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780user · 03-05-2013, 05:33 PM

Great forum you guys have!

Having a roadtrip in CA this summer and I'm considering the Hertz Camaro SS Coupe the two weeks we are staying. We are two people travelling and will be travelling with 1 hard shell suitcase and 1 soft bag, and some other small items. The soft bags I assume will fit in the back seat. Could anyone estimate the biggest hard shell suitcase that will fit in the trunk?

Thanks!

SinisterEcho · 03-05-2013, 05:36 PM

I cant fit a rather large bag in mine... I dont have exact dimensions however.

Angrybird 12 · 03-05-2013, 05:37 PM

I would assume the airlines have a size limit on suitcases also. The limiting factor on size is not the trunk space itself but the trunk opening. It's raining right now or I would go out and make some measurements for you.

thahemp · 03-05-2013, 05:58 PM

I struggled 2 weekends ago to get a subwoofer box through the trunk opening. I ended up having to pull the carpet and trunk liner up, slide the box in, and then work the liner and carpet back under the box. Angrybird is right... the trunk is big, you just can't get anything into it!

norton750 · 03-05-2013, 06:00 PM

the opening is about 32X16. the trunk is big, but the opening is small. My wifes big hard case fits, but I wish she would use a good packsack or duffel bag instead.

thahemp · 03-05-2013, 06:04 PM

Here ya go. Norton is pretty much spot on.

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If the suitcase is long and not very tall, you can slide it in from the back seat too. I would guess you've got about 12" or so of safe height to slide stuff into the trunk from inside the car.

Mezzmo · 03-05-2013, 06:04 PM

Think of the trunk opening like the mail slot in your front door. You can get a lot of things in your house, you just can't shove them through the mail slot.
Now assuming you can get the hard shell suitcase in the back seat, you could just put the back seat down and slide it through there.

780user · 03-05-2013, 06:19 PM

Fantastic! Thanks!

The hard shell is:
77 x 57 x 33 cm
30" x 23" x 13" inches

So I think it would be possible to get it in there. As Mezzmo wrote, in worst case we can put the suitcase in the back seat. 3. option is to convince my girlfriend to pack duffel bag...

Again, thanks for all your help!

780user · 08-03-2013, 06:32 PM

Back from two fantastic weeks in California/Nevada, much thanks to the great SS! Picked it up at LAX. Absolutely no problems with luggage! All the 4 bags we had fitted in the trunk

The two 28inch Samsonite's went straight in. The Hertz car was stuffed with great extras: Sunroof, Navi, HUD, Boston speakers, Sirius XM, Rear park camera

Total 1900miles driving LA - Hwy1 - Monterey/Pebble B. - Napa - SF - Yosemite - Death Valley - Vegas - LA. Thanks again for convincing me renting this beauty!

Suitcases:

Interior:

Hwy1:

Yosemite:

Death Valley:

batman53201 · 08-03-2013, 06:50 PM

nice pics

Nzcamaro · 08-03-2013, 07:08 PM

Great trip,we did the same in 08.

Angrybird 12 · 08-03-2013, 07:42 PM

Glad you had a great trip, now go out and buy one!

780user · 08-03-2013, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Angrybird 12

Glad you had a great trip, now go out and buy one!

hehe, it's a $203.000 car here.... and we 130% more expensive fuel so not the best investment..

Angrybird 12 · 08-03-2013, 09:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 780user

hehe, it's a $203.000 car here.... and we 130% more expensive fuel so not the best investment..

Ouch

03-05-2013, 05:33 PM	#1
780user Drives: 2008' S4 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Norway Posts: 5	Camaro SS Luggage space Great forum you guys have! Having a roadtrip in CA this summer and I'm considering the Hertz Camaro SS Coupe the two weeks we are staying. We are two people travelling and will be travelling with 1 hard shell suitcase and 1 soft bag, and some other small items. The soft bags I assume will fit in the back seat. Could anyone estimate the biggest hard shell suitcase that will fit in the trunk? Thanks!

03-05-2013, 05:36 PM	#2
SinisterEcho Drives: 2010 2SS/RS M6/LS3 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Arvada, Co Posts: 9,872 View My Garage	I cant fit a rather large bag in mine... I dont have exact dimensions however. __________________ My Mod Journal <-- Its updated... again!

03-05-2013, 05:37 PM	#3
Angrybird 12 7 year Cancer Survivor! Drives: 17 Cruze RS, 07 G6 GT, 99 Astro Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 21,547	I would assume the airlines have a size limit on suitcases also. The limiting factor on size is not the trunk space itself but the trunk opening. It's raining right now or I would go out and make some measurements for you. __________________ Cancer's a bitch! Enjoy life while you can! LIVE, LOVE, DRIVE... The Bird is the word!

