Trasporting Skis in a Chimaera
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This could well win the prize for the most stupid question ever asked on these forums...... but I'm wondering if anyone has ever managed to (or even tried to) transport a pair of skis in a chimaera?
My latest thought is that maybe i can use the ventilation grills into the boot as a primitive ski hatch but still expect the answer to be no!
My latest thought is that maybe i can use the ventilation grills into the boot as a primitive ski hatch but still expect the answer to be no!
I've not tried skis, however I can fit a 68" longbow in mine by putting one end in the passenger footwell, laying it between the seats and into the back.
If your skis are 1.7m ish you can probably do the same.
Suggest you try with a suitably sized plank if skis are not available.
Of course this may prevent having anyone in the passenger seat.
If your skis are 1.7m ish you can probably do the same.
Suggest you try with a suitably sized plank if skis are not available.
Of course this may prevent having anyone in the passenger seat.
I can fit my waterski 70" inches long in the passenger footwell with grumbling girlfriend.the jump skis at 94" inches need the roof panel taking out and no girlfriend ! i had always thought about getting a custom built rack made like a suitcase carrier on the boot.if you are thinking of a skiing trip in the Chimaera i seem to remember that it is french law that you carry snow chains in the alps in snowing conditions.,i am quessing that you haven't got the space for chains in the arches.
Edited by dhf on Monday 10th November 14:32
As described above by fitting diagonally from the passenger footwell to behind the driver. It doesn't leave much if any room for a passenger though. To get them in drop the back section of the roof, (leave top in place) slide skis in and put the back section up again. 170's no problem inside a ski bag.
When I first bought my chimaera I contacted Blackpool and got through to one of the designers. I wanted to know which roof rack to buy for the car. He was dumbfounded. I then suggested I buy a spare roof and drill through it to bolt on some permanent ski holders. He was still dumbfounded.
When I got chatting to him, he seemed to think that the downforce from the skis would not be supported by the car ????
So I said, in my innocence, "surely the car will support its own weight upside down? I've been to scrap yards, the Volvos on the bottom have two cars on their roofs". He said No, the Chimaera would collapse.
So then I said, "so if I roll the car and it finishes upside down..?"
"You'll die, sir"
I have never tested this but I suspect its rubbish.
If I had to carry skis regularly, I would buy a spare roof and drill through some mounts for a rack.
That's my penny's-worth.
rick
When I got chatting to him, he seemed to think that the downforce from the skis would not be supported by the car ????
So I said, in my innocence, "surely the car will support its own weight upside down? I've been to scrap yards, the Volvos on the bottom have two cars on their roofs". He said No, the Chimaera would collapse.
So then I said, "so if I roll the car and it finishes upside down..?"
"You'll die, sir"
I have never tested this but I suspect its rubbish.
If I had to carry skis regularly, I would buy a spare roof and drill through some mounts for a rack.
That's my penny's-worth.
rick
daz the plumber said:
why not bolt the skis to the wheels and ski in luxery , its cold out there !!!!or be more trendy and take up snow boarding
That would be silly on a TVR, Aston Martin do that as a option.Edited by daz the plumber on Tuesday 11th November 18:23
Edited by BIGRAH on Tuesday 11th November 18:35
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