WHAT IS THE T25's 3 - POINT - TURNABILITY

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WHAT IS THE T25's 3 - POINT - TURNABILITY

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With standard wheels on a standard T25, What is the Turning Circle?

A:- Between Kerbs?

B:- Between Walls.?

Sorry, but cannot find info on wiki or this site.

(Please DO NOT go out and scrape your van on the wall just to answer these questions)

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I 3 point turn ours outside our house, standard 2 car width residential road, dont touch the kerbs, but may have a bit overhang on the reverse bit.
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Thanks for that. It always used to give this sort of info in the 'spec' section of owners' handbooks, but I can't seem to track it down. :|

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Turning circle.
10.7m Std van
10.9m Syncro 14" wheel
11.3m Syncro 16" wheel

from my VW instruction manual.

Dont know about the 3 point turn thing.

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Basic rule of thumb, if the road is wider than total length of vehicle it is possible to turn around, although without power steering it may take more than 3 turns :ok
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Thanks people! :ok

I guess that wraps it up . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . Unless someone out there knows different.!

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Turning lock is better than most cars due to the fact front and rear wheels are relatively close. I can whip right round on any T junction and the circle is tighter than a Hackney cab - been told that by someone who drove a Hackney for 35 years. All that goes out the window with low profiles etc, another reason why the only change I made was to go from 14" to 15" wheels (stock steel 14" VW to Merc 15" steels with a 25 offset) and stick with standard profiles. That enabled me to fit marginally fatter tyres with no effect on turning circle.
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