S2000 Luggage capacity
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S2000 Luggage capacity
Up until last week my week long trip with Mrs John57 to Devon over Christmas was going to be in a Scooby Impreza Wagon ... with all the space I needed.
Now, in just one week I have managed to sell it and leave us with a little Smart car and two convertibles ! As a result I have a *slightly* smaller boot in an S2K to contend with and the option of either hiring a car for the week away or trying to cram everything into the S.
Do people think it is feasible to get enough in the S for a self catering week in a cottage on Dartmoor ? Can it be done or is the hire car the best option ? If it was the summer I would move heaven and earth to fit the stuff in the S but as it's nasty and cold shall I go for the hire car .... ?
Any views welcome .....
Now, in just one week I have managed to sell it and leave us with a little Smart car and two convertibles ! As a result I have a *slightly* smaller boot in an S2K to contend with and the option of either hiring a car for the week away or trying to cram everything into the S.
Do people think it is feasible to get enough in the S for a self catering week in a cottage on Dartmoor ? Can it be done or is the hire car the best option ? If it was the summer I would move heaven and earth to fit the stuff in the S but as it's nasty and cold shall I go for the hire car .... ?
Any views welcome .....
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i managed to fit 50 bottles of wine and clothes for 17 days for me and the mrs this summer. ok so in winter you need more clothes, but your warm jacket etc you should be wearing as its cold with the roof down this time of year. taking that and-50 bottles of wine into account and you're just a big pansy if you can't pack it all in.
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Buy some puncture mousse and take out the spare wheel for more luggage capacity - if you have a puncture you are b*ggered anyway as the boot is full of your luggage already, so you have nowhere to put the punctured tyre! The mousse should get you to a tyre dealer... after all Honda now only supply that on a number of their newer car models from new now instead of a spare wheel.
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Plenty of space - so long as you pack the car rather than try and fit large bags in.
Lots of smaller bags - scrunch everything up - I'm sure your cottage will have an iron
Will be fine
Lots of smaller bags - scrunch everything up - I'm sure your cottage will have an iron
Will be fine
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Looks like we will be packing carefully then !!
I was going to try but wanted to hear a few replies and ideas first .... in case by chance everybody said don't try it .... but the replies have been what I expected.
five_belliez ....50 bottles of wine though - most impressive
I would resent the
I was going to try but wanted to hear a few replies and ideas first .... in case by chance everybody said don't try it .... but the replies have been what I expected.
five_belliez ....50 bottles of wine though - most impressive
I would resent the
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You can get cargo nets that hang off em.
edit - sorry "satchels"
http://www.prestigeautoaccessories.com/sto...&products_id=77
There's some leather ones there too.
edit - sorry "satchels"
http://www.prestigeautoaccessories.com/sto...&products_id=77
There's some leather ones there too.
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As a newbie with less than 3 weeks of ownership I've already carted a mass of stufff around.
3 big plant pots from the garden centre on one trip, & 2 suitcases and 2 soft cases on another.
If your passenger is happy to have the seat set on the penultinate notch, this leaves a huge area behind the seat.
Those hooks ( curry?) just get in the way and as already indicated you can affix storage nets ( pass. and drivers side ) with tiny clips.
( Check out Demon Tweeks catalogue Rally pages for 2 sizes of net )
I currently have one of these small nets alongside the gearbox tunnel on the drivers side and 2 in the boot. One creates an enclosure where the boot moulding creates a deep indent on the off side, the other where there is another indent on the rear wall over the 'secret compartment'.
A while ago, pre-S2000 I had a tyre blow and disintegrate & without a spare I would have been stranded inconvenienced & hugely delayed. In my S2000 I would hope to accomodate much of the luggage in the spare wheel area & the hood well whilst I transport the blown/punctured tyre in the boot t the enares garage.
3 big plant pots from the garden centre on one trip, & 2 suitcases and 2 soft cases on another.
If your passenger is happy to have the seat set on the penultinate notch, this leaves a huge area behind the seat.
Those hooks ( curry?) just get in the way and as already indicated you can affix storage nets ( pass. and drivers side ) with tiny clips.
( Check out Demon Tweeks catalogue Rally pages for 2 sizes of net )
I currently have one of these small nets alongside the gearbox tunnel on the drivers side and 2 in the boot. One creates an enclosure where the boot moulding creates a deep indent on the off side, the other where there is another indent on the rear wall over the 'secret compartment'.
A while ago, pre-S2000 I had a tyre blow and disintegrate & without a spare I would have been stranded inconvenienced & hugely delayed. In my S2000 I would hope to accomodate much of the luggage in the spare wheel area & the hood well whilst I transport the blown/punctured tyre in the boot t the enares garage.