Holy Fruitcake Batman - Quote for flat towing
So....last week I sent a message to Carolina Coach & Marine in Claremont, NC about setting up our 2016 Ford Focus up for flat towing. Here's the response I got...
That's a cost of between $2936.98-3536.98. But hold on to your seats. I asked him if that was the installed price and he said NO! He said he was in the parts department and would need to contact the service department to get installation prices. Are you kidding me?!
Just for giggles, I went on Amazon to look at what I could get some of these things for.
Patriot Braking system - $962
Blue Ox Base Plate - $380
Aventa Tow Bar - $551 (and that's for the LX 10,000 lb bar!)
Thank you for your interest. There are a few more questions I need to give you a final quote. What I have so far is
Wiring $100-$300 (depending on what you already have)
Base plate $475.00
Patriot Breaking system $1395. If you don't have one already
Drop Receiver $100-300 if there is more than 1.5 inches from motor home to car
safety cables $100-300 depending on what you have for safety cables.
Aventa Tow bar $766.98
I need to know if you have:
Have you checked your owners manual to make sure you can flat tow without having to disengage anything?
Do you have manual or automatic transmission.
Is your car FWD/AWD/RWD,
Do you need the braking system, or do you have your own?
Do you want taillight wiring
Do you have any plugs on your car or camper that you will use to tow if so what do you have?
Will you need a drop reciever?
Will you need the safety cables?
That's a cost of between $2936.98-3536.98. But hold on to your seats. I asked him if that was the installed price and he said NO! He said he was in the parts department and would need to contact the service department to get installation prices. Are you kidding me?!
Just for giggles, I went on Amazon to look at what I could get some of these things for.
Patriot Braking system - $962
Blue Ox Base Plate - $380
Aventa Tow Bar - $551 (and that's for the LX 10,000 lb bar!)
