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cheapie
06-29-2004, 11:14 AM
Do you like them? Should I buy one instead of a roof rack? What material did you get? steel, aluminum, polypropylene?

i'm thinking about one of these

http://www.etrailer.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/hh/52020.jpg

or one of these folding polypro racks.

http://www.etrailer.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/dt/cc/7507.jpg
sizemic1
06-29-2004, 01:26 PM
i'll let you know in a week. Taking my GC down to Baja fully loaded with 15 gallons of water and 10 gallons of gas hanging from the trailer hitch :)
cheapie
06-30-2004, 05:42 AM
i bought this one. http://www.etrailer.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/dt/cc/40101.jpg i also bought this.

http://www.etrailer.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/hh/52020_display.jpg

i'm a bit worried tho'. the hitch on our van is pretty low. i'll have to decide whether or not i need an extension that will get it 2.5 inches higher or not. i don't want to be scraping the road with the cargo carrier. i also have to figure out how to mount a bike attachment as well. they have bike mounts you can put on it but they're crapl.
LegendKiller
06-30-2004, 06:00 AM
i bought this one. http://www.etrailer.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/dt/cc/40101.jpg i also bought this.

http://www.etrailer.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/hh/52020_display.jpg

i'm a bit worried tho'. the hitch on our van is pretty low. i'll have to decide whether or not i need an extension that will get it 2.5 inches higher or not. i don't want to be scraping the road with the cargo carrier. i also have to figure out how to mount a bike attachment as well. they have bike mounts you can put on it but they're crapl.



Geez Cheapie, be a man, get an SUV...


LK
cheapie
06-30-2004, 06:07 AM
lol. like a hummer? i know how much you like those.
LegendKiller
06-30-2004, 06:23 AM
lol. like a hummer? i know how much you like those.



The escape hybrid or a small-mid SUV.


LK
cheapie
06-30-2004, 06:46 AM
sigh. i tried mang. i tried. i looked at every one of them. however, none of them came even close to having the functionality and space of the van we bought. we almost bought a honda pilot. but honestly, until you are getting kids in and out of a vehicle, you won't understand the allure of the van.

hopefully my next vehicle will be a hyrid small suv. we'll see.