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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 03:48 AM
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So I've bought a Hardtop but my car is stranded in the snow at TGM. What size car/van will I need based on your experiences, if any.

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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 04:13 AM
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big van. doubt it will go many cars? put it this way, mine was on the bed in the spare bedroom for a few months over the summer....it took up pretty much the entire double bed!

its as wide as the car and pretty much square on plan.
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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 04:16 AM
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you will need a van or a someone with a s2000 with fitting kit to transport it
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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 04:20 AM
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I transported one in a Vauxhall Vivaro Van. was a tight fit.
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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 04:30 AM
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Thanks for that, so I need at least a medium size van;

Medium Panel Vans - Ford Transit SWB, Volkswagen Transporter SWB or Renault Trafic (also Vauxhall Vivaro)

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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 04:39 AM
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Bungee cords!!! The jury is out on this method but you do so at your own risk.

Where are you collecting the HT from?
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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 04:46 AM
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He hasn't got his s2k to transport it...


Where are you based and where is the hardtop?
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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 04:47 AM
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Bungee cords work perfectly fine as long as they have a lot of tension. My post below shows how I brought my hardtop home:

https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?act=S...0#entry14821619
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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 05:05 AM
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I picked mine up in a Ford Transit Connect

http://www.ford.co.uk/Commercialvehi...TransitConnect
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Old Jan 13, 2010 | 01:53 AM
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Originally Posted by punchdrunk,Jan 12 2010, 01:30 PM
Thanks for that, so I need at least a medium size van;

Medium Panel Vans - Ford Transit SWB, Volkswagen Transporter SWB or Renault Trafic (also Vauxhall Vivaro)

Cheers
Where do you need to get it to / from ?
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