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Once slept in the back of a Honda CRX I once owned, while waiting for a ferry in Nova Scotia ... just curled up back there & went right to sleep!
It will be interesting to see if the slowing of the American economy, along with the slowing economy in Tokyo, will have an overall slowing effect on the world's economy as a whole. U.S. & Tokyo are the largest capital generating economies in the world.
As these 2 economies grow or slow, the rest of the world seems to respond the same. We'll see where the price of gas in the U.S. will be in 6-12 months.
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Brenda
Thanks for your message. ;-)
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Now, I can drop the back seats to lie flat, creating a friction-rich carpeted surface to keep all my equipment motionless during travel, even over rough road surfaces. If I have less equipment, I can shove it to one side and sleep in the back. And all of my "stuff" is now protected by the security system on the car. Cargo covers for the hatch are also useful for keeping nosey people from seeing what's in the rear. Enjoy your hatches!
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Leo
Have you considered the PT Cruiser? Also, if you can wait for the upcoming Pontiac Vibe and/or Toyota Matrix to arrive, you might find enough room in one of those for your drums.
For more ideas, you may want to check out our Which 5 door hatchback discussion. Use your copy/paste so you don't have to re-write your question. Good luck. ;-)
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Peugeot does not sell cars in the U.S.
But here is a review of the Peugeot 206GTI:
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Track/9120/html/Peugeot1.htm#206%20GTi
Term of my Hatchbacks (most of the car now-a-day):
1. Sport Engine, Look, Ride (but sedan feeling)
2. Available 4/5 Doors (work just like a family car)
3. Save Gas (good gas mileage *better* compare to those SUV and Family car)
4. Utilites storage (fold rear seats, similar to SUV)
5. Some do have roof rack (another utility storage, also similar to SUV)
***So to speak; the car have speed like a sport car but then you have the sedan ride feeling plus the ability to do light/small Utilities as well***
People tend to change style very often but definitely my term of Hatchbacks will surely fit most people ride and need....
What's the most stuff, or the largest thing, you've ever transported in your hatchback? Got an interesting story to share? Also, I'm sure many would appreciate knowing what make, model, and year of the hatchback.... Thanks for your participation. ;-)
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Keep in mind these are all fairly good sized items and that I also have a Bazooka tube-style subwoofer mounted in my hatch area that I had to work around. I fit all this stuff in under the cargo cover so none of it could be seen with the hatch closed (good for security!). This was during a long trip out to school, over 1500 miles, so I only get one shot at hauling my belongings out there and anything I may forget, I live without. The rest of my worldly posessions were stored like so: my clothing in a soft, zippered carrier strapped to the roof rack, a bankers box filled with various items in the back seat, and a few other assorted items like a garbage can and lamp that wouldn't fit in the box or hatch were laid in the back seat. My previous vehicle was a Ford Ranger with a camper shell over the bed and I was frankly amazed that I fit all the same stuff into my Protege5 with room to spare. Still wish I had a picture to prove it...
I'd say it definitely counts! That's one of the great advantages to having a hatchback, imo. Thanks for sharing your story. ;-)
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Brenda
I delivered her new gas dryer IN THE BOX in the back of my 1989 Hyundai Excel. I've been hooked on hatchbacks ever since.
I convinced the guy to let me try and stuff them in there and lo and behold, they fit. They didn't even stick out of the back all that far. The sales guy was pretty impressed!
Brenda
The door was 6 feet long, 3 feet wide.
I had one passenger with me. Folded the left rear seat and front passenger seat down, the door went in fine, and my friend was able to sit behind me on the trip back, and the hatch was closed. This probably wouldn't have worked even in a large sedan with a cargo pass thru.
I have removed the rear seats and passenger seat during a move. The nice thing about cheaper cars is that the bolts are usually exposed and easy to find.
10 minutes with a ratchet set, and the seats were removed. Tons of room.
The only negative about most hatchbacks is that they are very narrow, so a wide chest of drawers might fit in lengthwise, but not widthwise. Time to rent a pickup truck.
Someone asked about sleeping/camping in a hatchback. Maybe in a Toyota Matrix/Pontiac Vibe as thier floors are truly flat. My Hyundai Accent's floor is far from flat, as are most other HBs I have seen.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
Saab 9-3: Sedan with a hatch
VW Golf/GTI: Hatch (not wagon cause its so short)
Lexus IS SC, Matrix,Subaru Imreza wagon/Forester, Mazda protege 5: WAGON!!!
Eclipse, Celica, RSX: Sport hatch/coupe
Focus ZX5, wagon: WAGON
Focus ZX3: hatch
PT/GT cruiser: FAD wagon
New beetle: FAD hatch
MINI: hatch (ling)
Cayenne,Tuareg,Excursion,Expedition,Navigator,Escalade(EXT), Suburban: Useless monster engined 4WD mommymobiles (seriously who needs a 50k+ leather lined posermobile that cannot go offroad because its too friggen big (with exception of the 4wd's from Audi AG)and even if they can go offroad have no lineage of proven ability)
and have features that are for the american lazy person Ex: Expedition and its "power flip and fold 3rd row seat... (more on that later) and who the heck needs a Caddy Pickup truck? i've actually had the priveledge of laughing at a lady who had one... after she was out of sight of course that thing is hideous
most of the sales of thes trucks go to well off professionals who buy them for their wives to go grocery shopping, funny thing is they dont even know how to fold or remove the seats to maximize cargo capacity...(you would be amazed at how many people have these things and the most use they get outta them is loading them with stuff from Costco) most of the duties performed by these trucks can be accomplished by my GT...or a.. dare i say it.... MINIVAN
VW Scirocco:
Lawnmower
600lbs stone
half dozen 8ft long 2x4's
Saab 900:
Snowblower
~5 full bags of leaves (the gazillion bushel sized bags)
'85 Porsche 911 (Ok, its not a hatch!):
4 cases of wine
MB C230 Coupe:
4 and a half cases of wine (without folding down the back seat).
-hh
2 - suitcases (Ricksteves.com - 2600 inch^3 each)
1 - medium sized daypack (2000 inch^3)
1 - small sized daypack (1000 inch^3)
1 - camera bag (a small one for me: ~900 inch^3)
1 - half case of Mosel Wine
-hh
My 2001 Civic coupe was a torture to clean. The film from the plastics off-gassing was very tough to clean. Summer washer fluid is best.
Hatchback is soooo much easier.
I now own my second hatchback I got last November, a 91 Celica GT. Its amazing how much stuff this car will carry.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
Brenda