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i would really like to see a picture of a C7 vert with that trunk rack. Last year, I loaded my miata, with trunk rank, and spent 3 weeks riding around Colorado. We camped every night. The miata left this past week for the vette. we will be taking the vette on a camping trip to west va in a couple weeks.
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Originally Posted by Foosh
Different vehicles are good for specific purposes, and Jeeps are particularly good for flat-towing, since they are among the few vehicles left w/ a transfer case and transmission that can be completely disconnected by design, so that all four wheels roll freely w/o turning drivetrain components w/o lubrication. Moreover, in addition to having a vehicle to run errands with, it takes us to some pretty spectacular off-road sites we wouldn't see otherwise.
You can't flat tow a Corvette, and dragging a trailer around, and storing it, etc., when you're traveling long-distances is a drag.
True that ........ Somewhere in one of the storage sheds is the tow bar I removed from the last CJ7 that I traded for another Corvette.
I'm tired of the idea that you can't carry luggage in a convertible.
Here's 2 views of what I can fit into the trunk of my car and STILL have room for small odds and ends...
The light green bag is full of clothes, the 2 suitcases are full, the computer case has my laptop and assorted meeces and cords and stuff, the camera case is stuffed full of all the needed (sorta) lenses and junk.
We also carry a snack cooler in the passenger foot well for some snacks and drinks.
Convertibles can carry stuff if you know how to play tetris!
Elmer
The only problem that keeps me out of a C7.......the wife has to have her golf clubs when we travel! So its keep the C6 GS coupe..now thats a real problem... NOT!
On my vert my wife packs a bunch of clothes in those bags that you use a vacuum cleaner to suck out the air. They slide up under the convertible top shield. We can travel with the top down if we wish.
Happy Anniversary Elmer. I too get a little laugh when I hear, "you can't travel in a convertible". We have taken our C6, and the C7 is next, on several long road trips of 3 weeks. You are correct, it is a game of tetris when you get to the motel. However, I can pack the next day, put the top down, and hit the road. We do use the soft sided duffel type bags. Those things hold a ton of stuff.
BTW Skid Row Joe, we have also been on a cross country Route 66 trip. No luggage rack needed.
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Originally Posted by hwk34400
The only problem that keeps me out of a C7.......the wife has to have her golf clubs when we travel! So its keep the C6 GS coupe..now thats a real problem... NOT!
Lame excuse ........... Buy a C7 coupe ! No problem .............
That is not true. I can load everything you have pictured and more in my coupe and still fit the top back there. My son and I travel for baseball and I have fit basically what you have pictured plus his baseball bag and two small coolers. It's amazing how much storage room there is in a coupe with the top off , plus I am able to fit items behind the seats.
Hello? This is a discussion about convertibles, not coupes.
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Originally Posted by mschuyler
Hello? This is a discussion about convertibles, not coupes.
It's the weather ............. I do agree though. I've never had any issue packing my drop tops. That is why I am seriously considering going back to one. I miss it.
We were in Hannibal, Mo a couple of weeks ago for a large All Corvette Car Show and a C3 with a really neat smaller trailer(probably for a motorcycle) was attached to his car.
When we left for a dinner cruise on the Mississippi river that evening, his Corvette was gone(I assumed that he had left to go to dinner). But, the little trailer was still in the motel's parking lot, and it was chained to a light pole.
I see a lot of motorcycles in the national parks, etc with the little trailers, so they must not be that much trouble to use on a road trip. With the trailer, you can carry just about anything(within reason) with you, and still put the top down.
Instead of all the innuendo and accusations, can someone simply post a few pictures of a packed C7 convertible trunk? You don't have to pack the bags, just show the layout. The lack of primary communication skills on this board is epic sometimes.
If Elmer can get two carry-on size bags in the trunk, that should be sufficient for any weekend trip. If you can stuff some soft-sided duffels in as well, that would be a bonus.
Sure, I just now stuffed two airline-legal carry on bags in my C7 convertible, and as can be seen there's still room for things on top of the bags, and you can't see it, but there's still a sizable space under the area where the top folds, for shoes, laptop bags, etc.
08-20-2016, 01:42 AM
True that ........ Somewhere in one of the storage sheds is the tow bar I removed from the last CJ7 that I traded for another Corvette.
Lame excuse ........... Buy a C7 coupe ! No problem .............
I do agree though. I've never had any issue packing my drop tops. That is why I am seriously considering going back to one. I miss it.
