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Now that we are a two MINI family it just dawned on us that it might be a little tough getting to the airport. Three people in the car doesn't leave much room for suitcases. Has anyone used a decent-sized rooftop cargo carrier to take backpacks/duffel bags on a one to two hour trip? I did search for other threads, but the Thule 1600 someone else recommended is ridiculously expensive and looks too flat to hold anything.
__________________ "The eagerly awaited Mini has arrived with the emotional appeal of a puppy, the high-style gloss of a fashion magazine and the technological edge of a Los Alamos lab." —New Car Test Drive
I use a Thule box - though I don't remember which one. Love the amount of storage it gave us. We take long trips with 2 large dogs and the box allows us to pack all our stuff and take the dogs.
Here's a photo of ours on the MINI
__________________ Tristan - Ordered 12/31/07, Born 1/14/08, Home 2/21/08 | 08 MCSa | MY/B w/stripes | Premium | Sport | Convenience | Cold | MY Color Line | Piano Black | SIRIUS | 17" Web Spokes | Checkered Carbon cloth |
Suggestion: I'm buying the stock MINI cargo-bars, and have already acquired a "Yakima BasketCase" mini-basket (garage sale: $25) which attaches with "Yakima Universal MightyMounts" ($35-40 new) to both the MCS and my Subaru cargo-bars.
Other option: I have a small rear-basket for my trailer-hitch, which I like a LOT ... see gallery
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RR Hound, can i ask how much you paid for your Thule Cargo Carrier? Looks good. Was thinking about geting one also, maybe a lil smaller. Nice looking mini's
Tristan - Ordered 12/31/07, Born 1/14/08, Home 2/21/08 | 08 MCSa | MY/B w/stripes | Premium | Sport | Convenience | Cold | MY Color Line | Piano Black | SIRIUS | 17" Web Spokes | Checkered Carbon cloth |
