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mike a samson

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The car manufacturer’s advice is based on the roof load while driving. When the car is stationary, roof racks can carry about 4 to 5 times as much weight. It is then no problem to load the car roof with 200 to 400 kg.
Copied and pasted direct from the web ( so it must be true) my son, my wife and myself plus rooftop 380kg we're not skinny people

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mike a samson

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https://www.topgear.com/car-reviews/vauxhall/zafira/18i-exclusiv-5dr/spec-0
100kg whilst driving at motorway speeds. Remember, this is the recommended limit not the maximum limit

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themarsh

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Now this is what I call a Roof Tent

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mike a samson

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Do you think he's compensating for something??

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Set up in under five minutes
That said, I would love to have something like that
Lions and tigers and bears indeed

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Quote: Originally posted by marg6 on 07/8/2021
im curious, mainly because of the weight limit most car roofs actually have s to how on earth the likes of a mini, or even the last pic of the zafira can have the weight of the roof box nevermind any bodies in it, both having a max load of 75kgs on the roof

Exactly what I was just thinking..

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Quote: Originally posted by mike a samson on 30/8/2021
The car manufacturer’s advice is based on the roof load while driving. When the car is stationary, roof racks can carry about 4 to 5 times as much weight. It is then no problem to load the car roof with 200 to 400 kg.
Copied and pasted direct from the web ( so it must be true) my son, my wife and myself plus rooftop 380kg we're not skinny people

Maybe I should have read the entire thread before posting...😬

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mike a samson

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Limits are for driving, static much higher ( my vafir 100kg, to offend 80)

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