Re: [Paddlewise] Nifty roof rack for my Hyundai Accent 2-door

From: Nick Gill <nicholas.gill_at_adfa.edu.au>
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 10:13:41 +1000
> 
> (PS - I'm also glad to read not everyone in PW land is driving an Audi or
> Lexus)
I'll go one better -  1978 toyota corolla with homemade roof racks and homemade cradles.

A bit of bomb but utterly reliable and simple to work on even for a mechanical ignoramus like me. Wreckers yards are littered with them so parts are cheap and easily available

I once had a newer car and it was a pain. Expensive to fix, electronic bits etc. I could write this car off tomorrow and, financially,  it wouldn't really matter in the scheme of things

Sold it, bought the corolla ($AUS1500) and a hand built recumbent bicycle ($AUS3000), and pocketed the difference.

nick
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