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got my roof box for the ford ka, would have been hopeless without it

used it on the berlingo, but it's a bit high to get stuff in

although obviously i managed after climbing on the back seats

really useful, can't fault it

got mine for £20 quid off ebay and £30 for the rack.  Not bad for 330l capacity

We bought a roofbox after buying our tent and the basic equipment we needed for our first camping trip and realising there was no way it was all going to fit in our car unless we left the kids behind! 

My only advice would be buy the biggest that you can afford and that will fit on your car.  We looked at second hand but in the end bought a new one from Halfords. It was cheaper to order on line and then collect from our local store and we paid £200 for a 470l.  The bars we paid £80 for online.  I would agree it's expensive (more than we paid for the actual tent!) but well worth the investment and it did affect our fuel consumption.

Quote: Originally posted by John Preece on 15/4/2009

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got mine for £20 quid off ebay and £30 for the rack.  Not bad for 330l capacity

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Quote: Originally posted by JK98 on 15/4/2009

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Quote: Originally posted by John Preece on 15/4/2009

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got mine for £20 quid off ebay and £30 for the rack.  Not bad for 330l capacity

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You jammy devil

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Rack was brand new and work on cars without roof rails (my zaf has no roof rails.  I went and collected the roofbox off a man i bought an electric coolbox for a tenner, a mini oven and the roofbox all for £40!  he was gutted and thought i was a dealer (I think thats because of all the camping equipment i have bought since jan!).  Still roofbox is all but functional and no cracks or major damage (usual scuffs for a roofbox).  But yeah i am realising how lucky i have been - bidding on a nice looking trailer now which is huge (more like a tractor trailer than a car trailer!) - lets hope i win that now!