Urgent warning to E89 drivers who like walking!

[Blurredman]

Today I had the dreaded 'roof goes halfway down and light flashes red' scenario. Put the roof back up. Repeated. Same thing.

Jumping out of the car and feeling irritated that a) I was going to have to get something else fixed and b) I was really looking forward to my trip out to go walking over the hills, I unearthed a gem of information. I shall now pass that on to you good folk.

See where is says don't put cases on top of the pull-down cover?

Applies to walking sticks too!

 

[flybobbie]

I had my car 11 years now, you know i'm not sure my car has the warning sticker, never noticed.
I crushed a empty cake box once.

 

[Johnbmwz4]

So is the roof ok ?

 

[Marcoose]

Applies to walking sticks too!

I must remind you your car is for driving. Not walking. Use it properly.

 

[Pondy]

The E89 roof is fragile enough, without helping it to break! :lol:

 

[True-Blue]

The E89 roof is fragile enough, without helping it to break! :lol:

I imagine you pack your scuba gear very carefully

 

[Blurredman]

So is the roof ok ?

Yeah no harm done! Only pride and the walking stick came to harm

 

[Blurredman]

The E89 roof is fragile enough, without helping it to break! :lol:

You’re right there! Did make me realise how strong the hydraulic system is if it can bend that pole so easily. Wouldn’t want to get someone’s arm trapped in there…

 

[Pondy]

Wouldn’t want to get someone’s arm trapped in there…

TBH if you regularly carry people in the boot of a car, I would recommend an estate. Much more room!

 

[Blurredman]

Wouldn’t want to get someone’s arm trapped in there…

TBH if you regularly carry people in the boot of a car, I would recommend an estate. Much more room!

Don’t worry, it’s only the mother-in-law

 

[JakeS76]

I nearly trapped my fingers in the soft close boot last week. The boot was fully loaded and it didn't look like it had shut properly so I went to lift the boot lid just as it decided to fully shut itself. That was painful as it started crushing my fingertips but could have been a lot worse as I managed to get them out from between the boot and the boot lid pretty quickly.

 

[javis20]

Happened to me a few weeks ago. Turned out my wife put her Coach purse with Maui Jim sunglasses in that side area of the boot. Surprisingly nothing was damaged.