Congratulations on your purchase...
I guess if you feel you need a tow bar then dealer fit is the best choice.

 

Congratulations on your purchase...
I guess if you feel you need a tow bar then dealer fit is the best choice.

Thanks gatkins
I wasn't sure about the tailgate auto function with tow bar fitted.
I pick it up late Feb. Looked at all makes around 100k but Touareg just seems like the best value.
5 yrs free servicing also.

 

The “easy open” (kick to open) tailgate will most likely not work after installation of towbar.

There are a few recent posts on fitting tow bars to CR Touareg’s which may be worth a read.

 

Thanks Mate
No towbar for me.

 

The way I read them is that a good fitter will keep the hokey-cokey option in operation.

 

One thing also is if fitted by the dealer on purchase then you get a 5-year warranty. If you get it fitted after you take delivery then its 1-year warranty.

David

 

If you get the towbar it would pay to get a brake controller at the same time

 

We are glad to have the OEM hitch and wire harness. Our Wilco Hitchgate tire carrier holds a full size spare, two military 20 liter Scepter cans (fuel or water), Hi-Lift Jack, trash-a-roo. We also use it to stab our winch, stored inside it can also be stabbed in front. Ability to still tow a trailer is nice.
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Good tyres. What are they?

 

@2013 TDI
I have never seen taillights that shape on a Touareg, is that a US variant?
[edit] got it Porsche.. close enough

 

@2013 TDI I have never seen taillights that shape on a Touareg, is that a US variant?
[edit] got it Porsche.. close enough

The upper lights are after market - As we spend most of the time on dirt trails the dust obliterates our tail lights. Same for when we go snow wheeling.

 

Thanks Tonyb
I'll talk to the dealer to make sure this is not an issue. I intend to keep it for 3 yrs then upgrade.

 

Hi Guys
Just put a deposit on a 2021 170TDI. Getting a dealer fit tow bar.
Is this a bad decision as I will rarely use it?

Good move, leave the gooseneck and ball on (yeah, I know it's illegal) that'll give you some added protection

 

Only in some states.

 

Hi Guys
Just put a deposit on a 2021 170TDI. Getting a dealer fit tow bar.
Is this a bad decision as I will rarely use it?

Congratulations, have had my 190TDI Premium for just over a month now, and what a car!. Fitted Tow pack through dealer last week for $2400. Took a full day and lots of work by them on getting all the codes set correctly. Had a quote from ISP for a HR setup at $1600 but the ISP guy begged me to get an OEM. He said the too much effort and trouble for them. Only downside with the OEM is the closeness of the wiring pin bracket to the bar. Looks like that prevents fitting a lockable hitch. Tried 2 and neither could be fitted.

 

Have a CR Touraeg with dealer fitted towbar and everything works fine including "kick" tailgate opener. The car tows well and is a sight more comfortable than dual cabs etc

 

I know South Australia is one.

We were holidaying there once, and our hitch (with ball etc) was attached - but no caravan to be seen. Several people commented that it was deemed illegal in South Australia.

I haven't looked for anything official, but heeded the advice, and as a matter of habit, I never leave the hitch in situ when not in use.

 

Fair enough, good to see documentary facts quoted, many thanks for following up!

TonyB

 

Oh so what you are saying is that the fishing rod holders often mounted on bull bars, bull bars and other miscellaneous bracketry including bike racks and spare wheels are illegal?
I am not a law maker or police officer but there seems to be a glaring hole in that legislation. Or just a lack of execution.

 

Yes agreed fishing rod holders on bull bars would be seen as not technically a requirement for the vehicle but externally mounted spare wheels could arguably be seen as a technical requirement for the vehicle.

Still, the language used in the ADR seems a bit basic. An enforcing officer could spin this to his advantage for judging anything on a vehicle if challenged by a driver to hold his ground I'm sure.

 

As expected, when I took delivery a couple of weeks ago the foot function did not work. Booked in for first service today to see if they can get it operational. Salesman promised it would work as they put a tow bar on the GM's V8 and it works fine. We'll see.
Other than that I love it.

 

I wouldn't miss the tailgate kick thingy if I didn't have it.

No towbar but the kick thing still has a mind of its own, sometimes refuses to work unless I pay with skin from my leg, and is a good way of getting an uppercut to the chin when it finally works and you have a heavy box in your hands.

Maybe it's user error 🤪