Saturday, November 26, 2005

Securing the hatch

I broke my thread mill and verifying the damage, I decided to bring it back to Park Square I in Makati to get it fixed. It was still under warranty.


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So I converted Rufus back seat into a trunk space and loaded the thread mill. Unfortunately, at least a feet of the thing still stuck out of the car and I can't close the door.


Rufu's plate number Posted by Picasa

So what I did was take two 36" bungie cords with hooks on both end (you can buy these from Ace Hardware) then hooked them on the two bars just beside the backdoor latch as diplayed in the above picture.



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I then proceeded on hooking the other end of the bungie cords to the towing bar just under the rear bumpers.


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Since I used a 36" bungie cords, there was just enough slack to hold down properly the door but not get rope burns on the car paint.


Left side Posted by Picasa

I was afraid that the door might bounce if I hit a pot hole so I drove carefully through the Coastal Road with the windows down. I felt that turning on the aircon is just a waste of fuel since it would just escape through the rear door. There was no noticeable change in the car performance with the added weight of the treadmill and the open window flowing through the rear doors.


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I did get my thread mill fixed the same day and transported it back home. I am really satisfied with Rufus and allowing me to do my stuff that day just reinforces it.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Is that an Apple logo i see on the boot of your Picanto?

Are you a Mac fan?

Anonymous said...

ehi..do u have any idea hw mch picanto nowadays?any promos?tnx