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Let me throw my hat into the VW Touareg towing ring...
Yesterday I took the family to pick up our new 2021 Ibex 20BHS. We brought it home from Ohio behind the 2012 Touareg without WD and without sway control. The RV dealer agreed that if the owners manual said not to use WD then it was probably not a good idea and didn't try to pressure me into it. With all the differing opinions online, I figured I'd try it without and make my own decision.
The weather was calm, no breeze - no crosswind, no headwind. It was okay up to 65mph but at 70mph the trailer would start to sway. So 65 was the limit - unless I came up behind a semi, then the trailer would start to sway from about 200' behind the semi and even down to 50mph.
The steering was light. Not so light that I would call it vague, but lighter than I'd like while towing.
Acceleration (TDI) was unexpectedly bad. I'm used to the Treg feeling zippy but I had to nearly floor it to gain speed. It felt like I was driving with the parking brake on.
All told, it was a little disappointing.
I'll try getting WD with sway control before I throw in the towel. I'll let you guys know how it works.
Yesterday I took the family to pick up our new 2021 Ibex 20BHS. We brought it home from Ohio behind the 2012 Touareg without WD and without sway control. The RV dealer agreed that if the owners manual said not to use WD then it was probably not a good idea and didn't try to pressure me into it. With all the differing opinions online, I figured I'd try it without and make my own decision.
The weather was calm, no breeze - no crosswind, no headwind. It was okay up to 65mph but at 70mph the trailer would start to sway. So 65 was the limit - unless I came up behind a semi, then the trailer would start to sway from about 200' behind the semi and even down to 50mph.
The steering was light. Not so light that I would call it vague, but lighter than I'd like while towing.
Acceleration (TDI) was unexpectedly bad. I'm used to the Treg feeling zippy but I had to nearly floor it to gain speed. It felt like I was driving with the parking brake on.
All told, it was a little disappointing.
I'll try getting WD with sway control before I throw in the towel. I'll let you guys know how it works.