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Sep 10th, 2019, 18:30 | #11 |
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I have the Volvo fit electric Towbar and can attest it is very high quality. Regarding options are you a member of the Volvo owners club? Listed in the VOC magazine are garages that offer between 10-25% off accessories and fitting. On a £1000 tow bar if you can secure the discount it should pay for the membership and give you a good discount too.
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Sep 10th, 2019, 22:37 | #12 |
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There is a lot of work involved with fitting the Volvo towbar, which meets Volvo safety standards for rear collisions. I suspect that a great deal of the cost is the labour time involved and by the looks of it one man would be pushed to complete the fitment in one working day, even with occasional help to move the bigger bits.
I reckon that £1000 including VAT fitted is quite reasonable really for the electrically deployable genuine hitch and electrics. Compare it to the £3000 asked for a stereo upgrade in value terms. By the way, if running a VAT registered business and towing for that business, the VAT element should be reclaimed and the rest of the hitch cost offset against income or corporation tax.
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Sep 10th, 2019, 23:09 | #13 |
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In all honesty it makes little difference you may have an extra stop to refuel on a long trip so that’s potentially £80 - £200 a trip 5 times a year it’s under £1000 that’s neiher here nor there when you look at depreciation a month on a new car and caravan!
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Sep 10th, 2019, 23:37 | #14 |
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If you go on NTTA site and enter details, the five nearest NTTA members will supply a quote, free of charge.
NTTA is the nearest thing you get to the towing equivalent of 'Gas Safe (Corgi)'. |
Sep 10th, 2019, 23:47 | #15 |
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I average around 22 mpg towing my caravan with my D5 XC90, the best I have acheived was 25 mpg. Although they are very good tow cars, 2ltr engines have to work very hard.
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Sep 11th, 2019, 07:49 | #16 |
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When I bought my V90 as a new but pre-reg with 100 mile up, my dealer fitted a witter detachable. Works fine for me. Was half the price of the official volvo option, and had the added bonus of keeping the list price just under the £40K
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Sep 11th, 2019, 08:08 | #18 |
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I thought you'd achieve a little more than that, I'd read you lose about 20% consumption pulling a caravan? Never towed so I could well be wrong.
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Sep 11th, 2019, 09:51 | #19 |
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If the accessory is fitted by the dealer, post registration, the cost doesn't affect the £40k threshold.
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Sep 11th, 2019, 14:10 | #20 |
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I have just done about 1,000 miles to Scotland and back towing my 1,500 caravan and got an average of 25 mpg from my V90 D4 R Design.
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