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12-17-2018, 09:45 AM #1Registered User
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Roof Top Storage for Subaru Crosstrek??
Looking to possibly buy a roof top storage box for our Subaru Crosstrek we bought Saturday. Needs to be big enough for 3 pair of skis up to 186 long, my pair, pair for the wife, pair for the kid and one board for other kid. Plus would like enough room for some other items. What do yall recommend?
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12-17-2018, 11:12 AM #2
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12-17-2018, 11:54 AM #3
Crosstreks are gutless and anything on the roof will tank your mileage and make the interior annoyingly loud. So get the lowest profile thing you can get away with. Speaking from experience here.
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12-17-2018, 12:07 PM #4Registered User
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I don’t know if I’d say “tank” but I see a bit of a difference seasonally. Without anything on the roof I get 32-34 mpg. In the summer with a bike rack about 30-32. In the winter with a box (an older Thule Summit I bought used for cheap) I get about 27-30, which also has to do with winter tires and gas. I’m in VT so virtually no city driving, lots of highways and backroads.
The box is great, I’ve fit 5 pairs of skis in it before up to 186. You can hear a bit of a rattle from inside but it’s really not that bad. YMMV
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12-17-2018, 12:13 PM #5www.dpsskis.com
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Fukt: a very small amount of snow.
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12-17-2018, 12:30 PM #6Registered User
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We live in central Colorado....it has plenty of power I think. Its not a sports car but we werent looking for a sports car. No its not red....we dont do red at all.
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12-17-2018, 05:39 PM #7
If you'd have gotten a Forester your skis would fit in the back.
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12-17-2018, 06:08 PM #8Registered User
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12-17-2018, 07:46 PM #9
Wife has a Crosstrek. We have a Thule Force L for the factory crossbars. Works great. Is noisy as stated above
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12-18-2018, 03:47 AM #10Registered User
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In hindsight I wish I had gone with aftermarket crossbars so I could fit a bike rack and box simultaneously.
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12-18-2018, 12:40 PM #11
The Yakima Skybox 16 works for our needs. Easily fits 4 pairs of 185ish skis. 189+ish get a bit tricky but still fit. Fits my 2005 Forester with a spoiler with no contact with the hatch fully open (same with the 2015 Outback).
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12-18-2018, 01:49 PM #12Registered User
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Thanks guys, keep em coming!
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12-18-2018, 02:15 PM #13
I have a yakima skybox 18, yak lowrider bars, get a couple more inches of height to clear the tailgate
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12-18-2018, 04:54 PM #14
Glen did you buy it new or finance through the dealership? Could have got a Thule alpine lumped into the lean
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12-18-2018, 05:02 PM #15Registered User
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12-18-2018, 07:07 PM #16
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12-18-2018, 08:43 PM #17
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12-18-2018, 08:57 PM #18
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12-18-2018, 09:36 PM #19
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12-18-2018, 11:03 PM #20
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12-19-2018, 12:13 AM #21
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12-19-2018, 12:17 AM #22
Got her a 2019 so they were from the dealership. Thule didn't even have them on their site. Just the standard aerobars for the Forester.
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12-19-2018, 12:56 AM #23Registered User
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The shape of the Thule Motion XT allows for rear hatch opening on a number of smaller wagons/crossovers. Fits on an Allroad nicely, and holds 192 protests with some room to spare
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12-19-2018, 07:53 AM #24
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12-19-2018, 10:59 AM #25Registered User
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