Suit case boot rack anyone?!

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Suit case boot rack anyone?!

Postby mikeydude » Sat 01.09.2007, 12:15

Mrs mikeydude and me are going to the south of france!!! Hopefully in Laura! (her name for it not mine...Laura the Lotus , get it?)

Now, does anyone know if it's possible to fit a boot rack for carrying a suitcase etc?

Dunno how it would fit round the spoiler or how the brackets would fit under the recessed boot line!?
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Postby Dico » Sat 01.09.2007, 12:46

Yo Rudeboy.

There was a magazine article recently advertising a waterproof suitcase type bag with straps for vehicles like ours. It was around £60-£80 iirc.
Looked quite neat, I just can't remember which mag I saw it in. :?
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Postby chris.t » Sat 01.09.2007, 12:56

Mikey, try the MG owners Club, they're into those rack things :wink:
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Re: Suit case boot rack anyone?!

Postby a5gcd » Tue 04.09.2007, 19:25

mikeydude wrote:Mrs mikeydude and me are going to the south of france!!!


Mikey When are you going? Phil Sloper and I will be in the Dordogne in the middle of Sept and then I will be in the Carcassonne area untill the end of Sept.

You could always do as we are, take no luggage except the wife's!!

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Postby M100 TWO » Tue 04.09.2007, 19:43

Mike, just use soft bags it will take 2 large and 1 small there is still room for a tool kit, plastic bags for small items shoes etc. go up in the corners if you still want more storage run with the roof up and use that area as well I only use that on the way home it is full of wine in boxes have a great time
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Postby M100 TWO » Wed 05.09.2007, 19:53

And Mike take a single water- proof mattress cover, it will sit in the spare wheel, if you have a puncture the punctured wheel is on your wife's lap, there is no other place for it and she will not be impressed with a wet wheel covered in brake dust if you get my drift
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Postby GeoffSmith » Wed 05.09.2007, 19:56

M100 TWO wrote:And Mike take a single water- proof mattress cover, it will sit in the spare wheel, if you have a puncture the punctured wheel is on your wife's lap, there is no other place for it and she will not be impressed with a wet wheel covered in brake dust if you get my drift
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Postby Ekapol » Wed 12.09.2007, 23:14

:agree: :goodposting: :smt045
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Postby nitroman » Thu 13.09.2007, 03:59

That would work with my daughter but ANY OTHER FEMALE I know would have me 'tyre sitting' while she drove.
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Postby nitroman » Fri 14.09.2007, 03:10

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Postby lotusgirlmarie » Fri 14.09.2007, 04:52

Ummm the punctured tyre will fit in the trunk. Just relocate some of the luggage to the interior of the car or in the top storage bin. I've had to do this before.
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Postby DaveT » Fri 14.09.2007, 06:23

8)

Much simpler answers to the luggage problem

1 take as much as you want and leave the wife... the DaveT method

2 buy the wife an Elan using all the holiday money so you cannot go away anyway- the DaveEds method...

3 buy the wife an Elan and she can go anywhere she wants and the kids swap seats- the Gary method

4 eat the luggage and save space for more fishing tackle- the PaulP method

5 get the wife to eat the baby and carry it around for 9 months- the Josler method

6 put a spare pair of nickers in your back pocket and dont worry about anything- the Steph- who the **** is Steph method.

I could go on...


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Postby Paul.P » Fri 14.09.2007, 07:13

Very good DaveT, especially like no 6 :wink:
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Postby Dave Eds » Fri 14.09.2007, 09:14

DaveT wrote:8)

Much simpler answers to the luggage problem

1 take as much as you want and leave the wife... the DaveT method

2 buy the wife an Elan using all the holiday money so you cannot go away anyway- the DaveEds method...

3 buy the wife an Elan and she can go anywhere she wants and the kids swap seats- the Gary method

4 eat the luggage and save space for more fishing tackle- the PaulP method

5 get the wife to eat the baby and carry it around for 9 months- the Josler method

6 put a spare pair of nickers in your back pocket and dont worry about anything- the Steph- who the **** is Steph method.

I could go on...


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7. take your locks off so you can't get into anything - the rip method

8. let your battery go flat so you cant go anywhere - the Nobs method
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Postby Dico » Fri 14.09.2007, 13:28

Fill your Elan with deisel so you can't go anywere - The 'other' PaulP method.




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Postby lotusgirlmarie » Fri 14.09.2007, 13:31

:roll: :agree: :gathering: :lol: :beer: :bonk:
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Postby DaveT » Fri 14.09.2007, 15:35

lotusgirlmarie wrote::roll: :agree: :gathering: :lol: :beer: :bonk:


8) Had to laugh at your last choice of Smiley LGM as the verb to bonk means something totally different this side of the pond.

Dico- I'm :shock: . Casting nasturtiums.

10 Leave all the wifes luggage at home in preference for for the carry bag and a few selected clubs- thatd be another one of mine.

11 Pack the wife into the car with small child and follow behind in scania full of beer- the dico method

12 Interfere with everyone elses packing and forget what you set out to do- the Geoff method
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Postby DaveT » Fri 14.09.2007, 15:36

8)

Are we still on topic with this?


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Postby rip » Fri 14.09.2007, 16:58

DaveT wrote:8)

Are we still on topic with this?


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Maybe not, but what the heck. Some original ideas there. :-D
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Postby chris.t » Fri 14.09.2007, 18:23

13. Put all the luggage in her car and let her follow behind. Don't want to spoil the handling characeristics with extra weight - the Chris.t method.
Could the 'Hokey-Cokey' actually be what it's all about?
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