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Originally Posted by wfalch
Has anyone had a Volkswagen Vehicle as a toad?
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Well,
First off, according to the Motorhome and Trailer Life Dinghy Towing Guides of many years, NOT ONE MODEL of any VW is AUTHORIZED by VOA to be flat towed. Now, with all that being said, I too have seen many, many late model VW bugs being flat towed. I've spoken with quite a few of the owners in campgrounds and, not one of them has ever had any mechanical issues. ALL of them have been sticks, zero automatics.
There even a few of the owners that had gone to the dealers and, by-passed the service writers and headed straight for the transmission techs. They discussed the potential damage of flat towing a late model stick VW Bug. According to these folks, not one tech stated there would be damage. But, they also said that, they cannot go against Corperate policy. So, do so at your own risk.
Well, quite a few thousand miles later, on all of these VW toads, there's been zero reports of any form of damage. Isn't it amazing, VW can pull the wool over the eyes of America with it's fraudulent smog stuff for quite a few years but, knowing the company has a great following in the Bug, couldn't authorize flat towing of them, hmmmmm, imagine that. Personally, if I had my '03 or '04 TDI VW Bugs still, I'd tow them in a heartbeat.
Scott