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cargusjoh 05-15-2019 04:38 PM

Weight Cooper F56 Auto: MINUUSA 2,690lbs, vehicle sticker 3,620lbs
 
MINU USA says a Cooper F56 auto weighs 2,690 lbs. But the GVW on a newly purchased one says 3,620 lbs on the door jam sticker. Any ideas why the difference?

Duc OT 05-15-2019 04:45 PM

I think that means you can have a driver and co-driver that weighs about 550lbs each! :wink:

Or perhaps this:
The gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR), or gross vehicle mass (GVM) is the maximum operating weight/mass of a vehicle as specified by the manufacturer including the vehicle's chassis, body, engine, engine fluids, fuel, accessories, driver, passengers and cargo but excluding that of any trailers. The term is used for motor vehicles and trains.

Gross vehicle weight rating - Wikipedia


en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gross_vehicle_weight_rating

gbuff1 05-15-2019 05:17 PM


Originally Posted by cargusjoh (Post 4469867)
MINU USA says a Cooper F56 auto weighs 2,690 lbs. But the GVW on a newly purchased one says 3,620 lbs on the door jam sticker. Any ideas why the difference?

Yeah, that's the weight (limit) of the car plus anything you have in it.

So you can go to Home Depot and load thirty or so 30# bags of mulch like I do :razz:

cargusjoh 05-15-2019 06:19 PM

Oh man, that all makes perfect sense! Mulch... it is that time of year! I have an '11 Clubman and had 9 or 10 big mulch bags too. One in the front seat. Thank goodness the bags were not leaking. Thanks again for the help!

USA-RET 05-21-2019 07:46 AM


Originally Posted by gbuff1 (Post 4469875)
Yeah, that's the weight (limit) of the car plus anything you have in it.

So you can go to Home Depot and load thirty or so 30# bags of mulch like I do :razz:

:lol: That's some funny $#!t right thar'

TVPostSound 05-21-2019 02:58 PM


Originally Posted by gbuff1 (Post 4469875)
Yeah, that's the weight (limit) of the car plus anything you have in it.

So you can go to Home Depot and load thirty or so 30# bags of mulch like I do :razz:

Picture, or its not true!!:razz:

USA-RET 05-21-2019 03:45 PM


Originally Posted by TVPostSound (Post 4471109)
Picture, or its not true!!:razz:

I've gotten 26 bags of cypress mulch in my 2015 w/ the rear seats folded flat. Probably could have stacked 4 more on the passenger seat...

Don't forget to put an old bed sheet down before loading. :wink:

bratling 05-21-2019 04:35 PM


Originally Posted by TVPostSound (Post 4471109)
Picture, or its not true!!:razz:

Check out the “my good truck” thread over in the F54 area :-)

N0B0DY 05-21-2019 07:42 PM

I would never carry mulch in my car again. The one and only time I carried mulch in my car it got soaked. The guy at Home depot loaded it into the trunk. The bags did not look wet at all. The first turn out to the street and I hear water gushing. The bags must've dumped over a gallon of water into the car.


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