Cheap roofrack for a 3 door car?
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From: Adrian on 29 Jun 2010 02:34 Kiteflyer <ann_marie050268(a)yahoo.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: > I have looked around. Nothing mentions them being specifally for 5 door > or 3 door cars, but apparently standard roofracks won't fit a 3 door. Standard roofracks won't fit any vaguely modern car, since they used to clamp to the gutters. Remember them? An indication as to what the car is would help. But - again - Halfrauds are talking bollocks. This is not a surprise.
From: Man at B&Q on 29 Jun 2010 06:04 On Jun 28, 6:45 pm, Kiteflyer <ann_marie050...(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > On Jun 28, 5:30 pm, Peter Twydell <Pe...(a)twydell.demon.co.uk> wrote: > > > > > In message > > <5e829366-b237-40ec-8853-125ee8710...(a)g19g2000yqc.googlegroups.com>, > > Kiteflyer <ann_marie050...(a)yahoo.co.uk> writes > > > >I've always had 5 door cars and been able to get cheap roofracks. > > >Went to Halfords to price a roofrack for my new 3 door, and they said > > >the only one that would fit a 3 door is a Thule at 175! I'm not > > >paying that for a roofrack. > > >They said it was hard to get one for a 3 door as they had to be > > >specially modified. > > >Anyone know where I can find a cheaper one? > > > Try eBay. I bought a roof box and bars (separately) for my previous car > > there, and then bars for the new one, all for much cheaper prices. > > > You might have to specify what the car is, though. Unless you're ashamed > > of it, in which case you've got a tough task on your hands. > > -- > > Peter > > > Ying tong iddle-i po! > > Thanks. Yes, I think e-bay will be best. Amazon have loads, but tend > not to say whether they are for 5 or 3 door. Argos do a roofrack, but > again, they don't say which it's for, so will probably be for a 5 > door. It's for a Corsa. FFS, do you want your a**e wiping as well? Both 3 and 5dr Corsaa are listed here http://www.roof-rack-supplies.co.uk/cgi-bin/selector_roof_racks.cgi Like I said, try googling. MBQ
From: Adrian on 30 Jun 2010 02:18 Ian Dalziel <iandalziel(a)lineone.net> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >>Halfords were probably just trying to get me to buy their fancy Thule >>one. They were adamant though that you can't get one for my car unless >>it's a Thule, which cost a fortune. They put my reg through the system, >>and that's all that came up. > "The system", eh? Oh well, that's pretty conclusive. > > Have you ever considered owning your own bridge? No, I think they're actually serious. After all, according the Medway Handymong, Halfrauds make a big profit therefore they must be good. I suspect that's a fairly prevalent attitude.
From: GT on 30 Jun 2010 09:20 > "Kiteflyer" <ann_marie050268(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message > news:5e829366-b237-40ec-8853-125ee87107fb(a)g19g2000yqc.googlegroups.com... > I've always had 5 door cars and been able to get cheap roofracks. > Went to Halfords to price a roofrack for my new 3 door, and they said > the only one that would fit a 3 door is a Thule at �175! I'm not > paying that for a roofrack. > They said it was hard to get one for a 3 door as they had to be > specially modified. > Anyone know where I can find a cheaper one? Why do we call them 3 door and 5 door cars? They don't have 3 or 5 doors - they have 2 or 4 doors. A family saloon and a family hatchback have 4 passenger doors and a boot. With a hatchback the window opens along with the boot metal, on the saloon, the glass doesn't move when you open the boot - its still not a 'door' though!
From: Adrian on 30 Jun 2010 09:34
"GT" <a(a)b.c> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: > Why do we call them 3 door and 5 door cars? They don't have 3 or 5 doors > - they have 2 or 4 doors. A family saloon and a family hatchback have 4 > passenger doors and a boot. With a hatchback the window opens along with > the boot metal, on the saloon, the glass doesn't move when you open the > boot - its still not a 'door' though! <------- You Rest of world --------> |