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Hi pootle06, I had a tow bar fitted to my ST220 estate no probs at all, it was fitted by a local guy, "suffolk towbars", the original one he fitted was a Witter and the I changed the ball to a Alko one when we got our new van as it had the Alko hitch,

I suggest you have a guard fitted as well because the ball is quite close to the bumper, don't want to scratch it!!

getting our towbar fitted to our 57 plate mondeo this thursday...18" wheels with 40 profile tyres , sports tuned suspension.seems smooth enough to me solo,we`ll just have to see how it deals with the van on. if its harsh , so be it , its damn good fun to drive solo which i do 80% or  more of the time.

will let you know how we get on

Hi Pootle , can't really help you re the sport pack question but have found Towequipe to be very helpfull in the past so i'm sure they'll be able to help . Also found this on the Ford website

http://www.config.ford.co.uk/fordconnection/multimedia/gbr_en/00q/yyh/gbr_en00qyyhmodelspc.htm

If you read the text at the bottom it states the max nose weight as 90kg . As i think i mentioned before , i found that of the many different detachable bars i looked at only the Bosal matched this figure . The others were all limited to 80 to 85kg .

Steve

Quote: Originally posted by pootle06 on 20/3/2011

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What tow-bar did you go for Bev+Jon ?

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Bev john you can unbolt the arm off the Brink so it doesnt look unsightly, i have the same on my S max and had one on my old Mondeo

Bessie

Quote: Originally posted by bessie500 on 22/3/2011

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Bev john you can unbolt the arm off the Brink so it doesnt look unsightly, i have the same on my S max and had one on my old Mondeo

 

Bessie

 

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yes, had brink on my mk3 mondeo and that appeared to be the case..i never took it off however.

Maybe a daft question but have you had a good look in the boot , in the spare wheel well and any storage compartments on the side panels ? Could also be worth trying to contact the previous owner maybe ?

Steve

if you are yet to tow , fear not about the towing capabilities with the lowered sports suspension , just towed up to Pickering , first time with this car , not an issue the ride is no harsher than any other towcar we`ve used , no grounding issues on speed bumps , and very stable indeed.

averaged 31.7 mpg towing which was better than i expected , hitting 34 mpg at 50 mph on the flat in 5th gear at one point, and 55.0 solo running about ( computer figures)