I'm travelling up the coast of NSW in June and most of the big hire car firms don't appear to offer roof bars. I don't get on with soft racks and therefore have started looking at vans/SUVs. Must have enough space to accommodate two people and a 9'1 to 9'6 longboard. I don't need a camper as we have accommodation sorted out at all stops. Would a Toyota Hiace or Kia Carnival meet the requirements? Anyone on this board own one of these? Thanks in advance and Happy New Year.

mjj

We have a couple of Hiaces for work and yes you would fit those boards in no problems. They also have an insane turning radius as a side note

While up in Exmouth we hired a Kia Sportage and I could fit a 10ft board in with the seats down and Mrs in the back seat. Otherwise I used soft-racks.

Try using another single strap on top of the soft racks in front, this will reduce the lifting. Long term soft racks will soften the roof but in a hire car, they're indestructible

Just hire a van, they are seriously awesome. Can fit so much stuff in them!