cargo capacity for the LB?

[Idahotom]

Originally Posted by spookybathtub

What year is your Yaris? I have a 2007 hatchback and I can't fit a 4x4 plywood in there. I've tried every angle I can think of but the hatch opening is just slightly too small.

I wondered about that also, having just carried a 48" by 40" piece of plywood in my '08. I slide it in sideways, on edge, behind the front seats, no way could I fit 48 x 48, that way at least.

I had to run out to a ranch about 120 miles away yesterday, packing a lot of tools and other stuff. On a whim I pulled out the front passenger seat. I have permenantly pulled (until I resell anyway) the rear seat, spare etc. already. NOW we are talking some room! While driving I was eyeballing the resultant space, and I now am considering putting the back seat back in, and leaving the front out. I had a Mercedes 190D years ago set up this way (38 MPG) and one advantage is passengers feel like they are in a limo, LOTS of leg room! With the three door especially, the empty space where the pass. seat was is very easy to load other stuff in.

The next long road trip, I also plan to do what I did in a Metro I had: rig a plywood platform from front to rear for a flat level sleeping bunk, it sure beats trying to sleep in the seats! Seattle and back in the Metro on that trip, 43 mpg while hauling ass, 75 to 80 mph.