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Old 12-16-2009, 10:18 PM   #372 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by basjoos View Post
Mount the spare tire in the boattail. The boattail can add a considerable amount of cargo space to your car. Might as well take advantage of it.
Hi Mike,

That by itself is a great idea, however, as you know the Insight some *other* stuff in the trunk to consider.

There will certainly come the day when I have to do more maintenance on the high voltage battery that also sits in the trunk. It weighs 70lbs with no electronics, and I have to figure out a way to safely get this *item* out of the trunk with the boat tail in-the-way.

Or, provide a *hinge* that allows it to swing to the side and allow full access to the trunk.

This is the *contemplation* part that Metro was talking about!!

I have a feeling that others would be trying to work out a similar method for their boat tails as well.

Jim.
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