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Old 02-23-2009, 05:35 PM
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Default One more reason I love my xB...

who needs a truck?, not me...



i estimated about 800lbs of bark, plus me is about 950lbs total.
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Old 02-23-2009, 05:46 PM
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I tailgate with mine. Nothing like a full size charcoal grill with a wood smoker sidebox.

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Old 02-23-2009, 07:22 PM
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what a cheater thats not supposed to go there
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How was the drive andrewdustin? Hard on the MPG?
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Old 02-23-2009, 08:10 PM
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My old neighbor bought a brand new 150 to do the same thing you did with your xB. I think I will send him this pic.
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I've got to get the picture off my camera of a 47 or 52 inch flatscreen wedged into my box. I had measured it off in back and the box would fit, but didn't see the "Do Not Lay Flat" warning until we were ready to load it. We managed to get it inside and standing up!!!
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LOL full size BBQ grill along with a sub and amp.
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There's two subs now, one on each side.
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Old 02-23-2009, 10:45 PM
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haha, good to see others using their boxes to their full capacity

I guess this makes them "worker B's"?

My best friend just got a pick-'em-up truck, and her dad inIndiana found these giant metal discs to put in the back when it starts snowing. Well, it snowed before she could get them, and her ranger handled like crap, so we took my box to get 'em!

so this is not only an xB doing a truck's job, but an xB doing a job because a pickup couldn't!



who needs a truck OR a drop kit?

each disc is 3' in diameter and weighs a little over 150 pounds.

I would have laid the seats flat, but i also had three people in the car. How's that for Worker B?

it was really weird on the way home...it totally changed the car's handling. for one night it was like a rear-wheel drive car
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nice, I just hauled a washer inside mine with room to spare!
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This was the biggest TV I hauled prior to this recent one. The Costco guys laughed when i pulled up but were amazed when it slid right in...

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I did not go far enough to find out about mileage, only 6 miles or so from my house, but i had it packed all the way to the roof from the back to the back of the front seats. It handled just fine, but i do have koni adjustables and eibach springs, so ii'm sure that makes a difference from stock.
it is the most that i have ever put inside and i don't think i will ever try any more, i am pretty sure i was right at the weight limit.
Anyway, thanks for the comment guys!
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kind of funny that everyone has different tails so far
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I fit a queen size mattress in the box AND the box spring on the roofrack hhahah
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Old 02-24-2009, 12:47 AM
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Originally Posted by ZOMGXB
kind of funny that everyone has different tails so far
I've got stock tails, just like the OP...
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my entire dorm room



I've hauled all kinds of stuff in there too, but never taken pics. One time I had a set of wheels and tires and the another set of just tires, all in the back of the box.
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just gotta add mine... but since it is lcd, just left it standing up for 24 hrs before I tryed to hook everything up... no probs.at all with it.


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Originally Posted by TheScionicMan
Originally Posted by ZOMGXB
kind of funny that everyone has different tails so far
I've got stock tails, just like the OP...
yours are smoked LET ME HAVE MY MOMENT DARNIT
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Now this makes me wish I bought an xB. I love my car, but I think I would love it more if I could pull off half the stuff you guys are doing.
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I had to get 10 cases of Scott toilet paper from another Food Lion for work, each case is about a 3'x3'x3 foot cube. I got all 10 boxes in there easily, and 35 mpg.
What car can beat that?
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