car for transporting furniture?

Ain't those white vans a standard sheet of board 1200x2400mm

The 7 foot length is unlikely to be a problem in most cars. The latest model Fiesta can transport objects 8 feet long internally when they are arranged diagonally with one end on the dashboard. It all depends on how wide and high the package is.

My experience with Ikea products is that they are often packaged into boxes that will fit in even fairly small cars. I think the Ikea website specifies the size of the box(es) for each product.

Depends on the width of the package and if the front seat folds forward, flat, as it does in my Omega saloon. A few years ago the neighbour stood open mouthed as I took some 8 foot fence posts out of the boot :-)

Thanks guys. I guess there is only one way to find out. I will just take a door off one of the pax wardrobes I have and see if it will squeeze in diagonally to my hatch. If not may need to hire that estate car instead or phone a whitevan man.

Roof racks?

That's because you were about to block off his view. :)

We 2x full length (and double width) Billy bookcases (so I think about

7' when packaged, quite not as tall as the 2.38m Pax wardrobes I think) into our 5 door Ford Focus hatchback, along with additional doors and a a dining table. Rear seats completely down, front passenger seat tipped as far forward as possible, headrest removed. No room for passengers, and was cosy in drivers seat. Passenger seatbelt went across the front edge of the packages which had were well away from the windscreen, but done just in case an emergency stop shifted the load out the front (which I think, with the weight/friction of it all, wouldn't have moved much actually).

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-But bear in mind that flat pack furniture is very HEAVY!!! -easy to bottom suspension.

It seemed okay - I struggled to push the two trolleys alone though (normal trolley for things picked up from main area, flatplack trolley for flatpack stuff), and loading was a challenge once I'd done my back in with the trolley! I think it was around 160kg total weight, so about weight of 2 people, so nothing bad for suspension. I didn't want to risk it though on our roof bars on a 1 hour journey, half on 70mph roads.

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A Volvo estate, but not any of the recent crap or a Ford Explorer (both have a 7ft load bed with the rear seats down). Not much else that will do the job. At my local Ikea I can hire a van large enough to transport the goods on a short term (few hours) rental.

My first road legal motor vehicle was an A35 van. A friend wanted a small section of steel I beam about 12ft long moved. Didn't believe I could use the van. Mounted almost vertically through the little hinged roof ventilator that was fitted it proved an easy operation. I have since moved less extreme things by poking them out of a sunroof,obviously the item must be strong enough to stand the airflow otherwise you would end up like those people who quickly lay plasterboard/plywood on a roof rack lashed with a bit of string and then drive along oblivious to the material disintegrating above their heads.

G.Harman

Thankd David that's good to know. My car is similar in size, though it is 3dr not 5.

You're not wrong about that. I just have the Pax wardrobes that are 6ft

7" I think they are and the doors (minus packaging) are very heavy.

I think I may just hire an estate or pay a white van man to get them shifted.

Thanks Steve. This is good to know. If I hire an estate I will try get one of those if possible.

Sadly you'll be unable to find either to hire. Ford stopped importing the Explorer and Ford were in charge of Volvo when they mucked up their estates with intruding wheel wells and generally less load-lugging capacity than the older Volvos. Hire companies generally only do recent models, not "bangers". A sensible move would be to hire a Vito van.