Packing a Sixer trunk with top down

As a newbie on this site I've read all the efficient packing tips provided by helpful ED'ers but getting my wife to read them (or for that matter to follow them) is next to impossible.

I'm getting ready for eurodelivery pickup of a six convertible in a couple of weeks. My wife and I will be picking up a friend of hers enroute in Geneva on the way to Paris). As you can imagine my wife's packing mode is of the type that one would have thought went out of style with the portable wardrobe steamer case. And I'm confident her friend is the same.

I haven't been able to find exact trunk dimensions anywhere (other than volume - which isn't very helpful for luggage planning purposes). The line that is commonly quoted (and I suspect is provided by BMW) is one large suitcase and two golfbags - again not very helpful for this situation. While I could go to the show-room and make accurate measurements of the trunk space in the car I was hoping someone on the forum cold help me out with some specific dimensions or other helpful tips on size and number of bags one can fit in the sixer trunk (with the top down of course).

Thanks in advance!
(PS: not sure what the posting etiquette is - posted similar question on the 6 series sub-forum)

Reply » Packing a Sixer trunk with top down

It would be a good idea to take your empty bags to the dealer and do an actuall "dry run" this is the bullet proof test... since dimensions can be tricky with curves and so...

Also, you can tell your wife to pack light and if she ran out of dresses there she can always buy from PARIs, no woman can resist that

once there, good luck

My 2 cents.. enjoy your trip...

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Worst case scenario is Fed-Exing stuff back!
Enjoy your trip. Take pics!

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once there, good luck

My 2 cents.. enjoy your trip...

Great idea - on both counts. Do a test run.

I travel with one rollerboard and one Tumi extra large briefcase type bag - period. Have gone away for 2weeks+ like this. If I need anything, I buy locally (I have certain articles of clothing from around the world). I never check bags either. My luggage miraculously always seems arrive with me because of this.

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I bet you travel alone... The poor guy is going with his wife.. and if that was not enough.. a friend of HIS WIFE...

Miraculously, I'm leaving my wife and kid behind, wify just got a new job so she can't take off.... its both

and

since I will miss them

Reply » Packing a Sixer trunk with top down

Fitch,

I don't have exact dimensions, but I ED'd a 6er cab and here is what we carried:

Two roller bags, one was the BIG size, we call it Big Bertha. The other could slip by as a carry on if the airlines are lenient, typical business size that you would frequently see. We also had a duffle bag. Big Bertha could weigh as much as 100 lbs if that gives you an idea. All of this fit into the trunk with the top down. The key to bag size is depth as that is the limitation with the top down. The trunk is very big. If you can, take smaller pieces that are easily manuvered and that can lay flat and it should be no problem.

Let's face it, my wifes makeup-takle-box would make any women proud and we did O.K. You can always put something in the back seat for transport, but I would not leave it in the car unattended, too much temptation.

Travel light. If you are on the move no one will ever see you twice so who cares. We're heading out for another ED (16 days total) and I'll have one mid size roller and I'm done. My wife does good, but the makup-tackle-box is the killer!!

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