Posted on 26/09/2016 20:56
I'm about to order a new BMW X5 with a manufacturer fitted towbar. Will the tow ball itself need to be compatible with our Elddis on an Alko chassis, what will i need to specify? Has anyone else got an X5 with a factory fit tow bar what is your experience? Also, how do they find it as a tow car? Thanks in advance.
Posted on 05/02/2017 18:34 by GlosJiveHad a big bust up with the Oxford dealership, specified the car was for towing a caravan, delivered in my opinion not fit for purpose. But they refused to do anything about the fridge wiring.
Wired myself with parts supplied by the Cheltenham dealership FOC, took an hour.
Not be going back to the Oxford garage again.
Posted on 27/07/2020 21:48 by TykeThe van battery holds its charge and the fridge keeps its cool long enough not to worry on journeys anyway.
Posted on 27/07/2020 22:35
That is really not the point, BMW should not be importing vehicles into the UK market that have sub standard wiring that is clearly not fit for purpose. UK caravans have utilised the twelve wire system for many years now and frankly having to cut the socket off in order to correctly wire it is not acceptable for any new vehicle let alone a so called premium marque.
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Posted on 28/07/2020 08:07 by TykeRubbish. To suggest that BMW import cars with substandard wiring is just daft. The fact that they don’t connect wires that don’t actually do anything practical is a fact of life.
Posted on 28/07/2020 09:59 by TykeAs I understand it, in modern high tech cars most non essential circuits shut down. With only one exception that I can think of, van batteries don’t need to be charged on a normal journey.
Posted on 28/07/2020 12:14 by lornalou1What makes you say that and what is a "normal journey".
'O' and by the way, you can delete your own post and don't need a mod to do it for you.
Posted on 28/07/2020 08:07 by TykeRubbish. To suggest that BMW import cars with substandard wiring is just daft. The fact that they don’t connect wires that don’t actually do anything practical is a fact of life.
