.

pault5
Saturday 19th February 2005, 00:18
hi all,
found this site recently:http://www.wisebuyers.co.uk/motoring/
has specs for most cars, exept an 850 t5 !!!
paul.

kmb
Tuesday 24th March 2015, 23:29
Bit of a thread revival here, a couple of weeks back I had a new Golf estate as a hire car, at my parent's house I parked it next to my 850 T5 and was completely shocked... with both front ends level it was the same length, yet the Golf was both taller and wider!

When I popped in to see the folks, I mentioned this to my father, he didn't believe it and had to come out and see for himself.

Cars are indeed much bigger now!

merc85
Tuesday 24th March 2015, 23:35
1475kgs there abouts depending on spec

darzmat
Tuesday 24th March 2015, 23:42
My 855 T5 weighed bang on 1500kg. At the local weigh bridge.
Had it up to 1980kg with scrap in the back

AcidicDavey
Tuesday 24th March 2015, 23:48
Bit of a thread revival here, a couple of weeks back I had a new Golf estate as a hire car, at my parent's house I parked it next to my 850 T5 and was completely shocked... with both front ends level it was the same length, yet the Golf was both taller and wider!

When I popped in to see the folks, I mentioned this to my father, he didn't believe it and had to come out and see for himself.

Cars are indeed much bigger now!

TBH kmb, a MK3 Golf estate (so the one around when the 850 was new) was only 20cm shorter than the current MK7 estate.
MK3 Golf Estate: 4340 mm
MK7 Golf Estate: 4562 mm
850: 4720 mm

Anyway, I've had my V70 AWD auto on a weighbridge. With me at 75kg, about 15-20 litres of fuel and a 20kg spare wheel it was 1720kg :)

Dangerous Dave
Wednesday 25th March 2015, 00:03
Bit of a thread revival here....
Just a bit..... last post was only 10 years ago LOL


Cars are indeed much bigger now!
Explains why it seems more people have trouble driving and parking cars these days.

MaxTS
Wednesday 25th March 2015, 09:02
From my knowledge the 850 estates are under 1,500kg's and the AWD's are 1650 or there abouts.
it's funny as my mate has a stage 2 TT 225 Quattro which is a small coupe and it is 15KG's heavier than my Volvo saloon. These car's are really not that heavy for the size

LeeT5
Wednesday 25th March 2015, 09:04
Just a bit..... last post was only 10 years ago LOL


Explains why it seems more people have trouble driving and parking cars these days.

Don't make excuses for people's sh it driving Dave! I used to drive Artics when I did agency driving and I managed to reverse park, negotiate corners without going up kerbs etc etc No problem. Seems, there are a large minority of car drivers that can't even do that.
Has nothing to do with the size of the vehicle.

jamesy12345
Wednesday 25th March 2015, 09:13
Bit of a thread revival here, a couple of weeks back I had a new Golf estate as a hire car, at my parent's house I parked it next to my 850 T5 and was completely shocked... with both front ends level it was the same length, yet the Golf was both taller and wider!

When I popped in to see the folks, I mentioned this to my father, he didn't believe it and had to come out and see for himself.

Cars are indeed much bigger now!

Have you tried parking your car next to a new 'Mini'......they are not mini!

kmb
Wednesday 25th March 2015, 09:33
TBH kmb, a MK3 Golf estate (so the one around when the 850 was new) was only 20cm shorter than the current MK7 estate.
MK3 Golf Estate: 4340 mm
MK7 Golf Estate: 4562 mm
850: 4720 mm

Anyway, I've had my V70 AWD auto on a weighbridge. With me at 75kg, about 15-20 litres of fuel and a 20kg spare wheel it was 1720kg :)

Thanks for the measurements, I couldn't see a discernible difference in length when parked side by side.

What is interesting is the way the data is presented (this is unfortunately my daily job), you see I'd have said the following:

- the Mk III Golf Estate is 38cm shorter than an 850
- the Mk VII Golf Estate is 16cm shorter than an 850

I'd say a growth of 22cm in the Golf Estate was pretty significant, but not a surprise, and the only 16cm difference with an 850 is shockingly close.

kmb
Wednesday 25th March 2015, 09:40
Have you tried parking your car next to a new 'Mini'......they are not mini!

My mate has an original Mini 1275 GT, he has a photo of that parked next to the new Mini, the size difference is hilarious!

Dangerous Dave - It is a huge thread revival from the archives... but at least I use the search :lol:

nottsgreent5
Wednesday 25th March 2015, 20:10
http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg598/nottsgreent5/20150124_122420_1.jpg (http://s1245.photobucket.com/user/nottsgreent5/media/20150124_122420_1.jpg.html) mini's were a tad small lol

Doingitsideways
Wednesday 25th March 2015, 21:19
mini's were a tad small lol

The clue was in the name though ;)

Wobbly Dave
Wednesday 25th March 2015, 22:14
more disturbing was I posted on this thread the 1st time around

kmb
Wednesday 25th March 2015, 22:33
Just means you have staying power!

Orca2
Wednesday 25th March 2015, 23:50
The bmw mini is a horrible car, my sister has the cooper version I have only driven it once , a nasty cheap build quality too.
I lovereal minis , I learned to drive in a 1275 Gt , a superb wee car , cornered on rails and was easy to work on, I am searching for one for my kid who will be 17 this year, wow they are expensive ..