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bm52

Member Since: 04 Apr 2010
Location: Kent
Posts: 2189

2014 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Havana

£3600 tow bar !

nearly choked on my breakfast this morning. in the Sunday Telegraph Honest John replied to a letter on why it costs £3600 to fit a tow bar to a 530d, X3, X5 or an X6.

it seems these vehicles can't just have a tow bar fitted and need a gearbox oil cooler, ECU updates and other 'stuff' done before you can use them as a tow vehicle.

has BMW gone raving mad or don't BMW driver ever tow?

baffled

BM52

20th Aug 2011 7:05pm

Laurie

Member Since: 22 Feb 2008
Location: Sussex, England
Posts: 2897

2005 Defender 90 Td5 XS CSW Bonatti Grey

Why does the X5 have no recovery points front or rear?
Is it supreme confidence or supreme lunacy?

21st Aug 2011 12:00am

robpenrose

Member Since: 15 Jan 2011
Location: Hampshire or Cornwall
Posts: 338

seems like those BM engines are being worked very hard then in their current states if they require modificationsto be allowed to tow.

I wouldnt like to have that on my mind!!

Better not put any passengers in them, might blow something up!!! Current:D4 HSE
Gone: BMW Z4MC
Gone: Defender TD5 90 CSW
Previous: Discovery TD5 ES (Gone)

21st Aug 2011 12:43pm

ken

Member Since: 18 Aug 2009
Location: Banging Birds with my bitches !!
Posts: 4328

Yep Bimmer engines are tweaked a bit and yep tow bars cost a fair bit to retro fit

22nd Aug 2011 5:02pm

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