"John Rumm" wrote in message
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Something like a 10 year old Subaru Legacy estate is a similar size and
will go forever. Not as easy to find, spares cost a bit more but you
won't need em often! (They had corrosion licked by the time they
produced the Legacy - especially '92 onward). If you get and estate with
the built in roof rails and stick a decent set of roof bars on them it
would carry 100kg+ on the roof.

I was wondering why the roof rack had not been mentioned yet.

I had a tiny Rover Metro, years ago and carried all sorts on its roof
(within the limits of course)
4 by 8 sheets were a doddle.

Ladder bars are very low cost items for older cars.

Dave