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[Rob-merlin1973]

witter towbar like mine £108

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Witter-Towbar-TOY ... 2ea2288b7e

Westfalia swan neck £98.61

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Westfalia-Towbar- ... 5884322fc4

Looking at these they seem quite easy to fit and dont need the bumper cutting.
If you contact the sellers they can usually give you a price with all the electrics and send you the installation instructions to look at.

It took my bro and me about 1 hour to fit and wire up so not to bad with mine.

[Admin]

witter towbar like mine £108

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Witter-Towbar-TOY ... 2ea2288b7e

Westfalia swan neck £98.61

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Westfalia-Towbar- ... 5884322fc4

Looking at these they seem quite easy to fit and dont need the bumper cutting.
If you contact the sellers they can usually give you a price with all the electrics and send you the installation instructions to look at.

It took my bro and me about 1 hour to fit and wire up so not to bad with mine.

Thanks, I'll take a look at those later.. ebay blocked here at work!

[Johann]

I wish a Škoda Yeti towbar was only £80 to £200. Mine was, wait for it, £834!!! It is a detachable Westfalia jobbie though:


http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/4167/03towbar.jpg

And when out:

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/472/10towbar.jpg

I have a Kamei Delphin 380 roof box too which I used on my Audi before the Yeti as it could not have a towbar fitted - other than at order from the factory (which I did not do) - as it was made of aluminium! On both the Audi and the Yeti the fuel penalty is hardly noticeable.

Pictured here with the Kamei and the Yeti's steel winter wheels and tyres:


http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/4769/imgp4812.jpg

I've not camped with the trailer yet so can't say about the fuel consumption - but having done 150 miles with it empty on Sunday there was no influence on the consumption. It is more versatile than a box BUT you can't park where you like and reversing is a pain, so that is to me a big negative versus a box. But due to the shape of a box and most cars having a low allowed weight limit for a box they are difficult to pack and fully utilise. The regular shape of a trailer and that it can carry MUCH more weight makes it the better bet in the end.

[Nunfa1]

Was that a dealer fit Johann? Sounds like it. I've had 2 quotes for my 3008, £275 and £284 or I can buy the parts for £135 and fit it myself...

[Johann]

Was that a dealer fit Johann? Sounds like it. I've had 2 quotes for my 3008, £275 and £284 or I can buy the parts for £135 and fit it myself...

Aye, dealer fit. But even independents ask nearly as much for a detachable and then they can't do the software upgrade to get the trailer ESP to work and the rear reversing sensors to switch off. So you have to do a dealer trip anyway. So I went with dealer. Five hours labour is the main culprit and they know what they're doing. So I won't dream of attempting it on my own!