Heck, I do that in my Cavalier with the rear seat folded down. Funny
thing was once, while I was loading the PVC conduit (inside), a Chevy
Avalanche monster was being loaded with 10 ft PVC, but they had it
sticking out the rear side window about 3 ft. Go figure.

Hey, i just remembered, in my 75 SAAB wagonback, I bought a pool table
with a one-piece slate. That layed right in with no trouble. Didn't
break either.
By the way, I hate my Cavalier that I mentioned in my previous post.
It's back to old SAABs for me.

I put an entire 2CV drivetrain in my 900 8VT. Engine, gearbox, both axles,
exhaust, both rear wings and both front wings. Oh, and the roof and fuel
tank.
When I'd delivered it all, I went home, cut the rest up with a huge grinder,
including the chassis and bodyshell and fitted it in one journey
up to the tip.

Mike

This engine crane came home in the back of the 9-3 quite happily even
though it doesn't fold (it does split into two very big halves
though).

http://www.stamp.plus.com/temp/momentOfBirth.jpg

Cheers,

Colin.

I've hualed a twin bed home in our '02 9-3 Viggen. I've regularly hauled
my 10" Meade LX200 telescope and assorted astro, camping gear and people
to dark sky sites in my '94 9000 CSE.

I know of another gentleman who regularly goes to RTMS (a large astro
gathering in Big Bear CA) with his 9000 CSE and rather than hauling
camping gear with him, simply takes his 'scope and gear and sleeps in
the car with the rear seats flat.

Craig

Salutations:

Back when - I used to run a hepster local tabloid monthly called Fax  
Magazine (short for Halifax Nova Scotia).

I regularly used my '79/99 - '86/900 hybrid 4 speed to deliver 8,000  
copies x four runs. We piled the bundles from the trunk floor to the sun  
roof including the passenger seat and foot well - better part of 3/4 ton  
of paper when it was packed.

My mechanic at the time had rigged a set of inflatable Canadian Tire  
air-bag assists in both the front and rear springs to keep her off the  
stops on potholes.

Worked like a charm every time - better in the snow. Only every had a  
problem when I had to stop short and the load shifted foward, pinning me  
to the wheel and windscreen briefly. You'd be amazed at how much force you  
can apply to a 900C wheel without snapping ring.

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Not -in-, but the '77 96 on a trailer -behind- the '78 95 was a scary ride.

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I do not suppose I can surprise anyone with moving a big sofa in the back of
my '91 C900. I probably could not do it in one of a newer Saabs (at least
not as easily) because of interference from a trunk lip in newer cars
(absent in C900).

Another example was packing the same car full to the top with the rear sits
folded with supplies, cloths and skiing gear, plus skis on top in the ski
rack, and going skiing to Mt. Bachelor for two weeks with family (most of
the family was riding in a Subaru, because my wife does not let me take may
'96 Aero skiing yet :-(. The C900 was packed to the ceiling, and the only
concern I had was that the car was sitting suspiciously low on the rear
wheels. I might consider replacing my shocks if I keep doing something like
that :-)

-Dima

About 10 years ago my 99 Combi with full length sunroof & the back seat
down managed to remove most of my then band's first gig... from memory 2x
foh boxes with 15" & horns, 2x foldbacks, a mixing desk, 2 guitars, 1
bass, 1 synth, 1 very wide kbd amp, a couple of amps, a lighting desk, two
trees loaded with par cans, some of the drum kit, miscellaneous leads, mics
& percussion .... oh yeah...& 3 of the band in the front. Cheers  

"J. Harris" wrote:

I could remove rear seats from my FIAT 132 saloon that I owned in the 80'ties.
I filled the space with removal items, books etc. and had also a roof rack with
odd chairs and tables. However, the doors were difficult to close as the body
of the car curved alarmingly...

Like another poster, this was not in, but on the car. I wonder if
today's Saabs have strong enough pillars and sheet metal to do this. I
had a 73 Volvo 144 parts car that I stripped and needed to take the
body to the scrapper. I strapped it to a plywood and 2x4 frame I made,
put four big rubber suction cups under that and strapped it to the roof
of my 75 Wagonback, and off to the scrapper I went--quite an odd sight
with a whole car body on top. The rubber suction cups were too small
and did leave four, barely noticeable indentations, but I bet it would
do more than that on today's cars.

J. Harris wrote:

I have carried eight 10 foot lengths of rigid iron water pipe in my
C900. I have transported an exercise bicycle, fully assembled.  The lack
of a lip made it easy to slide it in and out. I carried two full size
file cabinets with room to spare.

Another person has used his C900 as a camper.  Fold the rear seats flat
and even someone over 6' tall can easily sleep. There is room for an air
mattress.

8' 2x4's all the time in the c900.  Also brought home a full-sized
oven that I bought used from a co-worker.  I showed up with the
Saab, and he asked how I intended to get the oven home.  I bet him
50 bucks off the price that I could not only get it in, but could get
the hatch closed.

I got 50 bucks off the price...

Dave Hinz

9000CS - A full set of hospital bedscreens..... (don't ask)...

This contraption fits on top of my 9000CSE:

www.care2wear.com/~pl/tmp/tmp.jpg

Not in that configuration, though. the three hulls are detachable and mounts
(turned 90 degrees) on rectangular the alu frame, which is then mounted
upside-down on the roof-rack (?) . About 90 kg. Not a problem, but don't go
fast :)

Btw - my son got to sit inside the car ;)

/Per

In my '86 900T I loaded just over half a ton of decorative stone.  That
bottomed out the springs, though, and we decided it was a bit much for
the 10 mile trip home.  So we unloaded a bit and I drove home with 1/3
ton (about 650 lbs, 300 kg) of rock in the back.  It rode plenty low
but I drove carefully and it hardly bottomed out at all.

Gary