Trailors vs roof-rack boxes - Page 2

beegee · Mar 6th, 2011, 19:38

Reversing's a lot easier with a roof box....

twinturbo · Mar 6th, 2011, 20:11

You can only put about 70KG in a roof box.

A trailer to cary 70Kg would be undetectable in terms of MPG, the roofbox however significantly affects AeroDynamics.

My old trailer was another matter... It was 6M from drawbar to tailboard and ~700KG unladen

. Super to tow though and easy to reverse.

TT

johnjp · Mar 8th, 2011, 23:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by twinturbo

My old trailer was another matter... It was 6M from drawbar to tailboard and ~700KG unladen

Blimey, mine was 16metres with GTW 35 tonnes!!! Back end of a b-double!
Bit like this FH16:

S80T60James · Mar 9th, 2011, 06:20

Last summer I saw a chap driving his family to their summer holiday with a trailer with a roof box on it! This of course left lots of room for the bikes to go on a rack on the roof! I was impressed!

pdrvolvo · Mar 9th, 2011, 08:35

roof box.

peter.

JamesV70R · Mar 9th, 2011, 09:49

Trailer ... Can't put the boats on the roof unfortunately!

Easy enough to tow, easy enough to reverse - practice makes perfect after all!!

emmdee · Mar 9th, 2011, 12:41

I'm on the lookout for one meself. Does anyone know if the Halfrauds ones are okay? Normally I wouldn't, but I'm assuming even they can't f**k up a roofbox.
m.d.

Oilydad · Mar 9th, 2011, 13:54

You'd be surprised....but if you have a council recycling depot near you, well worth checking it out. on our last visit there were 2 top boxes lying there.

May need cleaning up a bit, or with a quick coat of spray paint they'd have come up like new.......but they were going for a tenner each!!

Bernard333 · Mar 9th, 2011, 14:16

I have a 550L roofbox , used it once for a holiday to France on a V70 . A trailer would have been charged for by each metre its adds to the length on the ferry , the Irish ferries all work together in a cartel to ensure the customer is thoroughly ripped off , some of them even charge extra for the roof box . The main problem with my roofbox is that its the size of a wardrobe and storing it is a pain , always seem to be tripping up over it or dragging it out the way.

Mar 9th, 2011, 08:35	#15
pdrvolvo Master Member Last Online: Oct 4th, 2012 19:08 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: middlewich	roof box. peter. __________________ 244DL-1976/244DL-1983/740GL-1986/940GL-1992/850GLT-1995/V70-1998/S8O-2000/V70-2005/XC90T6 Exec.-2004.

Mar 9th, 2011, 13:54	#18
Oilydad Premier Member Last Online: Mar 21st, 2016 21:21 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Exeter Devon	You'd be surprised....but if you have a council recycling depot near you, well worth checking it out. on our last visit there were 2 top boxes lying there. May need cleaning up a bit, or with a quick coat of spray paint they'd have come up like new.......but they were going for a tenner each!! __________________ Are We Nearly There Yet! No longer a VOLVO owner, not by choice, but 'cause they don't make proper Volvos any more!

Mar 6th, 2011, 19:38	#11
beegee Member Last Online: Apr 2nd, 2016 20:00 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Evesham, Worcs.	Reversing's a lot easier with a roof box....

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twinturbo Senior Member Last Online: Oct 7th, 2017 18:51 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Carlisle	You can only put about 70KG in a roof box. A trailer to cary 70Kg would be undetectable in terms of MPG, the roofbox however significantly affects AeroDynamics. My old trailer was another matter... It was 6M from drawbar to tailboard and ~700KG unladen . Super to tow though and easy to reverse. TT

Mar 9th, 2011, 06:20	#14
S80T60James S80T6James Last Online: Apr 6th, 2024 07:52 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: West Bridgford	Last summer I saw a chap driving his family to their summer holiday with a trailer with a roof box on it! This of course left lots of room for the bikes to go on a rack on the roof! I was impressed!

Mar 9th, 2011, 09:49	#16
JamesV70R Forum Support Team Last Online: Yesterday 22:17 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Watford	Trailer ... Can't put the boats on the roof unfortunately! Easy enough to tow, easy enough to reverse - practice makes perfect after all!!

Mar 9th, 2011, 12:41	#17
emmdee Premier Member Last Online: Mar 14th, 2023 19:42 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cardenden, Fife	I'm on the lookout for one meself. Does anyone know if the Halfrauds ones are okay? Normally I wouldn't, but I'm assuming even they can't f**k up a roofbox. m.d.

Mar 9th, 2011, 14:16	#19
Bernard333 Premier Member Last Online: Oct 20th, 2021 11:41 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ramelton	I have a 550L roofbox , used it once for a holiday to France on a V70 . A trailer would have been charged for by each metre its adds to the length on the ferry , the Irish ferries all work together in a cartel to ensure the customer is thoroughly ripped off , some of them even charge extra for the roof box . The main problem with my roofbox is that its the size of a wardrobe and storing it is a pain , always seem to be tripping up over it or dragging it out the way.

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