Shinjuku Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 I have been thinking about using the area under the roof hatch as emergency storage space recently. Do any other roadster owners do this. If so what sort of things do you put in there - weight, size etc. Is there much chance of anything fouling the mechanism in there and if so what do you do to deal with that. Cheers Shinjuku Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 I think this is affectionately known as the Tardis. I'm sure the roadster owners will be along shortly to explan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbitstew Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 It is a huge storage space. And as long as you dont put the roof down, you can get a serious amount of shopping in there. The plastic hatch is the first thing which opens up when you open the roof, so you just open it up, and hey presto, extra storage. Ideal for that trip to tescos when you realise you cant fit a box of cornflakes standing up in the normal "boot" of the roadster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinjuku Posted April 3, 2012 Author Share Posted April 3, 2012 Good. I was thinking it looks pretty cavernous in there. So its well established that its ok to put stuff in there? If there are any tips on packing techniques or things to make sure I avoid please let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbitstew Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Good. I was thinking it looks pretty cavernous in there. So its well established that its ok to put stuff in there? If there are any tips on packing techniques or things to make sure I avoid please let me know. Only couple of things id say is that things will tend to roll or slide about as its not really designed as a storage area - so make sure you dont put breakables in there, or make sure things are in a sports bag or something. Secondly, please dont forget stuff is in there and put the roof down! Really its strange as to why Nissan didnt make better use of that wasted space. My missus`s old Peugeot 206CC used to have the roof fold into the boot. The boot had a divider bit of canvas you pulled out and clipped in place effectively dividing the boot in half. That allowed you to see how much stuff you could in the boot with the roof down. This was wired up to the roof, so if the divider wasnt in place you couldnt operate the hood as a safety feature to avoid squashed shopping. Its a shame Nissan didnt do something similar as the boot on the roadster is pretty small. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chesterfield Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 When we had a roadster we used it for stuff that wouldnt get upset if it got squashed accidentally and also wouldnt upset the mechanism. Sleeping bags, pillows, soft sports bags etc. The tardis on the roadster is really quite useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinjuku Posted April 3, 2012 Author Share Posted April 3, 2012 Cool. Thanks guys. The tardis it shall be ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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