With the coupe in Baltimore port and hoping that it will survive Hurricane Florence (since it survived old town Florence without a scratch during EDP), I'm thinking ahead to frequent day ski trips this winter.
I was wondering if anyone has used a roof rack on the C238 and their experiences? Ordering the car I remember that the DOG didn't have the rack as an option.
Thule shows a roof rack kit, actually two different ones but one precludes opening the sunroof. Don't get the low profile one.
I've found that roof racks take about 1-3 mpg off of fuel mileage and don't help Bluetooth call sound quality due to noise being telegraphed through to the header microphones. Looked into a rear hitch mount using the sedan hitch but the back end of the coupes are slightly off dimensionally. That and a hitch mounted bike rack drives the backup sensors crazy.
Thule shows a roof rack kit, actually two different ones but one precludes opening the sunroof. Don't get the low profile one.
I've found that roof racks take about 1-3 mpg off of fuel mileage and don't help Bluetooth call sound quality due to noise being telegraphed through to the header microphones. Looked into a rear hitch mount using the sedan hitch but the back end of the coupes are slightly off dimensionally. That and a hitch mounted bike rack drives the backup sensors crazy.
Thanks Ikfoster. I ski fairly close so the change in mpg will not be an issue.
Went to Thule website but they don't seem to have anything yet once I go through putting in the model of vehicle..."check in 6-8 wks".
I figure to use the sedan kit. Any slight difference in roof profiles should be managed by adjusting the bar connections.
Thule seems to be fairly conservative. They still don't carry a roof rack kit for our Audi S5 with sunroof, but I've had the non-sunroof rack on the car since it's new with no issues.
After a long search I found the only flush rack, online in Netherlands, that was advertised specifically for C238. It is a Yakima flush whisper bar. Installation was pretty straightforward with the help of my 7 yr old
Since I couldn't find any pics online of the c238 with the bars I thought I'd share them here.
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