4x4 towbar, remove or keep?
Discussion
Evening guys,
Not sure how much love for 4x4's there is on here LOL *hides*
Just bought a Nissan Xtrail for the winter and getting down to see the missus horse, out in the sticks and down some rutty, pothole infested, steep alloy ruining farm tracks.
It came with a towbar fitted on the back.
Don't plan to get a horse box anytime soon, but wondering would it be handy to keep if anyone tailgates me, reverses into me in car park, etc etc
Anyone else left a towbar on car for "protection" LOL
Not sure how much love for 4x4's there is on here LOL *hides*
Just bought a Nissan Xtrail for the winter and getting down to see the missus horse, out in the sticks and down some rutty, pothole infested, steep alloy ruining farm tracks.
It came with a towbar fitted on the back.
Don't plan to get a horse box anytime soon, but wondering would it be handy to keep if anyone tailgates me, reverses into me in car park, etc etc
Anyone else left a towbar on car for "protection" LOL
I cant really see why you would go to the trouble of taking it off, unless you keep cracking your shin on it when getting into the boot.
Someone drove into the back of my citroen AXGT at a junction many years ago, fortunately it was equipped with a tow hitch, no damage to the AX, but the from of his car was a bit of a mess - cracked his bumper etc.
Hitches are also handy for cycle racks
Someone drove into the back of my citroen AXGT at a junction many years ago, fortunately it was equipped with a tow hitch, no damage to the AX, but the from of his car was a bit of a mess - cracked his bumper etc.
Hitches are also handy for cycle racks
Only reason to remove it would be for more clearance in proper off road situations. The one on our works ranger is always the first thing to catch in stuff off road. But it's an xtrail, and you are only going to be doing muddy tracks I doubt it's an issue.
Although taking it off will prevent anybody from trying to get you to tow stuff for them!
Would having a tow hitch increase the likelihood of unibody damage in light smash? It might transfer force which would otherwise be absorbed by more easily replaceable bits?
Although taking it off will prevent anybody from trying to get you to tow stuff for them!
Would having a tow hitch increase the likelihood of unibody damage in light smash? It might transfer force which would otherwise be absorbed by more easily replaceable bits?
Keep it. There have been tow bars on both my 2 octavia when I bought them. Someone rear ended the last one, their car was a mess, mine scratched the bumper and needed a new tow bar. I negotiated for cash settlement and left it. I used the tow bar once, and that was to pull my dead landy out of the garage up the steep drive.
I keep them on for protection and so I could hire or borrow a small trailer at any point if needed.
I keep them on for protection and so I could hire or borrow a small trailer at any point if needed.
sixty said:
Just bought a Nissan Xtrail for the winter and getting down to see the missus horse
They are very popular for B (no B+E) licence towing if you have a Xtrail and a single horse trailer (may need downplating)Nissan X trail (4X4) with these specifications/dimensions
Unladen/kerb = 1515
GVW = 2050
Towing = 2000
Max trailer plated MAM = 1450 kgs for B licence towing
Trailer towing:- B and B+E licence rules explained
Deffo keep the towbar on
Edited by R0G on Saturday 8th September 06:38
Wacky Racer said:
davepoth said:
Keep it; they're useful, and for a 4x4 it's a bit of a plus point at resale time as well.
This.Definitely keep it on, you never know when you might use it, towing a small trailer for example.
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