Mat Posted October 19, 2006 Posted October 19, 2006 Just in case anyone is thinking of trying to get an Ikea desk in the back of their Coupe, if its any longer than 1.5m, it wont fit ! And there is no hook to put a bungee onto to hold the boot door shut. My old saxo had a nice metal fold that was perfect for bungeeing to the towbar when carrying loads slightly longer than the boot. Quote
Rich_Eason Posted October 19, 2006 Posted October 19, 2006 Mat I'm glad you have statred this thread it could prove very useful! It actually puts the capacities of the C4 in human terms! I had 6 bags of concrete in the boot the other day and would say that was enough :huh: Quote
Mat Posted October 19, 2006 Author Posted October 19, 2006 I had 6 bags of concrete in the boot the other day and would say that was enough :huh: Did the front wheels stay on the ground ? Actually, this could be useful for me. I have a pile of concrete slabs that i have been donated, but i need to transport them 20 miles. These are big, in that i struggle to lift them one at a time. How many (in weight terms) can I (safely) put in the boot? Quote
Rich_Eason Posted October 19, 2006 Posted October 19, 2006 Firstly what size are the slabs and how thick? Working on the assumption that the bags of concrete did not exceed 25kgs each and totaled 150kg's I'd say that that was probably half the recommended weight. But felt enough IIRC I think the max loading weight is 430kg for the 180 VTS, but these vary between models. If they are new slabs bought from a DIY shed I'd say they are no heavier than 25kgs but that is a fairly unsubstantiated assumption. The only reason I do say is because of manual handling regs. If they are old slabs being reused you can safely assume they are heavier and would think 6 to 8 or more will be pushing it. Quote
Stuey Posted October 19, 2006 Posted October 19, 2006 I had about 200KG of cement in the back of mine and the suspension was bottoming out all the time. I wouldnt reccomend it... Quote
Mat Posted October 20, 2006 Author Posted October 20, 2006 Firstly what size are the slabs and how thick? They are about 2ft ^2, at least 1.5" thick. Not new at all, aquired from an old church patio about 4 years ago and never used, hence how i have aquired them (but not actually got them yet). I'm going over this aftenoon to get the first batch. Would it increase my load if i put down the back seats, thus spreading the load? Quote
Rich_Eason Posted October 20, 2006 Posted October 20, 2006 Would it increase my load if i put down the back seats, thus spreading the load?Probably damage your seats to be honest. All that weight upon the seat backs may distort the filling material or something. If I was you I would do small loads in the boot area only. See HERE for info on maximum laden weights Quote
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