Big Objects in Small Cars

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  1. smartalec89

    smartalec89 The Official Alaskan

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    I want to know what is the biggest object you have got into your Prius? Let's see some pics too!

    I managed to squeeze a 36"x30"x18" sink cabinet in the back. I will post pics soon.
     
    #1 smartalec89, Aug 31, 2009
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    JimboPalmer Tsar of all the Rushers

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    I routinely carry this:
    http://www.amazon.com/Werner-MT-17-300-Pound-Telescoping-Multiladder/dp/B0000VYDHK
     
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    9 or 10 of my friends, in the seats. ha ha! or my twin air mattress, the BEST for camping, really it's amazing.
    :)
     
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    Oooh, this is one of my favorite games! The best place to play is the big-box home improvement store with plenty of guys around who think they need a pickup to bring home three bags of mulch and a potted plant for the wife.

    I think the biggest single object so far was a new lawn mower (Troy-bilt walk behind in its big cardboard box.) It slid in perfectly with seats folded down, just barely clearing the hatch opening. Should have bought it on a Saturday morning instead of a weekday afternoon. There were only three or four people gawking. ;)
     
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    The first week I had it I took a 2 seater couch. All doors closed and both front seats available. OK, it was a small couch and I had to remove the cover over the compartment in the back to put one of the couch's arms in it. Wish I'd thought to take a pic.
     
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    patsparks An Aussie perspective

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    my 46 inch TV in its box.
    I also carried all the timber I needed to build my mum an access ramp to her front door.
     
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    I bought a 42 in LG TV and fit it in my car easily.
     
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    smartalec89 The Official Alaskan

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    I always go to the home improvement stores and play. People really under estimate it's size.

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    thedutchtouch prius is my SUV

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    i just picked up a schwinn twin sport tandem bike, popped the front wheel off and put the front passenger seat flat it fit with extra room. i think if i pop both wheels off it'll fit without having to put the front passenger seat down. that way when i want to bring it somewhere, i'll have my wife along to ride it with me.
     
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    When I first saw the thread title, I was sort of half expecting to see a pic of Bertha Butt, you know one of the Butt sisters but I'm really glad I didn't. Whew! ;)
     
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    just moved a 50' SAMSUNG PLASMA and a 6 foot ladder.
     
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    Fat people drive Minis (cover your eyes).
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    We bought a 40 inch LCD TV at Costco and didn't worry about hauling it in the Prius until we saw the oversized box it was packed in (and never end a sentence with a preposition). As it turned out, we could've stacked 4 of them in the back and had room to spare.
     
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    WOW! A 50 ft Plasma TV. :pound:

    Wish I had one of those! ;)
     
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    JRitt Bio-Medical Equip. Tech

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    I put a Bowflex TC5300 TreadClimber (its the extended tread version) in mine. The guy I bought it from said there was no way it would fit. I had no room to spare.
     
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