Towing with my Prius would also void my warranty, but the hitch I have is rated for 2 bikes only, and once I added the Saris attachment there is no possibility of towing anything but bicycles. As I said, I carry my tandem on the roof out of necessity but would never go back to a roof mount for singles. A hitch doesn't cost any more than a Thule or Yakima rack. Michael
On Sunday, May 12, 2013 8:09:26 PM UTC-4, Pierre wrote: > > Thanks everybody. I've checked out the Thule Criterium at REI, looks very > well designed. > > I consider that hitch mounted bicycle racks are a better solution, by far > (easy loading/unloading, accommodate virtually any bike, most will even > tilt to access trunk, safe...). > > The only downside I found (noted by some above) is that if you have > baskets (even the small Wald wire one), it can get crowded. > > > Anyway, owners manual say towing with our Jetta sportswagen TDI > (automatic) will void warranty. Apparently, this a new restriction with > 2013 models. Lawyer thing probably. > > Wording in unclear to me, is "having a tow bar installed and exclusively > used with a bike rack" (that's 40kg total max). considered "towing". > > > Pierre. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
