 Poster: A snowHead
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Wondering about hiring a Clio in Geneva to get to the resort. Can anyone familiar with the Clio tell me whether I could fit a pair of skis in there (and hence take my own with me, rather than rent)?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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yes
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Oui
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doesn't it depend on the length?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Use the Stretch Clio
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cfc5mu0, can you get Clio's in different lengths?
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| David Goldsmith wrote: |
| Use the Stretch Clio |
I think I went out with her once
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I don't think I've ever been given the car I thought I was going to get at an airport car rental desk - usually it's a bigger car so I guess that's the good news.....
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| Boris wrote: |
| cfc5mu0, can you get Clio's in different lengths? |
Sure. Head height, or maybe a little shorter for easy 3-point turns.
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I can get my 170ish skis in my smartfor2 car so you should be able to! I even did it with a passenger as well, although they had to be pretty small.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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The skis are 167cm in length. Not sure about the Clio. There will be 3 of us in the car.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Yes. I've had 207 SG skis in a clio before with no real problem
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You know it makes sense.
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I generally like to hire at least a mid-size estate car for this reason. But as this is my excessively self-indulgent 3rd week this season, I'm trying to keep the cost down  .
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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With half the rear seat down, very easily. No problem at all.
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Poster: A snowHead
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beequin, the rear set of a clio doesn't split, so they might have a problem doing it that way.
should be able to jam them in somehow, although they'll be incroaching in the front and on people's comfort - depends how much you care about being comfortable!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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J2R, you should be able to get a ski carrier thing for the roof for not too much dosh - would be safer and more comfortable.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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the rear set of a clio doesn't split,
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It does in my daughter's Clio ! Are the newer models all like that? Perhaps you will be lucky and they will give you a Fiesta (or a
1.9 TD Alfa Romeo as we got once )
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I used to be able to fit my skis on the passenger seat of my Citroen C2 (smaller than a Clio). They'd probably even fit in the back seats at a push diagonally across the seats. Not even a weekly shop fits in the boot!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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15 pairs of skis, 1 driver, one passenger [in back seat] and two large travel bags into a ford fiesta...tight but ok for short journeys 
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I've had eight pairs of skis in a Toyota Aygo 
But it was just me and them.
The answer to the question has to be "it depends on who / what else is in the car".
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Fair point, there's only ever me in my Citroen C2. I could probably manage one passenger in the front if I needed to but rear seat passengers would have to have both legs amputated first. Just as well it's only ever just me...
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Make sure you get one with a sun roof.
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Are the newer models all like that?
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To answer my own question, only the basic models have no split seat - it seems.
Skis in the front passenger seat then and passengers in the rear - should be OK.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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I've got a Clio and my skis would fit in (and the rear seats DO split in my 51 model) - mind you, my skis are only 150s
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Fit 180s and 174s in a Clio with split rear seats - tight but no problem.
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You know it makes sense.
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Got two pairs of skis, 2 adults, 2 boot bags, a ruck sack and a suitcase in a Fiat Panda in Italy last Month.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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2 boards, 2 holdall bags and 3 ppl in a Fiat panda.... I thank you 
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Poster: A snowHead
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Rear seats split 60/40 on new clios depending on the spec level. Also dont expect a sunroof as they are a dieing breed since air conditioning is standard on all but the lowest models. It actually more expensive to have a sunroof than air con.
That said i had a clio when i went to pick up my 156cm snowboard a few weeks back and it almost layed flat accross the rear seat. With the seats folded - no problem at all.
By the way im a Renault salesman!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| J2R wrote: |
| The skis are 167cm in length. Not sure about the Clio. There will be 3 of us in the car. |
1 pr Ski's, 3 travelling and usual holiday luggage?
Should be a snug fit!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Chances of you getting the actual car you book are pretty slim anyway, we hired 2 x Corsa's and got both upgraded without asking to 4x4 Renault Koleos (sp?) We had worried about getting skis into Corsa - but it turned out fine!
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If you can fit a person in, you can fit their skis in. If you are filling a Clieo to capacity, then you'll get all the skis in, but not the rest of the gear - boot is too small.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Got 4 guys, 4 pairs of skis and boots and luggage for a week in my Fiesta.
That was tight.
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Wouldn't it be more fun to fit a pair of skis on a Renault Clio? 
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