Hitch and Roof Box advice. TIA
08-13-2013, 09:45 AM
#11
Old thread but wondering if you had any issues with opening the rear hatch with the Thule units.
Thanks!
Thanks!
I just bought the Thule Atlantis 1600 from Auto Anyything
http://shop.autoanything.com/roof-ra...A3097A0A0.aspx
It fit my 2011 Q5 very well and did not cut down on my MPG on my 500 mile trip to the Outer Banks of North Carolina from Penna. I still managed to get 28.5 mpg on the trip - same as I get without the roof top carrier. I was able to fit 2 very large suitcases, a beach umbrella and another duffle bag as well. The Thule's are not cheap but come with a lifetime warranty and are half the price of the Audi carrier that is made by Thule for Audi.
http://shop.autoanything.com/roof-ra...A3097A0A0.aspx
It fit my 2011 Q5 very well and did not cut down on my MPG on my 500 mile trip to the Outer Banks of North Carolina from Penna. I still managed to get 28.5 mpg on the trip - same as I get without the roof top carrier. I was able to fit 2 very large suitcases, a beach umbrella and another duffle bag as well. The Thule's are not cheap but come with a lifetime warranty and are half the price of the Audi carrier that is made by Thule for Audi.
08-19-2013, 06:15 AM
#12
AudiWorld Senior Member
08-19-2013, 05:12 PM
#14
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We also have the Thule Boxster - swallows an amazing amount of stuff. The only thing I don't like is that the rear bar on the Audi is about 3/4" lower than the front bar - leaves the box pointing slightly skyward. With all the attention to engineering on the vehicle I'm surprised that they didn't make the rear towers 3/4" taller to account for the downward slope of the roof towards the rear of the car.
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