Woo! Towbar :)

Fast forward just a bit and the news for today is the Hayman Reese towbar has been fitted! Less than an hours work by "Prestige Towbars" in Hallam Vic and we are ready to go!  They even came out onsite to fit it ... cant ask for much more :)

Not a big deal you might think but actually it is.  The Amarok was ordered with a towbar (and paid for)  but there is an issue at VW's end and factory towbars are not allowed to be sold currently. Apparently this has been since at least November 2012.  No one knows quite what the reason is but let me have a guess!

Either

1. A compliance issue and the plate is incorrect or not accurate
2. Engineering, there may have been issues of the bar coming loose, breaking, cracking etc and it needs to be tested and a solution found

Whatever the problem, it doesnt appear to be "too dangerous" or a recall would have been sent out almost immediately. (fines are high in Australia for un-reported automotive safety issues).  Due to the lack of information from VW feel free to speculate :)  

And FYI VW, you have handled this whole towbar thing badly!