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Ski / cargo box opinions
Considering getting a cargo box and wondering about opinions. Thule or
yakima are probably what I'm looking at in 18cu ft size. Yakima looks like it may be easier to put on/off. Also is it worth going for the higher end box material for the extra stiffness? TIA F.Plant |
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On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 21:19:00 -0600, AstroPax
wrote: On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 20:57:51 -0600, "F. Plant" wrote: Considering getting a cargo box and wondering about opinions. Thule or yakima are probably what I'm looking at in 18cu ft size. Yakima looks like it may be easier to put on/off. Also is it worth going for the higher end box material for the extra stiffness? I don't know anything about the Thule's. But I've owned a Yakima Rocket Box for several years now, no problems with heavy use, and I've had up to five pairs of skis and poles in it with room to spare. With my Subaru Outback it's a snap to put on or remove in just a few minutes. I have both rack systems. Thule and Yakima. I've idled the Thule because it was just too much trouble after around five years of salt and sun the locks and rubber and everything just didn't want to work turn or connect.. I buy only Yakima stuff based on that experience. Your experience may vary, and I only have three years with Yakima. On the box, my experience echoes Astro's, except I think he has had his box a couple years longer than me. I redrilled my box so that I could mount if far enough forward that the hatch opens completely on my Outback, and I fiberglassed the old holes shut. The Yakima literature specifically says only to use the oem holes, but I've had no problems with the new holes. Some of the Thule boxes look like they mount farther forward from the factorty. That might be a consideration for you.. nate |
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On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 20:55:18 -0600, AstroPax
wrote: On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 09:26:52 -0600, uglymoney wrote: I redrilled my box so that I could mount if far enough forward that the hatch opens completely on my Outback Sounds like a good idea. Early on, I hit my head a few times until I adjusted to the lower hatch opening. I see that the new 2005 Outback's have a spoiler on top of the hatch which appears to exasperate this problem. Man, I would really like a new 250hp turbo Outback to rip around the mountains in, but I figure I can put at least another 150k miles on the underpowered 2001 that I have now. It is so tempting. My older legacy owning friend went and test drove a five speed 2005 turbo and reports that it is awesome. It would truly be a great ski car. I refuse to test drive one knowing that it would be a very costly spin around the block. Oh well. My old car died three years too soon. I figure I've got 7 more years left in the 02 which has all the options that are cool (like the limited slip rear diff). Its cheap to run and inexpensive to insure, and does everything I need it to do, it just isn't fast (: nate |
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"uglymoney" wrote in message
... On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 21:19:00 -0600, AstroPax wrote: On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 20:57:51 -0600, "F. Plant" wrote: Considering getting a cargo box and wondering about opinions. snip On the box, my experience echoes Astro's, except I think he has had his box a couple years longer than me. I redrilled my box so that I could mount if far enough forward that the hatch opens completely on my Outback, and I fiberglassed the old holes shut. The Yakima literature specifically says only to use the oem holes, but I've had no problems with the new holes. Some of the Thule boxes look like they mount farther forward from the factorty. That might be a consideration for you.. I've got a 2001 Legacy wagon, so it is an issue. The Thule fits better due to shorter mounting centers from what the store says. I'll have to check if the current model looks like it can be modified. I do like the proper opening handle on the yakima though. F.Plant |
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AstroPax wrote:
snip Man, I would really like a new 250hp turbo Outback to rip around the mountains in, but I figure I can put at least another 150k miles on the underpowered 2001 that I have now. -Astro I recently picked up an 04 Forester XT (turbo) used and it's a blast. It has the same 2.5l engine as the STi. It's a great ski car! I haven't picked up a box yet, but the integrated rack mount rails are really cool too. I think my favorite thing about it is the sleeper factor. It just looks like a standard lesbian/family/whatever Forester (except for the hood scoop) but it hauls ass! (0-60 in 5.3) Matt |
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On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 15:01:33 -0600, MattB
wrote: AstroPax wrote: snip Man, I would really like a new 250hp turbo Outback to rip around the mountains in, but I figure I can put at least another 150k miles on the underpowered 2001 that I have now. -Astro I recently picked up an 04 Forester XT (turbo) used and it's a blast. It has the same 2.5l engine as the STi. You sure about that? I thought it had the "base" WRX turbo engine, not the 300 HP STi version... hot car regardless. bw |
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bdubya wrote:
On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 15:01:33 -0600, MattB wrote: snip I recently picked up an 04 Forester XT (turbo) used and it's a blast. It has the same 2.5l engine as the STi. You sure about that? I thought it had the "base" WRX turbo engine, not the 300 HP STi version... hot car regardless. bw It's the same 2.5l basic engine, but has a smaller turbo and is a "de-tuned" 210 HP version. For the mod enthusiasts this is great because you can just bolt on just about any stock (or aftermarket) STi part for easy upgrades. It seems plenty fast for me so I doubt I'll do those anytime soon. If anything I may get some STi sway bars which are also an easy bolt-on upgrade. Matt (my brother has an STi and it's not bad either!) |
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I've got the cheapest Yakima box out there...well, just about; it's the
cheapest one that you can fit skis in. your concern about ease of on/off, t's not something you typically take on and off frequently -- typically, people leave 'em on all winter -- but it's not an Epic getting it on and off. I can put it on in about ten minutes, remove it in less. -- Mary Malmros Some days you're the windshield, other days you're the bug. |
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