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Old Oct 9th, 2012, 10:12 PM
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Carry four wheels/tyres in/on a Roadster?

It was easy to ferry winter wheel/tyre sets around when I had a Convertible as they would fit standing up on the folded rear seat, but that doesn't work with a Roadster so here, for your amusement, is my new method - one in the passenger seat, one and a half in the boot and one on the bike rack:



Thank goodness, the bonging from the car saying the boot is open stops after you drive away, but it still bongs once every time you move off after coming to a stop.....
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Old Oct 10th, 2012, 07:01 AM
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Well they say necessity is the mother of invention !!!!
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Old Oct 10th, 2012, 10:33 AM
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Nice effort!

I was half expecting a "will 4 wheels with tyres fit in a Roadster?" thread, to which I would've said, "no way!" - turns out I was wrong on both counts!
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What happens when it rains or snows? do you get a boot full of the stuff I wondered?
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The next target in the "practical use of a tart's car" department is to work out if I can make a rack that goes from the rear roll hoops behind the seats back to the bike rack, possibly over the top of the spoiler when it's up (or can I just pull a fuse to stop the spoiler operating?)

After all, having a Roadster does not preclude the need for sheets of plywood, etc., so the 'clip-on pickup' is what's needed.
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Old Oct 11th, 2012, 02:55 PM
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You could buy a scrap clubman, chop it in half and convert the rear end of it into a trailer.
And then youd have a clubster? that would really be a MINi and a half
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