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I am looking for a small car that has a boot big enough to take a set of clubs across the boot, not diagonally. Anyone got any recommendations. Our number one show stopper when car shopping is not being able to get 2 sets of clubs in easily.
If you’re thinking about getting a push cart, check out its size before doing your car shopping. (Another good question to figure out in advance if you travel is what cars will take your golf travel bag. Getting a hard sided case into a rental car is often a neat trick.)
Good point. It would be fun to take my clubs with me while car shopping. Don’t take a test drive without them!
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(Another good question to figure out in advance if you travel is what cars will take your golf travel bag. Getting a hard sided case into a rental car is often a neat trick.)
There is a product out there designed with this in mind – I pulled the URL to the Golfsmith site but you can find this in many shops. http://www.golfsmith.com/ps/ppage.php?stynum=231278&lcode=031002PSPRO… You can spot it by the narrower opening, but you can get 14 clubs in there safely – I’ve been told positive things about it but have never used it myself. The Dallas Morning News did a story about the guy who designed it – he started out with some PVC pipe and fabric, and later had pockets sewn to get a rough approximation of what you see there. But he did it because he wanted something to allow him to fly to visit clients and play golf with them, take his clubs safely, and NOT be the size of those giant SKB cases that you can buy. So anyway, this might be a solution for a lot of traveling golfers – AND it will fit fine on a cart. -b
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Corvette will handle two full sized bags as well as two trolleys without a problem.
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I am looking for a small car that has a boot big enough to take a set of clubs across the boot, not diagonally. Anyone got any recommendations.
My old Celebrity could take 2 sets of clubs on wheels, but neither my Olds Delta nor my Buick LeSabre will take much more than one bag.
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Not in the new VW Jetta. I have a ‘97 and my clubs fit nicely across the back. We were looking at the 2003 Jettas (I believe redesigned in 1999) and no dice.
I drive a ‘99 New Jetta and there’s no way it goes in straight across with the woods in the bag. I even take out my driver when putting it in diagonally. For the vehicles shipping to North America, the compartments are left there, but just empty (ie no kit). This is the same with the Jetta wagon.
It may be designed in and parts manufactured in Deutschland, but Jettas for the U.S. market are assembled in Mexico (at least mine is). Dave Clary/Corpus Christi, Tx Home: http://home.stx.rr.com/dclary RSG Roll Call http://www.rec-sport-golf.com/members/?rollcall=claryd
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I am looking for a small car that has a boot big enough to take a set of clubs across the boot, not diagonally. Anyone got any recommendations. 1991 Toyota MR2 – Great little car and much fun to drive. The trunk is like a glove compartment, but in the rear. Fits my golf bag, plus a smaller Sunday bag, the usual assorted clubs, shoes and spare balls. The current version of the MR2 has no trunk at all, none <doh! (BTW I have a ‘91 for sale in Atlanta, 62,000 miles, all records, excellent condition, yada, yada, yada . . .) As far as the Mini, I’d been browsing their newsgroup and read that it wasn’t a good fit for a bag of clubs. What trunk it has is too narrow so you’d have to stand the bag diagonally, else open the interior lid of the trunk and stand the bag upright so the head of your drivers stuck up. But I may be wrong, let us hear back after the test drive. FWIW, the Madza Rx8 carries two golf bags. . .
In UK we have a bigger problem with smaller roads, smaller cars and golf bags the same size. Both my wife and I play a lot of golf so we need a car that will take 2 bags and 2 trolleys. Not too many will do that, certainly a 5-series BMW won’t, so we stay with our unglamorous but big carrying capacity Ford Mondeo. 2 Bags, 2 trolleys, 2 shoe bags and a weekend suitcase, but approaching retirement I want something a little less utilitarian. Phil
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It better be 
KT P.S. I have to remember now to bring my clubs when I take my next test drive.
I want one, too, but I’m torn between not having a car payment (the existing Golf) and having one with either a Mini Cooper or a WRX. -b
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I am looking for a small car that has a boot big enough to take a set of clubs across the boot, not diagonally. Anyone got any recommendations.
1991 Toyota MR2 – Great little car and much fun to drive. The trunk is like a glove compartment, but in the rear. Fits my golf bag, plus a smaller Sunday bag, the usual assorted clubs, shoes and spare balls. The current version of the MR2 has no trunk at all, none <doh! (BTW I have a ‘91 for sale in Atlanta, 62,000 miles, all records, excellent condition, yada, yada, yada . . .) As far as the Mini, I’d been browsing their newsgroup and read that it wasn’t a good fit for a bag of clubs. What trunk it has is too narrow so you’d have to stand the bag diagonally, else open the interior lid of the trunk and stand the bag upright so the head of your drivers stuck up. But I may be wrong, let us hear back after the test drive. FWIW, the Madza Rx8 carries two golf bags. . .
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I am looking for a small car that has a boot big enough to take a set of clubs across the boot, not diagonally. Anyone got any recommendations. TIA
The Acura RSX has ample room under the hatchback to lay a bag sideways.
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I am looking for a small car that has a boot big enough to take a set of clubs across the boot, not diagonally. Anyone got any recommendations.
