After a 5 year away from a vRS, I'm back in a MK3 combi and loving it.....apart from not being able to put bikes on the rack on the boot door.

 

Ho-hum, time to get a towbar and a rack me thinks.

 

I've done the searching thing and just want to be 100% sure I'm missing nothing: is the likes of this suitable or is there something better and cheaper? It's only to carry two adult and one kids bikes on a rack like this, I'll stick a second kids bike on the roof next a roof box.

 

All this expense just to go camping for 12-14 days a year 

If it helps I recently had a fixed single electrics brink towbar with dedicated wiring, supplied and fitted for £290 at salop towing in Shrewsbury,

Was that a detachable? Should have mentioned that in the original post

 

Thoughts on the brink towbar? I tend to overthink things like this and end up paying over the odds as I fear cheaper but probably just as good lesser known brands. 

2 hours ago, POWYSWALES said:

If it helps I recently had a fixed single electrics brink towbar with dedicated wiring, supplied and fitted for £290 at salop towing in Shrewsbury,

Interesting, I'm also in Shrewsbury and they suggested a detachable one for £400+ 

2 hours ago, cian said:

Was that a detachable? Should have mentioned that in the original post

 

Thoughts on the brink towbar? I tend to overthink things like this and end up paying over the odds as I fear cheaper but probably just as good lesser known brands. 

That was for a fixed.

Thanks @POWYSWALES