Lol

Well I fitted quite nicely when fixing the booster seat strap to the back of the seat.

I normally bash my head on everything and didn't even come close.

Funny thing was I turned round and my 4 year old was climbing in to join me.... Lol. As If it's normal to get in the boot of the car.

Used to be much more fun with the lashing eyelets and the 12v outlet though.

I reckon you could get several bodies in there.

 

Depends how small you chop them up! 

You can pile them in, but anyone larger than a small child will probably break the 6mm MDF standard boot floor.

You can pile them in, but anyone larger than a small child will probably break the 6mm MDF standard boot floor.

 

I've been in my boot several times without breaking anything.... but then children these days are very fat!

I reckon you could get several bodies in there.

Depends how small you chop them up!

I doubt you would even have to chop them up, just carefully fold...the boot is bloody cavernous!

Don't take too long before you fold them into place, rigour mortis.

Apart from that the floor should take the weight if you have a spare wheel in place, otherwise there might be problems. Hmm cannot find ghoulish emoticon

I've been in my boot several times without breaking anything.... but then children these days are very fat!

It's not overall weight but the PSI that counts. Place 5-6 Stone on an area the size of child's shoe on poorly supported 6mm MDF and it will likely bend or buckle. My daughter (skinny) buckled mine with her knee during my first week of ownership. Both of my kids used to bounce up and down in the boot of my previous car without issue.

Don't take too long before you fold them into place, rigour mortis.

Apart from that the floor should take the weight if you have a spare wheel in place, otherwise there might be problems. Hmm cannot find ghoulish emoticon

That is why I suggested chopping them up, that way you can tuck body parts into the crevices around the spare wheel (assuming you chose the option when you ordered your car!), which in turn will support the floor! 

That is why I suggested chopping them up, that way you can tuck body parts into the crevices around the spare wheel (assuming you chose the option when you ordered your car!), which in turn will support the floor!

Lol.... Have you done this before?

Edited 13 April, 201511 yr by MrCellotape

Lol.... Have you done this before?

  

Whats the best way to reinforce the mdf boot floor for maximum body carrying capacity? (Serious question about the reinforcing...not the bodies...officer)

I would not bother. I had at least 200 kg of bouncy castle and sand bags with no problem. Deflated of course.

If it happens then I'll go to the hardware store for some marine ply and use my jigsaw.

I've got a sheet of 6mm ply cut to size that i drop in when I'm putting heavy stuff in (normally wood for my stove)

The 6mm ply just spreads the load a little and protects the carpet

So next question is what payload can you put in the back?

I have seen 650 kg and 525 kg but I get confused by the various 'empty', 'tare' and 'kerb' weights.

Do they include the spare wheel or various other weighty options available? Eg canton, pano roof, electric whatever?

Prove that your dog loves you more than the wife does, take two Octavia saloons, put the wife in the boot of one, put your dog in the other.

Come back after about 30 mins and open the boot on each one, see which one of them  is more pleased to see you.

Edited 17 April, 201511 yr by GBHam

I thought locking your wife up was foreplay in Hamburg or, have I been watching the wrong movies ?

Edited 17 April, 201511 yr by themanwithnoaim

After the Sh it  that happened to me Yesterday you could have got the body in the Glove box

 

 

" God rest his Soul "

With the VBF installed and lowered, you'd be able to carry some considerable weight in the boot without damaging the floor...I agree though the regular floor is horrendously bad and without a spare wheel very vulnerable id have thought.

I remember driving what must have been close to a ton of hardcore to my local tip in my Mk2 vRS estate in many runs and remember a v heavy bag breaking and a bit of block cracking and pushing through the MDF floor a bit.