Well, my Smart can hold six cases of beer in the very oddly shaped trunk, but the golf bag has to go on the passenger seat. Trolley is out. So, if you carry (or have a trolley-bag like I do) and play alone, the Smart is the perfect car for you 
Ulrich
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I am looking for a small car that has a boot big enough to take a set of clubs across the boot, not diagonally. Anyone got any recommendations. TIA How odd. Someone mentioned to me that you could do that with the new Mini Cooper, just the other day. Wonder if it’s true? -b
It better be KT P.S. I have to remember now to bring my clubs when I take my next test drive.
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I can fit 2 bags, my friends and mine across the trunk of my Ford Focus. My friend has a VW Jetta and he can barely get one in. Mine has to go in the back seat. Not4wood
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I am looking for a small car that has a boot big enough to take a set of clubs across the boot, not diagonally. Anyone got any recommendations. Well, my Smart can hold six cases of beer in the very oddly shaped trunk, but the golf bag has to go on the passenger seat. Trolley is out. So, if you carry (or have a trolley-bag like I do) and play alone, the Smart is the perfect car for you Ulrich
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I am looking for a small car that has a boot big enough to take a set of clubs across the boot, not diagonally. Anyone got any recommendations.
Our number one show stopper when car shopping is not being able to get 2 sets of clubs in easily. I had a ‘92 Honda Accord. I used to routinely put three carry bags in the trunk, along with all the other crap that three guys will take for a day of golf.
My 91 accord would do that. It’s a tight fit in my ‘95 accord. My 2003 accord will easily take them, but it’s no longer really a small car. My observation is whether or not they will fit has much more to do with the geometry of the wheel wells and other miscelaneous stuff in the car than the exterior size of the car. (Another good question to figure out in advance if you travel is what cars will take your golf travel bag. Getting a hard sided case into a rental car is often a neat trick.) — http://home.att.net/~wamontgomery )
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: I am looking for a small car that has a boot big enough to take a set of : clubs across the boot, not diagonally. Anyone got any recommendations. : : TIA : : The BMW 5 series has a diagram on the trunk (boot) lid that shows how to pack 3 (2003 model) or 4 (2004) golf bags! I guess golfers must make up a large share of their market. -Robert :
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Not in the new VW Jetta. I have a ‘97 and my clubs fit nicely across the back. We were looking at the 2003 Jettas (I believe redesigned in 1999) and no dice. What has happened is that the space behind the wheel wells (ie between the wheels and bumper) have been filled in with these little storage comparments that are covered with a flap. I asked the dealer why this was changed and he said in Germany, first-aid kits in cars are required by law now and this is were they would go if the car was being sold in Germany. For the vehicles shipping to North America, the compartments are left there, but just empty (ie no kit). This is the same with the Jetta wagon. I can only assume that this is now the case for the Golf as well. Ironic; a call called the "Golf" has been redesigned making its storage capacity for golf clubs smaller and more inconvenient. I guess B. Langer doesn’t drive a VW.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I am looking for a small car that has a boot big enough to take a set of clubs across the boot, not diagonally. Anyone got any recommendations. I’ve got a 1997 Volkswagen Golf that can handle two full sets across the boot, provided you’re not lookin’ to stick anything else in there. The newer models have even larger trunks, too (mine’s a third generation, and the current model is a fourth). Prof. Rev. Todd "Runyan" McGillivray, Esq. http://cplhicks.tripod.com/ Emailing me? tmcg at sasktel dot net. "Even the Mona Lisa’s fallin’ apart." – Fight Club
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I am looking for a small car that has a boot big enough to take a set of clubs across the boot, not diagonally. Anyone got any recommendations.
I had a ‘92 Honda Accord. I used to routinely put three carry bags in the trunk, along with all the other crap that three guys will take for a day of golf.
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I owned a Z3 before and a full set of clubs would fit without having to be placed diagonally. Now getting them in the trunk was a bit of fun
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My bag goes straight across in my Honda Civic. Kenny — Kenny Stultz – Troll and SPAM intolerant RSG Rollcall: http://rec-sport-golf.com/members/?rollcall=stultzk "Golf is the only sport where a precise knowledge of the Rules can earn one a reputation for bad sportsmanship"
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I am looking for a small car that has a boot big enough to take a set of clubs across the boot, not diagonally. Anyone got any recommendations. TIA
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I am looking for a small car that has a boot big enough to take a set of clubs across the boot, not diagonally. Anyone got any recommendations. TIA
How odd. Someone mentioned to me that you could do that with the new Mini Cooper, just the other day. Wonder if it’s true? -b
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I had a Honda Prelude. No problems there. Ken – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -I am looking for a small car that has a boot big enough to take a set of clubs across the boot, not diagonally. Anyone got any recommendations. TIA
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I am looking for a small car that has a boot big enough to take a set of clubs across the boot, not diagonally. Anyone got any recommendations.
I’ve got a 1997 Volkswagen Golf that can handle two full sets across the boot, provided you’re not lookin’ to stick anything else in there. The newer models have even larger trunks, too (mine’s a third generation, and the current model is a fourth). Prof. Rev. Todd "Runyan" McGillivray, Esq. http://cplhicks.tripod.com/ Emailing me? tmcg at sasktel dot net. "Even the Mona Lisa’s fallin’ apart." – Fight Club
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I am looking for a small car that has a boot big enough to take a set of clubs across the boot, not diagonally. Anyone got any recommendations.
Off topic a bit, but: you can lay a bag of clubs on the back of either a Triumph Tiger or a BMW K75 with a luggage rack, vertically in-line with the vehicle. Be sure to have a secure cover for the bag, and be smart with regards to your center of gravity and use of bungee.