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      09-17-2020, 02:38 AM   #59
JonnyDangerous
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Drives: X5 45e
Join Date: Jan 2020
Location: London

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Originally Posted by MGDisco View Post
That is a mega amount of money! With the factory fitted option being £995 (just checked the configurator for the 45e), this seems steep! As you are in the UK, does this fit-out include all 13 pins being connected? The reason I ask, is that the factory fitted option doesn't, and it was going to be an extras £800 for the dealer to replace / add on the extra wiring loom to provides the full 13 pin functionality. At that extra cost, plus additional work, I chose not to, so the fridge circuit does not come on in our caravan, which I can live with.

I hope the dealer has told you that the retro-fit towbar will have a lower towing limit than the factory fitted option, from recall it will be limited to 1900kg versus the 45e factory option being 2700kg - perhaps check your handbook, as mine only shows diesel/petrol models, not the 45e. Note the 1900kg applied to our vehicle (a 30d model) versus 3500kg, the petrol models are only derated to 2700kg from 3500kg - so it made sense to option the factory fit, as we may change our caravan during ownership. The retrofit option was priced at circa £2300 for our model - still expensive for a detachable towbar option....

Hope it all goes Ok for you.
Thank you for the response. I didn't spec the car but bought one that was dealer pre-specced and already in the showroom so i didn't get the option to pick the factory install. At the price they are quoting i will leave it and wait until i refresh the car in a couple of years.
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