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Car Forum / Mazda / Mazda Miata / September 2004How many have a trailer?
I own a 2000 Mazda Protege ES..... not a Miata. Keep thinking abt a Miata tho But one things Im trying to figure out is how I would haul "stuff" with a Miata as my only car. Even with my Protege its damn near useless for hauling anything more than a sack of groceries. Example I bought some of those patio chairs made of resin and couldn't haul them home in the Protege either. had my sister haul em home in her Escape Given the above info..... I need some way to be able to haul bulky things home. Not necessarily heavy things but bulky things like chairs or small bushes and such Im pretty sure they make small trailers for Miatas right? If yes how do you like yours and what kind of things could you haul with it? Thanks in advance! > Given the above info..... I need some way to be able to haul bulky > things home. Not necessarily heavy things but bulky things like chairs > or small bushes and such If it'll fit into a small trailer, it'll probably fit into the passenger seat with the top down. The seat also comes out with four bolts, if you need a bit more room. But if my Miata were my only car, and I needed to haul something bulky every so often, I'd rent or borrow a pickup or van. Don't buy something you'll only need once or twice a year. Remember, you have to park a trailer someplace when you're not using it. I got a 21" monitor home in the Miata with the top up, but I had to leave the box at CompUSA.  SignatureLanny Chambers, St. Louis, USA '94C the alignment page: http://www.hummingbirds.net/alignment.html > > Given the above info..... I need some way to be able to haul bulky > > things home. Not necessarily heavy things but bulky things like chairs [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > I got a 21" monitor home in the Miata with the top up, but I had to > leave the box at CompUSA. I second Lanny. My Miata and I carry home -- every year -- an 9 foot tall, 6 foot diameter Christmas tree. The guy at the tree lot knows me, and now looks forward to me coming by. The tree is 'netted' and the top is down -- and visibility to the right is non-existent. But it is so-o-o-o kewl! Two weeks ago, I was forced to evacuate my apartment -- for the oncoming hurricane. I managed to get, in the front seat, everything I needed for a weeks stay at a friend, along with my 5-gallon tool bucket and all my tools. If the Miata can 'move' you -- why do you need to worry about a few chairs? Besides, your friends with the pick-ups can take up the 'moving friend' slack! Fulfill your wants -- and you'll be surprised how your needs will conform. >If it'll fit into a small trailer, it'll probably fit into the passenger >seat with the top down. Hmm.... that is a good point abt a convertible that I hadn't thought of... i.e. that with the top down it acts like a pickup bed and can swallow bigger things that even my 4 door Protege cant swallow But what do you do abt those objects that are kinda trashy such as a big bush with all its rots wrapped up into a ball and in burlap? Still need a trailer for that as you wont want dirt in the cab of a Miata. No? [snip] > But what do you do abt those objects that are kinda > trashy such as a big bush with all its rots wrapped up > into a ball and in burlap? > > Still need a trailer for that as you wont want dirt in > the cab of a Miata. No? You've hit on the essence of the car. If you need to carry stuff you should get something else. I'd be inclined to buy a beater pick-up truck (too) instead of some (probably quite limited) trailer system. -John >I'd be inclined to buy a beater pick-up truck (too) >instead of some (probably quite limited) trailer system. No The trailer is much simpler mechanically. Not as much repairs or maint needed as a beater truck Besides i can only afford one vehicle > >I'd be inclined to buy a beater pick-up truck (too) > >instead of some (probably quite limited) trailer system. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Besides i can only afford one vehicle Then don't buy a Miata... -John Generic was seen penning the following ode to ... whatever: >> >I'd be inclined to buy a beater pick-up truck (too) >> >instead of some (probably quite limited) trailer system. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Then don't buy a Miata... Now that's not very helpful advice, is it? SignatureTimo Geusch '91 Eunos Roadster V-Spec >>If it'll fit into a small trailer, it'll probably fit into the passenger >>seat with the top down. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >Still need a trailer for that as you wont want dirt in >the cab of a Miata. No? As Ken Lyons posted in a concurrent thread, http://www.hitch-web.com/ I use newspapers if I need to transport dirty items (tires come to mind) in my Miata. I have transported very long pieces of wood in the passenger seat, long enough that I started worrying about overhead wires. Also a 23 inch TV (out of the box.) But keep in mind that the linear extend in front of the passenger seat is quite limited; it is easy to exceed. A trailer would be quite handy sometimes. Though I do not have one. The last time I needed to transport something big a few years ago, a radial arm saw, the Sears manager (himself a Miata owner) offered free delivery when I wanted to try to take it out of the box and home in pieces. :) Which was just as well. The entire top of the saw was one steel assembly, and whether or not it would have fitted in the passenger seat, (I doubt it), I was most certainly not able to lift it! ;) Leon SignatureLeon van Dommelen :) Bozo, the White 96 Sebring Miata .) rammm@dommelen.net http://www.dommelen.net/miata EXIT THE INTERSTATES (Jamie Jensen) >I use newspapers if I need to transport dirty items (tires come >to mind) in my Miata. When I go autocrossing I roll my tires into jumbo garbage bags before loading them into the passenger area. I found that was easier than newspaper. When putting new attic windows in a friend's house we put a towel over the windshield frame so as not to scratch the paint, tied down to the top anchors, and tied the other end of the windows to the rollbar like a temporary roof. The other drivers on the way home were very amused, but we got the windows home safely. :) Like Leon, I've found that with determination, you can fit quite a lot into a miata. For autocrossing I can fit four tires, a 5 gallon air tank, a small toolbox, a small floor jack, a helmet, and a cooler full of soda. Paco 97 Montego Blue Miata 91 Toyota Previa 77 Suzuki RE5 Use a tarp. > >If it'll fit into a small trailer, it'll probably fit into the passenger > >seat with the top down. