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NZ’s main Tesla tow bar installer that Michael mentioned travels the country to do installs - guess how, until recently, he transported the tow bar parts? On a trailer attached to his Model 3! (Now does so with a Y.) Would be interesting to note what weight he transported on that, but imagine it could start off pretty weighty…
I’d be completely happy to have had a tow bar installed on a Model 3, given o/s certification and the history of successful usage in NZ, as it’s a matter of (very low) risk vs reward (actually being able to take cr@p to the tip, now we’re an EV-only household). When I had one fitted to my last car I recall the warnings from the manufacturer about not getting the ‘official’ install (at around three times the price), but given the chance of a problem occurring, and there also being the evidence that the non-certified tow bar caused the problem, is so low I was willing to take that risk.
As it happens, the Y doesn’t have the 3’s problem in that it’s certified to tow in NZ, but obviously the official tow bar (when it finally arrives) won’t be cheap - an additional $1k over what I paid to get mine installed. Finally put it to the use for the first time last week:
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