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Subject:Re: BUSDEPOT; Trailer hitch group buy
From:John C.
Date:Fri, 5 Apr 2002 07:45:48 EST

This sounds great !!
Ron, do you have any pic`s or diagrams of this hitch?
Thanks,
jc...

Yes, but they don't have anything for Vanagons that is even remotely like
that Eurovan hitch.� Just the low-end class 1 hitch that mounts to the
towhooks. (Which is no surprise, as this is all I've found through normal
sources for Vanagons; that's why I have to import my heavy duty one from
South Africa.)� Check the archives on that hitch; it's been reported on
before.� It's a very light-duty hitch, useful for only the smallest of
trailers, as it uses only the tow hooks for support.� If you got the same
13% savings you got on the Eurovan hitch with the group buy, it would still
be $130.� For about $170 my Genuine VW hitch from South Africa is infinately
more heavy duty.� It mounts deep into the frame and its capacity is limited
only by the Vanagon's own maximum towing capacity. (Also it can be modified
to a receiver style for about another $60-70 according to listmember
reports.)� So even if you were to get a break on it, it wouldn't be worth
bothering with.�� (Too bad they don't have a comparable Class 3 hitch for
the Vanagon or I'd be buying them myself!)

- Ron Salmon
� The Bus Depot, Inc.
� (215) 234-VWVW
� www.busdepot.com

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