Boot space in BMW E46 touring big enough for dog cage?

[ajb85]

Hello people,

Thought this might be a good place to ask. I'm downsizing from a Saab 9-5 estate and need to know if my dog cage will fit in the back of an e46 touring, alas I cannot find dimensions of the floor space on the net, only the capacity.

The cage is 35" x 23". I could also do with knowing how much the wheel arches impede. If anybody with a tourer wants to be uber helpful it would be useful to have a measurement from the boot floor to headlining too.

I'll stick this over on the Bmw forums too.
Thanks.

[kambites]

Look for aftermarket fitted boot floor mats on ebay. They often have the dimension on the advert.

[northwest monkey]

You're probably best trying to see if it will fit - the rear hatch is at an angle and knowing the floor area alone wouldn't give you a true fit (if you get what I mean).

[DJFish]

Useable space is about 100cm wide x 68 cm deep but, as above the angle of the rear window might limit what'll fit.
Your best bet is to find one locally & ask nicely.

[Truckosaurus]

Many years ago I read in a computing magazine the most genius advice ever, when asked to recommend a small computer to fit on the reader's desk they replied "wouldn't it be cheaper to buy a bigger desk?".

Therefore, rather than worrying about buying a car to fit the dog cage, buy a dog cage to fit the car you want.

[ajb85]

Truckosaurus said:

Therefore, rather than worrying about buying a car to fit the dog cage, buy a dog cage to fit the car you want.

Not quite as simple as that. The dog cage is dependent on the size of the dog, obviously, so buying a smaller dog cage isn't the answer. Otherwise thanks for the advice gents, assuming the rear glass doesn't impede, I think it will shoe-horn in.