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Quote: Originally posted by Nutkins on 19/1/2017

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Hi Jo n Jon sorry to hear of your dilemma. We went from Bradford to Anglesey in the summer and car/caravan didn't seem excessively low at tow bar, that was fully loaded as well! Calor lite and various other bits n bob's in front locker, chest of drawers front end and a few clothes on the front seats. Caravan might have been a tad arse end up but nothing a few adjustments wouldn't of corrected.
I think best place to start (if you haven't already done so) is measure unladen nose weight and hopefully it's not over the 90kg max for the Passat.

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Quote: Originally posted by SamandRose on 23/1/2017

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Razor344 - nice one

Jo - ours is a 2015 2.0 TDI (148bhp) and we don't get a problem with the towbar height anything like you describe.

Suggest you check the noseweight first as Nutkins has advised.

Was your towbar factory fitted onto the car or was it added afterwards? If the latter, could it have been fitted at the wrong height?

It seems unlikely that the suspension could be excessively worn on a 64-plate car, unless it's been driven very heavily loaded and/or on rough roads for most of its life.

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