It's been a rainy few days here in Southern California but the Christmas tree needed to be bought despite the wet weather. I had our shiny red Mazda 6 for the weekend so we headed over to our local OSH to pick out a nice tree. We usually get a 6-foot-tall Noble fir but this year I wanted to go a little higher without cutting it too close to the ceiling in my living room.
We picked out a lovely 7-ft Noble fir and the tree guy informed us that he couldn't tie it to the car but he could provide us with some twine. I had brought along a sound blanket to protect the Mazda and we carefully placed the tree on the roof. But once I had it on top of the car, it looked so small. So I dropped the rear seats in the Mazda 6. It's easy to do once you release them from inside the trunk. I spread the sound blanket in the back and the car swallowed up the tree with no problem.
It was much easier to take it home inside the car instead of on the wet roof.
Click through to see my wonderful tree in all its glory:
vt8919 says:
03:51 PM, 12/14/09
Reminds me of the time my family bought a futon and tried bringing it back in a 1990 Olds Cutlass Supreme. The mattress was rolled up and set on the back seat, the frame laid on top, and I was squeezed in the middle of the front bench between both parents for the 40-mile ride home.
Nice to see someone actually use their sedan to its full potential and not do what everyone else would do and bring their truck or SUV.
lazyhater says:
05:04 PM, 12/14/09
Why you didn't like putting it on the roof? Should have use the M3, as that is the offical tree on the roof car!
bankerdanny says:
08:04 PM, 12/14/09
Nice tree choice. The Noble Fir has strong branches with excellent spacing, so it doesn't sag under heavy ornaments and has room for lots of them.
rdm925 says:
09:34 AM, 12/15/09
Nice tree. Another reason to like the Mazda 6. It has the easy to use releases in the rear. My 2007 6i 5-door is has even more room and looks sleeker than the sedan to boot.