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Equipment => Other Gear => Topic started by: thecord on August 02, 2011, 04:05:48 PM
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Strange request maybe but does anyone have any experience with fitting modern massive cricket bags in the boot of the current BMW 3 Series saloon?!?
I have a GM Duplex Ltd Edtn Wheelie bag and the 3 Series may well be my next company car but if the boot is tiny it will have to be crossed off my list!
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i found it difficult to fit in a surridge bat. . .. its not wide enough really
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As I feared :(
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Any audi a4 saloon drivers on here? I am turning 30 next month but don't feel old enough to be entering the world of estate cars just yet
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Pretty similair to an Octavia I would say, and those boots are huge!! And my mate has just bought a VRS which goes like stink and looks very very nice!
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Don't chose a car based on cricket bag transporting! Buy a car and then downsize bags if need be
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Any audi a4 saloon drivers on here? I am turning 30 next month but don't feel old enough to be entering the world of estate cars just yet
Oi u cheeky sod! im 29 this year and have the estate.....its rather pimped tho thanks to Simmy!
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id never have an audi saloon not keen its all about estate! pimp daddy!
ive got 3 series i can get two big bags in boot easy! even tho its 26 years old!
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old man....
(http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/40051_458494484902_514374902_6326649_3658363_n.jpg)
rude boi! lol
(http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/199836_10150171183829903_514374902_8318306_3201519_n.jpg)
(http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/33923_484479744902_514374902_6906426_5118968_n.jpg)
to cool for school
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I had to change from an aero wheelie to a small Newbery bag when I changed from a Touareg to a BMW 1 Series coupe. I was gutted as loved the big Aero but you can't base your car choice on the size of a cricket bag!
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Had 4 kit bags in the boot of the Audi though plus 5 lads when we travelled back from Winscombe the other weekend so plenty of room there!
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i miss having bags in boot :( i got bags on back seat in polo. and bmw is just a aunimant(sp)
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Sadly I won't be able to pimp a company car, no offence meant on the estate Tom, had an awful one about 6 years ago and my mother had them for years which has put me right off!
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Haha it's cool mate I know ur only messing! Company car is always nice tho as saves u Having to tax, mot and service the damn thing which is never cheap!!
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True, get hammered on the tax though! Nice not to have any worries over maintenance.
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Might want to remove the number plate? :L
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i manage to get my massive bag in the boot of my 3 series it is a bit of a tight squeeze tho, i think i need an estate.....
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Might want to remove the number plate? :L
i dont think car cloners browse this forum mate.
dont see big fuss with number plate removal.
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Canners, is that the saloon then and what bag do you managed to ram in there?
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i can get two ayrtek bags in back of my e30 bmw.
wayne has an e46 bmw and you can get two bags in back of that. but two ayrtek bags are difficult because there bottom standing and the bottom is hard etc
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my e90 is a real struggle
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Canners, is that the saloon then and what bag do you managed to ram in there?
tes mate e90 m sport sedan, i have the gray nics pro performance wheelie which is probably the biggest bag ive laid eyes on and i manage to get it in there although theres a nack to it
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tes mate e90 m sport sedan, i have the gray nics pro performance wheelie which is probably the biggest bag ive laid eyes on and i manage to get it in there although theres a nack to it
Looks like that bag is bigger than mine so I should be ok as long as I can develop the nack you speak of! Might pop in at the dealers with my bag and see if they will let me have a go
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are the boots small on the e90's then? or is the bag just crazy big lol
ah its a funny shape with them side walls
(http://www.e90post.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=275508&stc=1&d=1244400302)
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=270521
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thats the one mate
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that does look pretty small mate!
compared with a4 saloon
(http://image.motortrend.com/f/9484015/112_0801_05z+2009_audi_a4+trunk_capacity.jpg)
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Yea ideally I'd go for an a4 partly because of the boot but my company are being funny about what I can have so the BMW may have to be the option.
The sides of the boot are very annoying, chop those bits out an I think all would be fine!
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Just as an update I popped in to the local BMW dealer last night and had a go at sticking my bag in the boot of a 3series and was surprised to find that at the right angle it fits in fine.
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Just as an update I popped in to the local BMW dealer last night and had a go at sticking my bag in the boot of a 3series and was surprised to find that at the right angle it fits in fine.
see mate i told you there was a knack to it
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Am now regretting my decision to go BMW...
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd483/oldmanfram/photo.jpg)
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Oh dear mate what happened ???
Apart from the obvious my car caught on fire!!!
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Ps at least it kit was safe in the boot....every cloud :)
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Not sure yet mate, did over 200 miles in it during the day and it was fine. Then went the 1 mile up the road to the supermarket, 10 minutes later the whole place was evacuated and my car had 15foot flames coming from the bonnet and two fire engines next to it!!! Just glad that nobody got hurt really.
Fire brigade were unable to determine the cause of the fire but they suggested an electrical fault.
Before anyone asks no cricket kit was in it! :D
Have some difficult explaining to do to a teamwear supplier whose samples were in the car though :(
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Wow that's crackers. Good job nobody was sat in it at the time though.
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Very much so, much better that it happened there whilst empty than when I was driving back down the M6 earlier. Quite scary really
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Yeah thank god you were out of the car man. You want to have BMWs pants down for that. Frightening stuff
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True, will wait to hear what the verdict is on the cause first and start the search for a new car again!
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Yeah I doubt it'll be another bm then?? Lol C class merc maybe?? Audi a4?
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Yea I know it was probably just bad luck with the BMW but seeing your car like that just minutes after you left it is pretty off putting! Think the A4 will probably be favourite. Bet I end up with some class A one litre tin can which can't fit my kit in the meantime tho :(
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Haha I only have a tiny imasculating Clio mate and I get plenty of kit and a few embarassed team mates in that on weekend :D
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I'd be delighted if I got something as good as a Clio whilst I wait for a new car! Worst I had was a 1litre Fiat Panda with no aircon during the summer. Got so hot I had to take towels with me when I went to work as I sweated so much and fitting cricket kit in was just not an option!
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That's Brilliant!!
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gutted for you mate!
hope my bmw doesnt catch fire haha
the boot in an e36 3 series is (No Swearing Please)! can only really get one bag in it because of the way its shaped over the rear arches :(
e30 was much better.
the a4 boots are much better i do miss the a4 estate for space reasons! but it was bit slow.
RS4 one day i think :)
glad you was ok mate!
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Cheers Simmy, yea the boot was pretty rubbish, ironically that's about the only bit that survived!
Fun day of dealing with insurance people ahead >:(
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feel for u mate :(
just dont take there first offer lol
cos they try and bleed the least out of u,
find some cars for sale that are 100% same spec and millage etc
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It was a company car mate so I don't have that side of things to worry about thank god!
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ahh lucky lad! they will just give u a brand new one lol :)