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Can I rent your R-Class roof rack? (Boston/Southern NH)

Old Aug 7, 2009 | 02:14 PM
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Can I rent your R-Class roof rack? (Boston/Southern NH)

Just a feeler: I'm taking a vacation the last week of August. I may want to bring our kayak but haven't invested in a roof rack (mainly because we'll use it so infrequently).

Anyone around Boston/Nashua willing to rent out their roof rack for a week? I don't need attachments, just the basic bars.
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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 05:34 PM
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too bad you're not local to me

i woulda helped a brother out...i have the roof top rocket box thing too for the R...
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 01:49 PM
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Firming up plans this week. It looks like I may need to rent someones rack. I'm not wild about using the foam cushion things on the roof.
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Old Aug 21, 2009 | 01:50 PM
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I ended up buying a Thule rack. I could get the MB rack online for $300. I found the components for the Thule rack on Amazon for around $260. Unfortunately I ordered the wrong Podium feet and had to return them and buy the correct ones locally. Because of my mistake, I ended up spending a little under $300.
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