03-05-2013, 05:58 PM	#4
thahemp Geek Drives: 2012 Black LS3 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Derby, KS Posts: 4,343 View My Garage	I struggled 2 weekends ago to get a subwoofer box through the trunk opening. I ended up having to pull the carpet and trunk liner up, slide the box in, and then work the liner and carpet back under the box. Angrybird is right... the trunk is big, you just can't get anything into it! __________________ 01000111011011110110111101100100001000000110110001 11010101100011011010110010000001110111011010010111 01000110100000100000011101000110100001101001011100 110010000001101111011011100110010100100001 x = ac97968bd3df8f968c8cd3df998a9c94d3df9c8a918bd3df9c 909c94df8c8a9c949a8dd3df92908b979a8ddf998a9c949a8d d3df8b968b8cd1 x = ~x

03-05-2013, 06:04 PM	#6
thahemp Geek Drives: 2012 Black LS3 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Derby, KS Posts: 4,343 View My Garage	Here ya go. Norton is pretty much spot on. If the suitcase is long and not very tall, you can slide it in from the back seat too. I would guess you've got about 12" or so of safe height to slide stuff into the trunk from inside the car. __________________ 01000111011011110110111101100100001000000110110001 11010101100011011010110010000001110111011010010111 01000110100000100000011101000110100001101001011100 110010000001101111011011100110010100100001 x = ac97968bd3df8f968c8cd3df998a9c94d3df9c8a918bd3df9c 909c94df8c8a9c949a8dd3df92908b979a8ddf998a9c949a8d d3df8b968b8cd1 x = ~x

03-05-2013, 06:00 PM	#5
norton750 Drives: 2010 2LT sumit white Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sioux lookout Ontario canada Posts: 209	the opening is about 32X16. the trunk is big, but the opening is small. My wifes big hard case fits, but I wish she would use a good packsack or duffel bag instead.

03-05-2013, 06:04 PM	#7
Mezzmo Drives: 2012 45th RS Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Festus, Mo. Posts: 77	Think of the trunk opening like the mail slot in your front door. You can get a lot of things in your house, you just can't shove them through the mail slot. Now assuming you can get the hard shell suitcase in the back seat, you could just put the back seat down and slide it through there. __________________ CAI Intake, W/W relocation w/ scoop, MRT 2, RX Catch Can, Brembo brake upgrade, Racing Brake SS lines. Last edited by Mezzmo; 03-05-2013 at 06:05 PM. Reason: grammar

03-05-2013, 06:19 PM	#8
780user Drives: 2008' S4 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Norway Posts: 5	Fantastic! Thanks! The hard shell is: 77 x 57 x 33 cm 30" x 23" x 13" inches So I think it would be possible to get it in there. As Mezzmo wrote, in worst case we can put the suitcase in the back seat. 3. option is to convince my girlfriend to pack duffel bag... Again, thanks for all your help!

08-03-2013, 06:32 PM	#9
780user Drives: 2008' S4 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Norway Posts: 5	Back from two fantastic weeks in California/Nevada, much thanks to the great SS! Picked it up at LAX. Absolutely no problems with luggage! All the 4 bags we had fitted in the trunk The two 28inch Samsonite's went straight in. The Hertz car was stuffed with great extras: Sunroof, Navi, HUD, Boston speakers, Sirius XM, Rear park camera Total 1900miles driving LA - Hwy1 - Monterey/Pebble B. - Napa - SF - Yosemite - Death Valley - Vegas - LA. Thanks again for convincing me renting this beauty! Suitcases: Interior: Hwy1: Yosemite: Death Valley: Last edited by 780user; 08-03-2013 at 06:56 PM.

08-03-2013, 06:50 PM	#10
batman53201 Account not blocked Drives: The Batmobile Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: wisconsin Posts: 2,158 View My Garage	nice pics __________________

08-03-2013, 07:08 PM	#11
Nzcamaro NZ Camaro. New Zealand Drives: 1968 camaro. 2010 2ss Camaro Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: New Zealand Posts: 284 View My Garage	Great trip,we did the same in 08.

08-03-2013, 07:42 PM	#12
Angrybird 12 7 year Cancer Survivor! Drives: 17 Cruze RS, 07 G6 GT, 99 Astro Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 21,547	Glad you had a great trip, now go out and buy one! __________________ Cancer's a bitch! Enjoy life while you can! LIVE, LOVE, DRIVE... The Bird is the word!