VW Bug
Friend of of mine just bought a 2013 bug,i was sure it can be toad 4 down, but after going thru older post dosen't look like it can be, the bugs i have seen be towed four down must be a little older. ...
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Well folks,
First off, Volkswagen of America authorizes NO MODELS OF VOLKSWAGEN, STICK, AUTO, MODEL, ETC. TO BE FLAT TOWED, PERIOD! If you look at the Dinghy towing guides, ANY YEAR, you'll see VW has no entries at all. And, yes, those "Bugs" are front wheel drive. They've been front wheel drive since around '97 when the new models came out. And, for those of you that have been hiding for that long, they've also had what's called a "TDI" diesel engine in them for that long too. Those TDI engines are seriously powerful and, in the stick versions, they almost never fall below 40-42 mpg in the city!!! They destroyed the competition way back in the late 90s and into the early 2000s.
We've owned two of those TDI bugs and the power they have is phenomenal and, all the while getting that good of mileage. But, the main reason you see anyone towing an late model VW, of any model, that is, a Passat, a Bug, a Jetta etc. is because of two main reasons.
One, the ones that are all being FLAT TOWED are all sticks! The second reason is, the owners have taken it upon themselves to make the command decision to tow them. I've PMd many, and talked with many out on the road who tow the late model VWs and asked them about the situation.
Quite a few of them have actually gone to the dealership, pried there way into talking to a transmission tech and asked them about towing the stick version of the new VWs. The techs have given them direct answers stating that there would be no damage to the transmissions, OF STICK VERSIONS for flat towing. But, that does not authorize the units to be towed. So, the owners just get the base plates and the rest is history.
Just because Blue Ox or any other manufacturer makes a base plate for a certain vehicle, that does not make ok to FLAT TOW IT. Of the many I've talked with, NONE of them have had any issues with towing the later model VWs, again, any model that's a manual transmission version that is.
If VWOA were to authorize them to be flat towed, we'd have not purchased the 2011 Honda CR-V 4WD for a toad. We'd have purchased the Jetta Sport wagon with the TDI diesel. We still might someday, the h.. with the dealer and VWOA. The only sacrifice is, we'd have to have a stick. And no, no dollies, or trailers.
Scott
First off, Volkswagen of America authorizes NO MODELS OF VOLKSWAGEN, STICK, AUTO, MODEL, ETC. TO BE FLAT TOWED, PERIOD! If you look at the Dinghy towing guides, ANY YEAR, you'll see VW has no entries at all. And, yes, those "Bugs" are front wheel drive. They've been front wheel drive since around '97 when the new models came out. And, for those of you that have been hiding for that long, they've also had what's called a "TDI" diesel engine in them for that long too. Those TDI engines are seriously powerful and, in the stick versions, they almost never fall below 40-42 mpg in the city!!! They destroyed the competition way back in the late 90s and into the early 2000s.
We've owned two of those TDI bugs and the power they have is phenomenal and, all the while getting that good of mileage. But, the main reason you see anyone towing an late model VW, of any model, that is, a Passat, a Bug, a Jetta etc. is because of two main reasons.
One, the ones that are all being FLAT TOWED are all sticks! The second reason is, the owners have taken it upon themselves to make the command decision to tow them. I've PMd many, and talked with many out on the road who tow the late model VWs and asked them about the situation.
Quite a few of them have actually gone to the dealership, pried there way into talking to a transmission tech and asked them about towing the stick version of the new VWs. The techs have given them direct answers stating that there would be no damage to the transmissions, OF STICK VERSIONS for flat towing. But, that does not authorize the units to be towed. So, the owners just get the base plates and the rest is history.
Just because Blue Ox or any other manufacturer makes a base plate for a certain vehicle, that does not make ok to FLAT TOW IT. Of the many I've talked with, NONE of them have had any issues with towing the later model VWs, again, any model that's a manual transmission version that is.
If VWOA were to authorize them to be flat towed, we'd have not purchased the 2011 Honda CR-V 4WD for a toad. We'd have purchased the Jetta Sport wagon with the TDI diesel. We still might someday, the h.. with the dealer and VWOA. The only sacrifice is, we'd have to have a stick. And no, no dollies, or trailers.
Scott
