What's the load rating on that?

"gizmo-ms3" (gizmo-ms3) 06/09/2016 at 21:43 • Filed to: None

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Taken in Hilton Head, SC. Was parked in yacht club members parking only spot.

Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna > gizmo-ms3 06/09/2016 at 21:47

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I appreciate this very much. The thin line between “damn that’s ingenious” and “something is going to go terribly wrong.”

TheRealBicycleBuck > gizmo-ms3 06/09/2016 at 21:57

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Needs more sanding to make it a little more aerodynamic / quiet.

gizmo-ms3 > Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna 06/09/2016 at 22:39

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I really liked the twine attaching the lumber to the factory roof rails.

Ike > Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna 06/09/2016 at 22:42

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I like to think I walk that line daily

Mustafaluigi > gizmo-ms3 06/10/2016 at 06:55

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Having had to look into this extensively for work, I really wish people knew more about max payload capacity on their cars and trucks. It makes me cringe when I see a little crossover packed to the gills with luggage and a Thule rack up top most likely filled as well. You know its carrying the average couple with 2.5 kids and a dog and a couple hundred pounds more than the car is rated for.

Milky > gizmo-ms3 06/10/2016 at 09:17

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Has enough money to buy a new car, but cant spend $200 on the roof rack crossbars.

Tatanko > Mustafaluigi 06/10/2016 at 10:37

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This is what worries me, too. Even if the structure can handle it — can the engine and brakes?

My first trip to the beach in college with friends, I rode shotgun in a first gen. Saturn Vue. It was a base model, 4 cylinder, FWD, automatic. That thing was probably a dog even totally empty with only a driver, but with two extra people and all their shit for a week’s vacation, it was downright scary how poorly it accelerated and braked.

I’m sure the Rogue above will fair better than an early 2000's base model Vue, but it’s still just a crossover with a puny naturally aspirated 4-cylinder under the hood.

Tatanko > Milky 06/10/2016 at 10:38

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Apparently has the money to belong to a yacht club and own some sort of boat, but owns a rental spec Nissan Rogue with a homemade rack on top.

Milky > Tatanko 06/10/2016 at 10:51

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Priorities I guess?

Mustafaluigi > Tatanko 06/10/2016 at 12:16

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Most crossovers have a lower payload capacity than the cars they are based on. Same chassis, probably same drive train but with a bigger and heavier body. Some people are probably even close to overloading the tires they have the way they load up. I look at you small truck owners.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > gizmo-ms3 06/19/2016 at 19:25

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Can’t spell twine without win