Volvo Owners Club Forum - View Single Post - Non-Volvo towbar, Warranty problem?

judgeman · Dec 27th, 2006, 20:31

With the New Year nearly upon us I am starting to think about caravanning again.

This year we bought a Bailey Discovery 200 caravan (Max weight 1148kg), and towed it with a '96 855 T5 on 7 outings, including a Cornwall run (from Yorkshire) during a very hot July!

But now we have the '56 V50 D5 Sport (lucky for me I found out a week after I took delivery of it that this particular model had won Caravan Club Towcar-of-the-year award).

We bough the car on Volvo 'cash plan advantage' scheme (as I was given a monthly allowance in lieu of a company car), which means there are some restrictions on how we look after the car.

Of course, we need a towbar fitting to this car for our planned caravan outings in 2007.

I did ask about towbar fitting at the garage during the buying process with regards to who can fit one. I was told that it must be a Volvo fitted towbar - but at over £400 for a fixed and over £500 for removable it's pricy!

Has anyone else had experience of fitting a towbar to their Volvo, on what is effectively a 'hire purchase' type finance agreement?

Thanks in advance!

Chris.

Dec 27th, 2006, 20:31	#1
judgeman Senior Member Last Online: Apr 5th, 2024 17:46 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Skipton	Non-Volvo towbar, Warranty problem? With the New Year nearly upon us I am starting to think about caravanning again. This year we bought a Bailey Discovery 200 caravan (Max weight 1148kg), and towed it with a '96 855 T5 on 7 outings, including a Cornwall run (from Yorkshire) during a very hot July! But now we have the '56 V50 D5 Sport (lucky for me I found out a week after I took delivery of it that this particular model had won Caravan Club Towcar-of-the-year award). We bough the car on Volvo 'cash plan advantage' scheme (as I was given a monthly allowance in lieu of a company car), which means there are some restrictions on how we look after the car. Of course, we need a towbar fitting to this car for our planned caravan outings in 2007. I did ask about towbar fitting at the garage during the buying process with regards to who can fit one. I was told that it must be a Volvo fitted towbar - but at over £400 for a fixed and over £500 for removable it's pricy! Has anyone else had experience of fitting a towbar to their Volvo, on what is effectively a 'hire purchase' type finance agreement? Thanks in advance! Chris.