Need a hand with this before winter!!

[.M.]

Anything from Subaru?

I was looking at the Forester and the Impreza estate. The estate offered the power but not as much space.

BUT what I am trying to find out from the Forester which I can't is if the rear seats are sealed to the floor OR if they are empty underneath. If they are empty underneath then everything can fit and Robbie is Daddy's brother.

[Ferrer]

Skoda isn't reliable I hear...am i wrong? I've never driven nor owned one.

They are fine, competent vehicles.

Not much emotion in the process.

However their estates are huge.

[.M.]

They are fine, competent vehicles.

Not much emotion in the process.

However their estates are huge.

Like I had said, 5.5 feet of length to the back seats from the rear door holding 4 people.

Preferably without having to put down the armrest and not a 60/40 split.

If the seats allow space underneath similar to captains chairs I am kind of sold.

Can you provide a model/year of the skoda?

[Ferrer]

Current Superb Combi has a 633 litre boot.

Has been on sale since 2008.

EDIT I don't know the actual interior dimensions of the boot.

[Revo]

M, why can't you use roofbox for skis and take "I need 5,5 feet cargo space" out of the equation?

[.M.]

M, why can't you use roofbox for skis and take "I need 5,5 feet cargo space" out of the equation?

I loathe Accessories. I really really do.

Besides the loathing, one experience I had when I was a child (which was a long time ago) when traveling, was when my uncle used one. We were on a road journeying along behind when his vehicle hit a bump and his roofbox just opened up and our car was pelted with all sorts of things.

I don't think I want to put anyone through that nor experience that again. Besides, losing one of those and not knowing it until you reach your destination is cataclysmic for any vacation.

[Matra et Alpine]

Modern fittings and boxes are much more reliable

Did 120+mph on the autobahn with a large one on the Espace Quadra a few years back.... ROCK SOLID ( it took a hill to get there )

[henk4]

I think I am looking for something like that...something with a faux armrest as opposed to a 60/40 split. Something even with the seats having a space underneath too so the gear can fit there as well.

By the way, when you said C5 I first thought of the Corvette...then I seen your avatar lol

my armrest is part 0f the 60% of the reclining bench. The skis go through a hole underneath the rest.

[thebrochureman]

Volvo or big audi.

[Sledgehammer]

Perhaps you dont realize just how easy the modern fittings on roof racks are to install and remove. 5 minutes or less for each install/uninstall is well worth the additional auto's that you can choose from. Why limit yourself to auto's with interior room?

[henk4]

Perhaps you dont realize just how easy the modern fittings on roof racks are to install and remove. 5 minutes or less for each install/uninstall is well worth the additional auto's that you can choose from. Why limit yourself to auto's with interior room?

a roofrack reduces the mileage by at least ten percent if not far more.

[f6fhellcat13]

But surely that is less of a reduction from a passenger car to an SUV, or whatever he wants to keep his skiing stuff inside of.

[henk4]

But surely that is less of a reduction from a passenger car to an SUV, or whatever he wants to keep his skiing stuff inside of.

Monetary reductions/additions can be significant given the European fuel prices....

[f6fhellcat13]

I misspoke; I meant that a smaller car with a roof rack could probably still get comparable or better mileage than a larger car with all the skiing stuff on the inside.

[Ferrer]

Not to mention that for the 90% of the time when you are not carrying the high loads you won't be dragging along the excess metal, glass and plastic along...