Originally Posted by
IchabodCrane
Mitsubishi's weight limit would make perfect sense considering the car weighs barely 2000lbs and Mitsubishi is intimately aware of the structural limitations of the car's roof.
I suspect it is just a liability thing. Fact is, if you put the car upside down, I suspect it could hold its own weight . . . so there is enough strength somewhere in those pillars. I think it might be along the same vein as modern cars having 0 tow rating (and I don't just mean this little car, but even something like a Honda Civic - decent engine, decent brakes - cannot tow anything at all, though. Other cars that size in the past could tow 2000lbs comfortably.
Anyway, not a problem as I usually just carry one canoe, but I would prefer they tell me I could carry 150lbs if I wanted to (and I'm fairly sure I could anyway . . . If I wanted to).
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