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[woody3]

hi i need to get 30 bags of sand/cement (25kg each), how many at a time would i be able to get in my phi 172 , it has gaz coilovers so i can stiffen them up first
cheers j

 

[Jonny1*2]

400-500kg I'd say. 4 largish people. Drive carefully though. 2 trips and spread the weight

 

[woody3]

so 10 bags at a time no prob then (250kg)
j

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Get it delivered !? :S

 

[woody3]

take to long and to tight as wickes are 18miles from mine
j

 

[Dan@M.A.D]

i had 5 tins of metal billets in mine, i would say each was about 45kg, That was on standard suspension and it was lowwww

 

[cheesy]

Get it delivered !? :S

Its normally free too, and cheaper if you order it by a ton bag !

 

[Dan@M.A.D]

400-500kg I'd say. 4 largish people. Drive carefully though. 2 trips and spread the weight

400-500kg? that mad! Our old berlingo works van only carried 500kg, you would be mad to put that much in a clio. 10 bags max IMO 250kg

 

[Chris_786]

I loaded about 8 bags in my old 1.2 and that was on the floor!

 

[n2x]

ive had 400kg. Was epic but handled it pretty well.

 

[woody3]

Its normally free too, and cheaper if you order it by a ton bag !

£35 on saturday and £41 for a bulk bag (£1.07 for a 25kg bag for more than 10)
j

 

[TomBear]

just over a thousand thompson local books in the back of my old 1.2, it was slow enough without the weight (yes in hindsight it may of been too overweight :S)

 

[Jonny1*2]

400-500kg? that mad! Our old berlingo works van only carried 500kg, you would be mad to put that much in a clio. 10 bags max IMO 250kg

It would be extreme, but I've had 5 big lads in mine, one in the boot, and it's not struggled. It was low though. Lol. 15 bags at a time should be fine

 

[yeecup]

lol at 500kg. thats 5 circa 16 stone blokes in your boot. pmsl.

 

[welshname]

if it fits in room wise, just man the f**k up...

 

[DB.]

I have had 450kg of people in my car before, was fine for half hour, took it easy obviously lol!

 

[DB.]

lol at 500kg. thats 5 circa 16 stone blokes in your boot. pmsl.

I play Rugby with some freakishly large people, trust me, it works.

 

[Bluebeard]

Who cares??

Just fit as much as you can in. I've had my van (renault trafic) scraping the floor carrying decking out of the yard. They offered to deliver but I showed them fcukers!!! (How to ruin a van.)

 

[Matt W]

I once carried a bicycle in my boot. Scary times.

 

[laberridge]

I once carried a bicycle in my boot. Scary times.

lmaooo. I had my saxo lowered 60mm on rear, and had 6 people in the car. any bump and it scraped, who cares do it till you feel thats enough, 3 trips tbh should do it.

 

[woody3]

its not just the weight side of it , its the police side as well dont want to get nicked , but 12 bags at a time spread around the car should be ok
some funny tales though
j

 

[Dan@M.A.D]

Who cares??

Just fit as much as you can in. I've had my van (renault trafic) scraping the floor carrying decking out of the yard. They offered to deliver but I showed them fcukers!!! (How to ruin a van.)

And you showed how to get a £1000 fine for yourself and £1000 fine for your business + 6 points on your license for overloading.

 

[Kieran..]

yeaa tbh id do 3 trips aswell

 

[Dean.]

Just do it all.

 

[Leeshez]

I had this lot in my clio. It sure was low. Not sure of the weight though.

 

[woody3]

how did you get that lot to fit lol

 

[Coby.]

Ask someone with a bigger more practical car? I got my Dad to come and pick up some paving slabs for me as he has an L200 so made life much easier.

 

[Tony Hunter]

My missus.

 

[mx1_champ]

if yout going to do it then remove the rear seats,, keep the weight infront of the back wheels and over the wheels if needed.. any weight over the back of the boot ( behind rear wheels) will lower it far more than weight in front of the wheels.. hope thats makes sense..

ie.. dont put it on in the boot it will be to low.. try to spread the weight between the front and rear wheels

 

[arran1993]

if yout going to do it then remove the rear seats,, keep the weight infront of the back wheels and over the wheels if needed.. any weight over the back of the boot ( behind rear wheels) will lower it far more than weight in front of the wheels.. hope thats makes sense..

ie.. dont put it on in the boot it will be to low.. try to spread the weight between the front and rear wheels

makes perfect sense. over rear wheel only rear suspension will take the load. before rear wheel the front and rear suspension will take it

 

[clancy]

dont buy it from whickes ? jewsons / travis perkins do very fast and free delivery

 

[spuzzcake]

A drill that can also hammer? When were they invented?!

 

[Dean.]

^ not much of a DIY-er? Lol.

 

[Gouldy]

lmaooo. I had my saxo lowered 60mm on rear, and had 6 people in the car. any bump and it scraped, who cares do it till you feel thats enough, 3 trips tbh should do it.

i will see your 6 people and raise you a leather couch;

 

[Gouldy]

A drill that can also hammer? When were they invented?!

if you think that's good, you should see my drill fork. its a drill that is also a fork.

 

[spuzzcake]

What use is a drill fork without a drill knife?

 

[clancy]

used a drill as a whisk last week, worked pretty well

 

[Pete Nov]

LOL @ the leather couch.

 

[laberridge]

i will see your 6 people and raise you a leather couch;

hahaha. I FOLD!

if you think that's good, you should see my drill fork. its a drill that is also a fork.

thats so good. You could wind up spagetti like knowones business! Pratical and not time consuming. now where would i go about buying one of these devices?

 

[Steven103]

LOL @ the fork-drill! Never mind scraping your own arches etc, just remember to brake early enough to avoid scraping anyone elses property!

Circa 1670 KG with your proposed 500 KG of cement plus yourself... no thank you Anyone who remembers Newton's second law from physics will realise it'll take you roughly 50% longer to stop from a certain speed.


EDIT: Nevermind, I see you're in Norwich, meaning you probably won't be crashing into me.