Using a cartop carrier

[Cookiedoughjunkie]

Hello, I've been using my 2011 yaris for long distance trips.

Last time I took 2 other people with me. Usually this isn't a problem, however one of them decided they wanted/had to have a lot of stuff that made the drive pretty rough.

I'm wondering if a cartop carrier can be used. There's no rack on the top and it is a 2 door. Is there one that can still be used on a car this small?

[scylla]

There are cartop racks for a yaris, but are pretty damn pricey. Myself, I just went with a trailer hitch. My 2015 has the holes already built in for a hitch from the factory.

Took me 20 min. to install and I have found it to be much more versatile than a roof rack, plus it doesn't touch your paint and cause scratches. So far I have both a hitch mounted cargo carrier and a hitch mounted bike carrier. Both work like a dream.

I saw a hitch install video where the guy actually towed a trailer and 2 dirt bikes with his Yaris.

[Cookiedoughjunkie]

Originally Posted by scylla

There are cartop racks for a yaris, but are pretty damn pricey. Myself, I just went with a trailer hitch. My 2015 has the holes already built in for a hitch from the factory.

Took me 20 min. to install and I have found it to be much more versatile than a roof rack, plus it doesn't touch your paint and cause scratches. So far I have both a hitch mounted cargo carrier and a hitch mounted bike carrier. Both work like a dream.

I saw a hitch install video where the guy actually towed a trailer and 2 dirt bikes with his Yaris.

Thanks for the response, however I lack a trailer to be able to pull with the yaris which would be an added cost.

and I just looked it up, I'd never expect a Yaris to be able to pull that much weight! (also, it might not be a good idea since part of this will be in the mountainous region of Pennsylvania...where there might be a lot of traffic so no initial inertia to keep pulling it when you gotta stop and go going up high inclines.