installing trailer hitch on C5 A6

[kf21857 at comcast.net]

I wouldn't pull a horse trailer with it but it pulled my '73 Triumph quite nicely.  Maybe you should just buy a truck?
Dave

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From: Lee Levitt <lee at wheelman.com>
> 
> 900lbs worth of dirt bikes and trailer has me concerned about 
> sheetmetal mounts, longevity, control and rust. Yea, it's solid on 
> day 1. But what about in 2 years...
> 
> Lee
> 
> At 02:58 PM 8/14/2008, kf21857 at comcast.net wrote:
> >I got a receiver hitch put on my 2000 A6 sedan at the local U Haul 
> >dealer for under $200.  I haven't tried pulling a trailer with it 
> >yet but it works dandy for my bike rack.
> >Dave
> >
> >Subject: installing trailer hitch on C5 A6
> >
> >Has anyone installed a trailer hitch on a C5 A6? I found one brand, Curtis,
> >which requires a series of holes to be drilled with the hitch essentially
> >mounted to the spare tire well.
> >
> >The last time I installed a hitch (on a Volvo 145 wagon), the frame was
> >pretapped for the hitch and the hitch mounted solidly to the frame...
> >
> >Thoughts?
> >
> >Anyone have a spare hitch for a C5 wagon?
> >
> >
> >Lee
> 
> Lee Levitt
> Needham, Massachusetts, USA
> '01 A4 1.8t quattro avant
> ''99 A6 quattro avant
> '97 A6 quattro avant
> '96 A6 quattro avant
>