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Tigger

Member Since: 30 Mar 2011
Location: L15KRD
Posts: 2555

Thule Atlantis 200 roof box - withdrawn from sale 20/4/11

Thule Atlantis roof box in virtually as new condition, complete with both keys.

440 litres.

Virtually perfect order and immaculately cared for. Has only picked up a virtually invisible 15-20mm very light surface scratch on the rear edge.

Absolutely no wind noise, completely waterproof and took my mpg down from around 30 to about 28mpg on a run on our old Cooper S.

Opens on both sides.

Gloss silver finish - polished several times

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And this is how well it's been looked after while it's not been in use (that's a specially built suspended shelf

)

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Very sad to part with it, but it's simply no longer needed!

Internet "street price" new: £300 + Carriage

http://www.roofbox.co.uk/scripts/rbvehsel4...hPHGZxZBjP

Offered at £160, with local delivery possible, within reason.... (situated on Devon/Cornwall border)

(Roof rack and MINI not included!)

Last edited by Tigger on 20th Apr 2011 8:48 am. Edited 5 times in total

30th Mar 2011 6:08 am

npinks

Member Since: 28 Jun 2007
Location: Ls25
Posts: 20090

Shame your not close to leeds, thinking I might need the extra room for my main hols this year Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

12th Apr 2011 8:05 pm

Tigger

Member Since: 30 Mar 2011
Location: L15KRD
Posts: 2555

npinks wrote:
Shame your not close to leeds, thinking I might need the extra room for my main hols this year

I'm driving up to Leeds on business early in June (staying overnight on the 7th and 8th, I think) so I could even pit it in the back of the Volvo and deliver it FOC!.... Would that help you?

12th Apr 2011 8:17 pm

npinks

Member Since: 28 Jun 2007
Location: Ls25
Posts: 20090

Quite possibly it may help

I presume the feet will fit the OEM Landrover wide roof bars?

I'll see if I can work out dimensions to what we will need tomorrow, and let you know ASAP Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

12th Apr 2011 8:34 pm

Tigger

Member Since: 30 Mar 2011
Location: L15KRD
Posts: 2555

npinks wrote:
Quite possibly it may help

I presume the feet will fit the OEM Landrover wide roof bars?

I'll see if I can work out dimensions to what we will need tomorrow, and let you know ASAP

The clamps are a completely brilliant design and will securely clamp on to just about anything without damaging anything. If you could confirm the cross sectional dimensions of the bars I'm happy to double check for you.

Best place to check one out is in Halfords - they usually have them on display.

12th Apr 2011 8:42 pm

npinks

Member Since: 28 Jun 2007
Location: Ls25
Posts: 20090

Will check tomorrow

I may give halfords a visit too and I think Thule provide the OEM LR stuff so might give them a call too

Then it's down to size of the box to my needs etc Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

12th Apr 2011 8:50 pm

Tigger

Member Since: 30 Mar 2011
Location: L15KRD
Posts: 2555

npinks wrote:

Will check tomorrow

I may give halfords a visit too and I think Thule provide the OEM LR stuff so might give them a call too

Then it's down to size of the box to my needs etc

I'll leave it with you. One thing I found really handy was to take along a typical bag / suitcase or 2 to the shop. I'd have bought a smaller box if I hadn't realised how easy it was to run out of space in the smaller boxes...

12th Apr 2011 8:58 pm

Tigger

Member Since: 30 Mar 2011
Location: L15KRD
Posts: 2555

Box still available for sale. 3rd photo added.

14th Apr 2011 7:20 pm

julytourist

Member Since: 16 Dec 2010
Location: West London
Posts: 409

2010 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto Rimini Red

LR roof cross rails are 3" wide, a few of the Thule 'easy fit' type claw fittings claim to just cope with 3" so worth checking, otherwise you are into the bolts from the rail channels and problems connecting inside the box, Something I am still exploring tho a guy at Halfords said it works with one bolt per corner and a screw down plastic cover nut from the inside.
A 200 box is on the small side depending on how much you need to carry?? Compare Mini and box to FR2 and box in relative size....... Upgraded to an ex demo, 7 mth old, Rimini Red/Ebony Napoli Auto HSE on 28th Jan 2011, added roof rails, mudflaps and side strips.
Gone - A great 57 Plate, Auto SE, Bought Feb 2009, Roof Rails and Mudflaps added on purchase. Blue colour, anything but drug dealer black.....

14th Apr 2011 11:27 pm

Tigger

Member Since: 30 Mar 2011
Location: L15KRD
Posts: 2555

julytourist wrote:
LR roof cross rails are 3" wide, a few of the Thule 'easy fit' type claw fittings claim to just cope with 3" so worth checking, otherwise you are into the bolts from the rail channels and problems connecting inside the box, Something I am still exploring tho a guy at Halfords said it works with one bolt per corner and a screw down plastic cover nut from the inside.
A 200 box is on the small side depending on how much you need to carry?? Compare Mini and box to FR2 and box in relative size.......

I've measured the maximum width of the clamping mechanism and it's definitely 3".

Do bear in mind that the 200 box is, in fact, 440 litres (rather than 200). Most boxes are smaller, though a few are bigger. Over to you on that one....

John.

16th Apr 2011 6:22 am

Tigger

Member Since: 30 Mar 2011
Location: L15KRD
Posts: 2555

I'm just on my way back from the Freelander factory, with a few nights away thrown in

We're in the Focus and we're packed out in the car As soon as we pick the Freelander up at the end of June we've then got a week away in Cumbria and there seems no point in all but giving this brilliant box away. I'm going to get some roof cars for the Freelander and we're going to put the box back in use - it's much more civilised in the car when it's not full of stuff!!

Tigger.

20th Apr 2011 8:46 am

npinks

Member Since: 28 Jun 2007
Location: Ls25
Posts: 20090

ive had a chat with the missus, though the boot will be full to the roof, we couldn't work out what we would actually need to put in a roofbox, apart from junk we wouldn't really need, everything else could fit in the 'van

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20th Apr 2011 9:04 am

Tigger

Member Since: 30 Mar 2011
Location: L15KRD
Posts: 2555

We're in Cumbria and the Thule is on the roof of the Freelander and it works a treat! Not the slightest wind noise and as waterproof as ever.

If anyone needs to free up 440 litres of space inside the car to make things a bit more civilised, it's definitely the way to go!

Tigger.

5th Jul 2011 7:44 pm

Tigger

Member Since: 30 Mar 2011
Location: L15KRD
Posts: 2555

If anyone is considering buying one of these and wants to know what it looks like on a Freelander, it looks something like this:

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Tigger.

3rd Sep 2011 7:48 am

2herring

Member Since: 27 Jul 2011
Location: Holywood
Posts: 98

2013 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Lux Auto Havana

Very nice but where do you keep the step ladder to get into it?

3rd Sep 2011 10:57 am

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