Dealer fit pricing for tow bar is now on the configure page at a whopping £2088 with electrics, are the having a laugh..... On the FFRR it's £810 inc electrics how can there be such a huge difference ?????? Dave.
MY12, SDV6, HSE Orkney Grey, Cream leather with contrast stitching, Side steps, Tow bar and electrics, privacy glass.

Isn't it electrically deployable on the new RRS.......not that that justifies £2k  ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
MERCEDES GL350 - Metallic Navy Blue w/Grey interior

GOING: BMW F31 335D MSport+ xDrive Touring
GONE: Land Rover Discovery 4 HSE - Stornaway Grey w/Black Interior (wish we'd kept it )
GONE: BMW F10 520D MSport - Carbon Black
GONE:MY12 RRS SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ivory/Grand Black Privacy glass

Hi BC, Yes it is electrically deployable but it is also electrically deployable on the FFRR and costs £810 so really cant see how they can justify £2088  Dave.
MY12, SDV6, HSE Orkney Grey, Cream leather with contrast stitching, Side steps, Tow bar and electrics, privacy glass.

There has to be a point when customers will say enough is enough... And at the price of that tow bar would be the point where i would say stuff it and stick to the current model. I can think of better things to do with 2k and it wouldn't be paying for a tow bar. They really are going to price themselves out of the market. There is no way i would pay more for less because thats what you are now doing with the new sport.

i'm a little surprised they havn't made it a factory fit option like the L405 which is £810 Sophie Alltoft

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I agree Ady,

Reading these recent posts has made me glad I bought what and when I did. Hopefully things will have smoothed out buy the time I come to trade mine in because they do look a lovely car. 2013 (13.5MY) RRS HSE Black | Causeway Grey | Privacy | Ivory & Ebony | Grand Black Lacquer | Style 7 Alloys | AWESOME

So it's dealer fit electrics......with all due respect, that has to be asking for trouble surely  ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
MERCEDES GL350 - Metallic Navy Blue w/Grey interior

GOING: BMW F31 335D MSport+ xDrive Touring
GONE: Land Rover Discovery 4 HSE - Stornaway Grey w/Black Interior (wish we'd kept it )
GONE: BMW F10 520D MSport - Carbon Black
GONE:MY12 RRS SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ivory/Grand Black Privacy glass

Beancounter_74 wrote:

So it's dealer fit electrics......with all due respect, that has to be asking for trouble surely

corrisgrey wrote:

It's very likely just a case of plugging it into a connector in the existing loom.

Which makes the high price tag even more unacceptable IMO  ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
MERCEDES GL350 - Metallic Navy Blue w/Grey interior

GOING: BMW F31 335D MSport+ xDrive Touring
GONE: Land Rover Discovery 4 HSE - Stornaway Grey w/Black Interior (wish we'd kept it )
GONE: BMW F10 520D MSport - Carbon Black
GONE:MY12 RRS SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ivory/Grand Black Privacy glass

Dealer fit electrics (13 Pin or black/white) are different to the entire electric tow bar, which i suspect is the £2k price

Bottom line - i didnt want to pay £120 - so £500 is excessive.

I agree with the posts above, enough is enough - low standard spec, high price options, crazy number of options and increase overall price...im glad that its helped me to be 90% sure my next car will not be a sport and glad i have a 13MY

This is a real shame Mike

2014 Facelift Discovery

Is it a canbus system? If so then the electrics will be a massive nightmare for an after market company to copy although I'm in agreement with everyone else that the price is quite high 10 TDV8 Santorini

I dont think its anything more than the current type - but i dont know for a fact Mike

2014 Facelift Discovery

That is bonkers!! I still think it should come pre wired from the factory to avoid the need to for dealers to have to do it and rip you off for the pleasure of it RRS TDV8 HST
BMW 330Cd M Sport

They're charging £72 for a 3t tow rope, sorry - recovery strap, so they probably think £2k (plus fitting) is reasonable for the tow bar. I wonder how much they charge for recovery points to be fitted to the vehicle - I assume they're no longer a standard item either along with the transfer box...

LR really are having a laugh with this vehicle. I think they've decided that it's rich yahoos and footballers who buy them so "we'll charge silly money for things because we can". 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

It appears that the reason the tow bar might be so pricey is because it uses 2 new subframes as part of the install. See http://topix.landrover.jlrext.com/topix/co...tabs=false

So where the old RRS had the mounting point built in to the chassis, the new one doesn't. 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed