This week’s Bad DIYer Driver Award goes to… this guy:
The lattice sheet covered part of his front window as well. Everything was held down by what looks like a two loops of twine that went through the front and rear windows.
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I wouldn’t pay $65 to ship a $28 4′ x 8′ sheet of wood or vinyl lattice either, but there are better and safer ways to transport it than over the roof and rear window of a car.
Well, it could have been worse. At least the driver wasn’t heading towards the highway.
Last month’s bad DIYer driver award goes to someone in NJ that had 2x framing materials crossing from outside the driver’s window through the rear passenger’s side window.
The month before that, a driver and passenger were both holding down a few layers of sheet goods on the roof of a sedan with one hand each.
Joe
is it bad that I have done something similar with my PT cruiser, except it all went down the back of the car, and I used ratchet straps around the sheets and through the sunroof and under the hatch, so it was actually secured.
you know you dont need a rear window right?
Brandon
I don’t have a truck, so I’ve done the same thing … It was secure, and I stayed away from fast streets.
Chris
At least with the lattice the wind can pass through it and not create as much lift as a solid sheet of plywood.
Steve R.
I guess it didn’t occur to this guy to know the dimensions he needed in advance, then have the panel cut at the store. That way he could have possibly placed all the cut pieces inside his vehicle. If he indeed needed it full-sized as received, then he should cultivate a friend with a truck or pay the delivery fee. What he’s doing would likely garner a ticket or could result in an accident; either of those possibilities would cost well in excess of $65.00. If he tried this before and suffered no consequences, that only emboldened him to try it again on the assumption that he knew the “right way” to do this (try explaining that to the motorcycle cop that stopped you).
Javier
Safety aside, all this is scratching up his car. I agree with Steve R about the need to find a friend or relative with a truck. In one case I even hired someone on craigslist to help me transport a full sheet drywall. If all else fails for $20 at either hd or lowes you can rent a truck for 75 minutes which I have also done.
river1
back in the day 94/95 I brought home an 28 foot extension ladder in my honda del sol. I slid it thru the rear window, which went down and into the footwell. I secured it with the seat belt and drove home. I got some funny looks but made it home without a hint of trouble. The ladder was a spur of the moment purchase, a pretty good deal, so couldn’t arrange a truck to borrow. I also brought home two pieces of schedule 40 4 in pipe the same way but they weren’t quite as long as the ladder
Someti e you have to do what you have to do
later jim
Kevin
lol, I’ve transported lattice the exact same way. It looks worse than it really is.