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Do you uses a roof rack, or fold your back seat down?

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SnorkBoard
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I'm considering buying a cheap roof ski rack off craigslist so I can keep my extra seating and keep water from the snow from fucking up my interior. But people say there skis get covered in shit and it kills your mileage, which I barely get over 18mpg as is..

Thoughts? Or want to sell a roof rack really cheap?
Feb 26 2013 2:28AM
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GayWolf420
Posts: 37681 - Karma: 123,660
You're putting your skis through much more worse things than just a little salt and grime I feel like. I have a rack for my car and it works fine. Little sketch driving in the wind but its all good. I guess it's just all preference.
Feb 26 2013 7:12PM
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Spic-N-SpaN
Posts: 2002 - Karma: 1,465
I actually found one on craigslist listed today for $200, should I offer like $100 and see what happens?
Feb 26 2013 8:15PM
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alex=
Posts: 1738 - Karma: 2,835
The only viable option here is to buy a dodge cummins. It can pull your entire hill up mount everest with square blocks for wheels, 45% grade and still get 25 MPG, stock. It's obvious man








But for real, I have a Nissan Frontier and it fucks shit up. Trucks kick ass. Super useful but you get fucked by gas prices the rest of the time
Feb 26 2013 8:45PM
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t-roy
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my skis go through the backseat mini ski door thing. i'd take a cargo box over the regular ski rack to prevent my gear getting covered in dirt and salt
Feb 26 2013 8:53PM
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ejm
Posts: 794 - Karma: 196
Back seat stays down for the whole ski season. I cut and heat molded a big piece of automotive carpet that covers my trunk and my seats.
Feb 26 2013 9:07PM
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manutdsaol
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Got an open roof rack for this season, so far no problems.
Feb 26 2013 9:14PM
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Where-am-I
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i've got a "ski condom" that folds out through the middle of the car (aw yeah winter package)
but i would need a box if i ever wanted to take 4-5 people
Feb 26 2013 10:17PM
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grown-ninja
Posts: 3031 - Karma: 175
It's really not that bad, I found my entire set up, 50' bars, rocket box, and 400 feet for well under 100 if I remember correctly. Find your fit kit new they're like 45-50 I'm sure used would be cheap. Def worth it. Regarding mpg, It's was on wrx wagon. Didnt really mess with my effecency that much at all. Bearly noticable
Feb 26 2013 11:35PM
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washparkdub
Posts: 266 - Karma: 66
Fold teh seats down sucka.

Roof racks get road grime all ova ya skis.
Boxes blow off in the wind and kill mpg.
hangsta.
Feb 26 2013 11:38PM
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walcott
Posts: 319 - Karma: 39
haha no ram with a cummins is going to get 25 mpg. their only ram that gets 25 is a single cab piece of shit

Feb 27 2013 1:45AM
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NEGRO_CYCLOPS
Posts: 88 - Karma: 434
I can do either, but I really don't need to fold my seats down when I drive this:
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Feb 27 2013 2:02AM
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accualyisdolan
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I got a Tahoe. So neither
Feb 27 2013 2:20AM
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DANETRON
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Thank you for saying that finally someone who knows their shit. In before someone claims 30 mpg in a 9klb truck
Feb 27 2013 2:31AM
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deleted5
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i put mine in my trunk.
Feb 27 2013 3:40AM
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marsland
Posts: 3150 - Karma: 421
seat down, that way I dont have to deal with driving a bunch of people to the mountain too.

for people with trucks, ever had your shit fall out? I was behind someone on the way back from the mountain a few weeks ago and his tailgate was open, so I was just waiting for his board to come flying out. It did after about 5 miles, so I grabbed it and then he claims he shut the tailgate but I dont see any way of a tailgate magically opening up on a drive home.
Feb 27 2013 6:22AM
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CashmereCat
Posts: 2211 - Karma: 2,394
When I put the seat down my car turns into a one seater. Jeep wrangler.
Feb 27 2013 8:26AM
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DANETRON
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My tailgate has dropped before i didnt even notice an dskis fell out
Feb 27 2013 9:48AM
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Laurent.
Posts: 10056 - Karma: 25,313
That space in the back is meant to house a waterbed, complete with leopard skin bed linnen and shag pile carpeting in bright orange.

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Feb 27 2013 12:30PM
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act.resist
Posts: 8875 - Karma: 513
When I had a car i used the trunk, but I would've loved racks
Feb 27 2013 12:42PM
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JahFeels
Posts: 779 - Karma: 587
I just toss everything in the back of my tacoma
Feb 27 2013 12:59PM
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TNORTS
Posts: 2077 - Karma: 2,761
I use a thule because I'm usually driving a 4 other people to the mountain.
Feb 27 2013 1:31PM
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TRASHY.
Posts: 736 - Karma: 355
Roof racks are way better if you have a full vehicle of people, but your skis do get covered in dirt and crap from the road, and is definitely kills your gas mileage.
If im traveling by myself or only have one passenger, I just fold down one of the back seats and it makes life alot easier.
Feb 27 2013 1:49PM
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stezybake[D]oven
Posts: 370 - Karma: 36
i have racks but i only use it when i have 5 people in my car, otherwise i fold the seat/seats down. i feel my car looks better w/o the rack and ya my gas mileage suffers.
Feb 27 2013 2:34PM
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fortyvalve
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i have a 98 accord with no roof rack. managed to fit me and 3 other kids with 2 pairs of skis & poles and 2 snowboards, all of our gear, and my transpack. even if i had a rack and could fit 3 in the back seat i feel like that'd just be uncomfortable for the ride up
Feb 27 2013 2:43PM
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