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Now do a 4'x8' sheet of plywood.

throwaway0a5e 5y ago
Should be fine with a roof rack (or without if you don't care about the paint) When I buy sheet steel I use a station wagon because it's easier to plop it down on a roof rack and get it off later then it is to stick it in a truck or van.
- enjo 5y ago
  It's actually devilishly hard to strap plywood to a roof rack in a way that it won't take off in the wind (you're essentially turning your car into a giant kite) but also won't warp. It can be done.. but it's hard.
- foobarian 5y ago
  Once I needed a good amount of plywood for some cabinets. At 8 sheets and other assorted lumber I started feeling really uncomfortable mounting that much weight on my roofrack - I know the rack has a limited capacity like 100-200lbs. Would have had no issues with a proper pickup truck.
aidenn0 5y ago
I can just barely do that in my Mazda 3. Dimensional lumber is much easier since you can angle it more.
temp8964 5y ago
Easily fit in a Minivan ^_^
- orthecreedence 5y ago
  No joke, minivans are actually great for a lot of things people think they need a truck for.
  - yuu11 5y ago
    But then you’re driving a minivan.
  - obelos 5y ago
    I've renovated four houses with my minivan.
  - sturgill 5y ago
    We use our minivan for a lot of these things, but I’d love to buy bulk mulch / topsoil instead of the bags. But loose mulch doesn’t play well with the van. I’ve always considered myself a GM//Chevy guy, but I’m strongly considering this truck. And I love that it doubles as a Powerwall... Eliminates the need for a generator (I work from home so if the power is out I can just take the ICE for errands and have the truck power the house — you don’t have to be a truck person to find that pretty nifty!)
    - orthecreedence 5y ago
      > And I love that it doubles as a Powerwall... That is a really cool feature. I think for extended outages (which we do have) a propane generator fed by a big tank is great. But most outages are a day or less, so having that all ready to go in your truck is really cool.
pengaru 5y ago
Miata Is Always The Answer

Should be fine with a roof rack (or without if you don't care about the paint) When I buy sheet steel I use a station wagon because it's easier to plop it down on a roof rack and get it off later then it is to stick it in a truck or van.

enjo 5y ago
It's actually devilishly hard to strap plywood to a roof rack in a way that it won't take off in the wind (you're essentially turning your car into a giant kite) but also won't warp. It can be done.. but it's hard.
foobarian 5y ago
Once I needed a good amount of plywood for some cabinets. At 8 sheets and other assorted lumber I started feeling really uncomfortable mounting that much weight on my roofrack - I know the rack has a limited capacity like 100-200lbs. Would have had no issues with a proper pickup truck.

aidenn0 5y ago

I can just barely do that in my Mazda 3. Dimensional lumber is much easier since you can angle it more.

temp8964 5y ago

Easily fit in a Minivan ^_^

orthecreedence 5y ago
No joke, minivans are actually great for a lot of things people think they need a truck for.
- yuu11 5y ago
  But then you’re driving a minivan.
- obelos 5y ago
  I've renovated four houses with my minivan.
- sturgill 5y ago
  We use our minivan for a lot of these things, but I’d love to buy bulk mulch / topsoil instead of the bags. But loose mulch doesn’t play well with the van. I’ve always considered myself a GM//Chevy guy, but I’m strongly considering this truck. And I love that it doubles as a Powerwall... Eliminates the need for a generator (I work from home so if the power is out I can just take the ICE for errands and have the truck power the house — you don’t have to be a truck person to find that pretty nifty!)
  - orthecreedence 5y ago
    > And I love that it doubles as a Powerwall... That is a really cool feature. I think for extended outages (which we do have) a propane generator fed by a big tank is great. But most outages are a day or less, so having that all ready to go in your truck is really cool.

pengaru 5y ago

Miata Is Always The Answer