Sending a towbar to the US.

Jul 05, 2008 6 Replies

A pal in the US wants a towbar for his E39 tourer. And they simply aren't available in the US (he says) as BMW there doesn't recommend towing with one.



I've agreed to send one to him - but what would be the cheapest option carriage wise? Obviously no rush - but it's an expensive item, so need insurance or whatever.


Only used them within the UK but worth a look I would have thought

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Andy

Used these guys in the past, but not to the USA, looks like US delivery is via FedEx

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Alan...

I think they may use a 2" ball in the US, so might be worth choosing one with a bolt-on ball?

I got a really good price to Japan with

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It was collected from my house by DHL. Very slick, very easy

It also saves you about 1kg in weight...

Would NOT recommend parcel2go to anyone, had a very bad experience with them and found them extremely unhelpful. I would recommend pharos international which I believe someone else in this thread has mentioned.

Seconded on un-recommending Parcels2Go. Didn't turn up for a collection twice, lied about it, then went quiet when asked for a refund. And asked. And asked...

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