Detachable tow bar

[weeleyboy]

I'm looking to fit a detachable tow bar to my Mk 2 Jazz and have had a quote for £450  supply and fit but I've not come across the make before which is Towtrust. Has anyone had experience of this brand? Any other suggestions appreciated.

[trebor1652]

When I was towing I got my kits from a company called 'Towsure'.
They were well made and supplied by very helpful people.

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[guest7288]

Detachable tow bars are more epensive. We had one on our Golf and to be frank, we seldom ever detached it, too much effort. A standard tow bar is about £240 fitted, but that will be visible all the time. Stops others coming too close to the back of your car when parked!

[chrisv]

Hi,
I hope you realise that your cvt jazz is not suitable for towing?
Chris

[weeleyboy]

I believe that it is ok to tow a gross weight up to 1000kg - several manufacturers make tow bars for the Jazz and I'm getting a Witter detachable on fitted to mine shortly. I think it was the earlier models with the smaller engine that were classed as unsuitable for towing. I'm only looking to tow a light 2 wheel trailer to the tip or collect the odd bit of big furniture,

[guest1372]

Towing with a Jazz is OK, 1000kg braked on mine is pretty generous for the size/weight of car but I think there is some debate over whether CVT is suitable or not. https://clubjazz.org/forum/index.php?topic=4845.0

Those typical light alloy trailers should not cause any issue, but the upper end is probably not great for CVTs.  Random internet searches are not reliable, plus the USA Jazz/Fit has a zero towing rating.
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TG

[chrisv]

Hi,
I emailed honda for a definitive answer and they replied that the cvt jazz should not be used for towing,
Chris

[weeleyboy]

I'm only looking to tow a light 2 wheel trailer with light garden rubbish in it, probably no more than 750 kgs total - I would hope that it could cope with that ok. Hope so as I have bought the tow bar which will be fitted in the next week or so!

[weeleyboy]

I ended up fitting a Witter detachable tow bar and used it for the first time today - it's much easier to fit and remove than the Thule version fitted to my previous car. My trailer is a 2 wheel German made Sema trailer which only weighs 174 kgs unladen. I didn't put a lot of weight in it  but it towed very smoothly in both D and sport mode. It won't be used for heavy loads, just for bulky ones that won't fit in the car.