PAS EW 1.3 or 1.6 ???

neilnmonkey · 03-07-2007, 23:25

Greetings all....can anyone help...my dad wants a felicia for him, the wife and one big dog..hes thinking about an estate but it has to have enuf ooomph to tow a 600kg caravan. Would a 1300 tow this sort of weight easily? Or is it best for a 1.6? Either way it has to have power steering and hopefully electric front windows...not too much !! SLXI/GLXI...... when did these features come as standard...its a bit confusing chaps..any one with ideas??
cheers

Jaymz · 04-07-2007, 06:44

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Originally Posted by neilnmonkey

Greetings all....can anyone help...my dad wants a felicia for him, the wife and one big dog..hes thinking about an estate but it has to have enuf ooomph to tow a 600kg caravan. Would a 1300 tow this sort of weight easily? Or is it best for a 1.6? Either way it has to have power steering and hopefully electric front windows...not too much !! SLXI/GLXI...... when did these features come as standard...its a bit confusing chaps..any one with ideas??
cheers

well i got a 1.3 felicia its an n reg so i dont have power steering although the newer ones do, but my car tends to struggle with a full car (prob cause it broke) so i wud imagin it just be easier gettin a 1.6 just to be safe.plus i dont think a 1.6 has the rattling engine like a 1.3

as for the electric windows i dont kno if felicias have them so u may have to look into that.

hope this has helped a bit

Lummox · 04-07-2007, 06:46

IIRC neither electric windows o PAS were standard, both options.

TeflonTom · 04-07-2007, 07:17

i think you're gonna struggle to tow a 600kg caravan with a felicia

Tom_vRS · 04-07-2007, 07:58

600kg caravan! Blimey. The 1.6 is clearly a better option - its quite a torquey engine.

As for PAS - to my knowledge ALL 1.6s had PAS, but electric windows were only ever standard on the Magic model.

KenONeill · 04-07-2007, 13:36

There is no such thing as "too much power for a tow car". Sooner or later you'll find a headwind that you can't even reach the speed limit against.

AndyC · 04-07-2007, 17:51

Not all 1.6 had PAS. I think it only became standard with the facelifted models in 1997. IIRC the SLX has electric windows, but I don't think many were sold.

Andy

Lummox · 04-07-2007, 18:39

PAS is deffo not standard on the 1.6, seen plenty without it.

Tom_vRS · 04-07-2007, 19:06

Learn something new every day.

I did only say I thought...

Lummox · 04-07-2007, 19:41

Well you know what thought did....

daz51 · 04-07-2007, 21:44

"Slxi" models had front electric mirrors and front electric windows. 1600's had power steering on from R or S registrations.

richardsfavorit · 05-07-2007, 23:08

Mine has PAS and electric windows - GLXi - the electric windows were an optional extra, I think PAS was standard from mark 2 on.

I pull a caravan which weighs 650KG with not too much trouble. Hills are the main problem - down to second on some!

tefal1 · 09-07-2007, 20:32

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Originally Posted by Lummox

PAS is deffo not standard on the 1.6, seen plenty without it.

All the 1.9 diesels ive seen have power steering surely a better option for towing the caravan with also.

OctaviaT81 · 09-07-2007, 21:31

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Originally Posted by tefal1

All the 1.9 diesels ive seen have power steering surely a better option for towing the caravan with also.

From memory the 1.9 diesel has less torque than the 1.6 petrol as it's not a turbo unit.

The 1.6 engine is quite strong, I used to have one (without PAS, P Reg)

***DGW*** · 09-07-2007, 23:03

My R Reg 1.6 GLXi hasn't got PAS or EW. The steering is so heavy at low speed, especially when parking, that I wouldn't consider buying another without PAS.

skoda.fr · 09-07-2007, 23:35

1.3l is 750kg towing

all felicias are 750kg 1.3/1.6/1.9 engine means zip! its the capability of the body not what others think pulls. they all pull very well. lob lots in the back and on the back steering gets lighter and lighter.... zero PS wont be noted

enjoy

skodayouth · 10-07-2007, 00:16

We had a 1.6 SLXI which was a Facelifted T Reg, that had PAS but no electric windows. It did have Air con though

We also had a 1.9 GLI D and that had PAS too

03-07-2007, 23:25	#1
neilnmonkey Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	PAS EW 1.3 or 1.6 ??? Greetings all....can anyone help...my dad wants a felicia for him, the wife and one big dog..hes thinking about an estate but it has to have enuf ooomph to tow a 600kg caravan. Would a 1300 tow this sort of weight easily? Or is it best for a 1.6? Either way it has to have power steering and hopefully electric front windows...not too much !! SLXI/GLXI...... when did these features come as standard...its a bit confusing chaps..any one with ideas?? cheers

04-07-2007, 06:46	#3
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Tom_vRS Briskodaholic Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Fenland, Cambridgeshire Posts: 11,034 Thanks: 585 Thanked 373 Times in 255 Posts	Re: PAS EW 1.3 or 1.6 ??? 600kg caravan! Blimey. The 1.6 is clearly a better option - its quite a torquey engine. As for PAS - to my knowledge ALL 1.6s had PAS, but electric windows were only ever standard on the Magic model. __________________ 97/R BMW 328i in Boston Green. Don't miss the new DR COLORCHIPS GROUP BUY!

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KenONeill Briskodian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Normally somewhere in Scotland! Posts: 10,274 Thanks: 55 Thanked 481 Times in 473 Posts	Re: PAS EW 1.3 or 1.6 ??? There is no such thing as "too much power for a tow car". Sooner or later you'll find a headwind that you can't even reach the speed limit against.

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Lummox U18 Automotive Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Newport Pagnell Posts: 21,762 Thanks: 22 Thanked 636 Times in 545 Posts	Re: PAS EW 1.3 or 1.6 ??? PAS is deffo not standard on the 1.6, seen plenty without it. __________________ Unit 18 Automotive Services now open Servicing, repairs, modifications you name it we do it. Cupra console bushes at special price, PM for a very competitive quote.

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Tom_vRS Briskodaholic Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Fenland, Cambridgeshire Posts: 11,034 Thanks: 585 Thanked 373 Times in 255 Posts	Re: PAS EW 1.3 or 1.6 ??? Learn something new every day. I did only say I thought... __________________ 97/R BMW 328i in Boston Green. Don't miss the new DR COLORCHIPS GROUP BUY!

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daz51 Briskodian Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 140 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: PAS EW 1.3 or 1.6 ??? "Slxi" models had front electric mirrors and front electric windows. 1600's had power steering on from R or S registrations.

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richardsfavorit Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Newtown Wales Posts: 487 Thanks: 20 Thanked 33 Times in 33 Posts	Re: PAS EW 1.3 or 1.6 ??? Mine has PAS and electric windows - GLXi - the electric windows were an optional extra, I think PAS was standard from mark 2 on. I pull a caravan which weighs 650KG with not too much trouble. Hills are the main problem - down to second on some!

09-07-2007, 23:03	#15
*DGW* BRISKODA Staff Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Cambridgeshire Posts: 17,113 Thanks: 48 Thanked 166 Times in 123 Posts	Re: PAS EW 1.3 or 1.6 ??? My R Reg 1.6 GLXi hasn't got PAS or EW. The steering is so heavy at low speed, especially when parking, that I wouldn't consider buying another without PAS. __________________ Denis 2002 Octavia 1.8T 4X4 turbo Estate - rebreathed on by Jabba ... 31.93mpg 2007 Fabia vRS - CC, ESP and full leather trim by Seat Surgeons ...48.09 mpg...

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skoda.fr Briskodian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: france Posts: 373 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Re: PAS EW 1.3 or 1.6 ??? 1.3l is 750kg towing all felicias are 750kg 1.3/1.6/1.9 engine means zip! its the capability of the body not what others think pulls. they all pull very well. lob lots in the back and on the back steering gets lighter and lighter.... zero PS wont be noted enjoy __________________ MY Attitude YOUR problem

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