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Still need a trailer for that as you wont want dirt in > the cab of a Miata. No? >>If it'll fit into a small trailer, it'll probably fit into the passenger >>seat with the top down. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >Still need a trailer for that as you wont want dirt in >the cab of a Miata. No? Put the root ball in a plastic bag and then put the whole thing into the passeger seat. ---------- Alex I'd be interested in a small trailer as well. For light bulky things like sleeping bags. Isn't something like that available for motorcycles? Gary Fuchs > I own a 2000 Mazda Protege ES..... not a Miata. > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Thanks in advance! > I'd be interested in a small trailer as well. For light bulky things > like sleeping bags. Isn't something like that available for motorcycles? Yes, and I've seen a few Miatas with motorcycle trailers behind them. But my wife and I go on two-week camping trips with everything in the trunk or behind the seats; you need to travel light and own backpacking gear. No cooler, either. The point is those bike trailers don't hold anything you can't put in the passenger seat, if the need is only occasional. SignatureLanny Chambers, St. Louis, USA '94C the alignment page: http://www.hummingbirds.net/alignment.html Good points. There is a surprising amount of room behind the seats, even with the top up. I do most of the food shopping for a family of six on the way home from work and haul it all. Those motorcycle trailers aren't cheap. Maybe it would be better to invest in some lighter, smaller camping equipment and skip the hassle? Gary Fuchs >>I'd be interested in a small trailer as well. For light bulky things >>like sleeping bags. Isn't something like that available for motorcycles? [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > The point is those bike trailers don't hold anything you can't put in > the passenger seat, if the need is only occasional. >Good points. There is a surprising amount of room behind the seats, even >with the top up. Sounds like there is more cargo hauling capacity in a Miata than there is my Protege by the very nature that the top can come compleye;t down! >>Good points. There is a surprising amount of room behind the seats, even >>with the top up. > > Sounds like there is more cargo hauling capacity in a > Miata than there is my Protege by the very nature that > the top can come compleye;t down! Can't find the picture right now but the best trailer I saw was made out of the back half of Miata. I kidna just wanted it for coolness sake... and changes of cloths for long cruises. But my wife and I go on two-week camping trips with everything in the > trunk or behind the seats; you need to travel light and own backpacking > gear. No cooler, either. Behind the seats? I couldn't fit a copy of Playboy behind the seats in my '99. And a case of bottled beer won't fit in the trunk. Chas Hurst >But my wife and I go on two-week camping trips with everything in the >> trunk or behind the seats; you need to travel light and own backpacking >> gear. No cooler, either. >> >Behind the seats? I couldn't fit a copy of Playboy behind the seats in my >'99. And a case of bottled beer won't fit in the trunk. From an earlier post of mine: >The M1 trunk will hold a carry-on bag with shirts for two weeks, >other clothes for two weeks, extensive toiletries, coat, a bag of [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >soft-wall coolers, 35 bottles of quality beer, a bottle of wine and >two bottles of Tio Pepe. >Chas Hurst SignatureLeon van Dommelen :) Bozo, the White 96 Sebring Miata .) rammm@dommelen.net http://www.dommelen.net/miata EXIT THE INTERSTATES (Jamie Jensen) >The M1 trunk will hold......[lines and lines snipped] And where is Per Nielsen with photos of his beer run to Belgium? SignatureKen Lyons '97 Brilliant Black/'90 Classic Red Inside the Beltway [Remove the first two digits to reply] > The point is those bike trailers don't hold anything you can't put in > the passenger seat, if the need is only occasional. Yeah, but you can sleep in this one: http://www.quicksilvertrailers.com/sportscars.htm SignatureKen Lyons '97 Brilliant Black/'90 Classic Red Inside the Beltway [Remove the first two digits to reply] For those who want a utility trailer, check out Harbor Freight. http://www.harborfreight.com/ They offer several sizes and the prices are reasonable, especially when on sale (which they often are). Randy > I own a 2000 Mazda Protege ES..... not a Miata. > > Keep thinking abt a Miata tho > > But one things Im trying to figure out is how I would haul "stuff" > with a Miata as my only car. > I own a 2000 Mazda Protege ES..... not a Miata. > > Keep thinking abt a Miata tho > > But one things Im trying to figure out is how I would haul "stuff" > with a Miata as my only car. Unless it's something you plan/have to do on a regular basis (like move furniture, go autocrossing, camping, etc.), you really don't need a trailer. I think it'd be a waste of money and space. You can haul quite a bit with a Miata if you use a little creative thinking. For once or twice a year kind of thing, you can easily rent a pickup from uhaul for $20 a day. Both Lowes and Home Depot here rent their own trucks for a couple hours at a time if you buy something big from them. I just don't see any point in owning a trailer "just in case". It's going to end up just being parked 99% of the time. I have driven Miata's exclusively for almost 10 years straight now. I have never owned a trailer or OTM in that time and I have done just fine, and that includes moving myself probably 7-8 times. Good luck. And, buy the Miata! You will not regret it for a moment. Regards, H. |
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