Buying a roof rack

[mctoone]

I was thinking of getting a roof rack so I looked at the Thule one that my Mazda dealership sells...They want $220.00 CAD for it. Is that a good price or should I look somewhere else?

 

[Katya4me]

Run a search. There's a few threads on this topic.

 

[mctoone]

OK I will - Thanks

 

[aftershock63]

I'll sell you mine
PM ME
I just want the filler strips

 

[aftershock63]

I sent u a pm

 

[90210brandon]

$220 ain't bad, but I paid $180 in Calgary. I would stick to $200...no more.

 

[mctoone]

It's a dealership - do you think they will bargain??

 

[90210brandon]

They will. Like you said: "they are a dealership." You didn't pay MSRP for car did you. It's there business to deal. If they don't budge then don't buy from them. Go to another dealer. (If you can.) We have a million over here on the Mainland.

 

[p5kicks]

$220 is about what you would pay for a thule rack anywhere you go.find out what that $220 includes because there are lots of atachments and thats where it gets expansive but thule or yakama are great racks.

 

[mctoone]

Unfortunately there is only ONE dealership in Victoria...and after our beloved BC Ferries just came back from being on strike I don't want to risk going over to the mainland. They might walk off the job again! I might check up island though.

 

[mctoone]

Hey Aftershock63.....I read in another thread going on, that Canadian P5's are a little differenct than US ones....I will check to see if the roof rack is the same.

 

[ottawaP5]

I paid about $220.....If you'd buy an aftermarket thule rack that would clip in the doors youd probably pay more.

You can also fit yakima accesories on it.

 

[mctoone]

I'm a little confused....the P5's I see running around town have really nice looking roof racks - kind of streamlined...But the one offered on my dealership's website looks kind of blocky...Maybe the P5s I see with roof racks are older P5's.

 

[ottawaP5]

maybe they are US models? They have a stremlined look.

 

[Flipper]

"I'm a little confused....the P5's I see running around town have really nice looking roof racks - kind of streamlined...But the one offered on my dealership's website looks kind of blocky...Maybe the P5s I see with roof racks are older P5's."

Since you do not have a factory rack, I think your options are a little different than someone who does. They might be selling you the 4 "towers" that hook to your car and then the cross bars will mount to those. These do have a different appearance. To see MANY pictures of a factory roof rack with Yakima setup provided by Mazda, go to this past thread. I just searched on "bike rack" since I am also interested in one for may factory rack:

http://www.msprotege.com/vbb225/showthread.php?s=&threadid=24747&highlight=bike+rack

I know I saw someone in this forum with the Thule setup on the factory rack too and they take a different approach (perhaps a tad more sturdy, but I like the Yakima look better for our factory rack.

 

[redwagon02]

I'm a little biased......................but get a YAKIMA!

 

[redwagon02]

 

[mctoone]

Very nice indeed! I don't those big strips going down the length of my car....just little black gutter type strips. Looks like 4 places to secure the rack to.

 

[ottawaP5]

The problem with aftermarket racks is that they have clips that attach in the door opening..the mazda rack bolts right on the roof. Trust me get the mazda (thule) rack as seen in the first pic.

 

[90210brandon]

[BI know I saw someone in this forum with the Thule setup on the factory rack too and they take a different approach (perhaps a tad more sturdy, but I like the Yakima look better for our factory rack. [/B]

If you look earlier, my setup is all THULE and the load bars are the versions we have in Canada. They are super sturdy and easy to put on and take off. I love em!