That's a gingerbread garage in the cargo area of our LT Suzuki SX4. I made it for our staff's holiday sweets extravaganza and needed to transport it to the office this morning. Last night, as I was plastering the tiny Farrah Fawcett poster to the interior wall with royal icing, it occurred to me that all the doodads I had painstakingly stuck on the thing might fall off during the ride to work. Or worse, it might just collapse alltogether (in which case, the plan would be to claim that it was a post-earthquake gingerbread garage.)
Would the SX4's ride be too bumpy? Should I have requested the 7 Series instead? Should I wrap the thing with blankets, strap it in with a seat belt, set it on a pile of mini marshmallows, walk the 7 miles to work holding the tray in my outstretched arms?
I decided to tuck it into the corner of the cargo area and use three of my husband's sandbags (photo gear for his business) to keep the tray from sliding around back there. And then drive like a grandma. And it worked! Nothing fell off or broke. The only thing I'd do differently is secure the cardboard (that I mounted the garage onto) to the tray. Because I neglected to do that, the garage and its attached cardboard did slide back and forth on the tray a bit.
My paranoia also caused me to pay close attention to the ride quality of the SX4 and I have to say, it wasn't bad. I tried to avoid holes in the road and uneven pavement whenever I could, but what overall it was pretty smooth.
Happy Holidays!
Bryn MacKinnon, Senior Editor, Edmunds.com
prndlol says:
12:02 PM, 12/17/09
Kill it! Kill it with milk!
wobbly_ears says:
12:42 PM, 12/17/09
Now, why do I have a craving for some milk & cookies now??
Gingerbread house is beautifully done btw!
caroscuro says:
01:57 PM, 12/17/09
Here are some shots I took of the gingerbread garage before we broke into it: http://www.flickr.com/photos/caroscuro/tags/gingerbreadhouse/ Really nice job, Bryn. Especially considering it's your first one ever!
gobryngo says:
02:06 PM, 12/17/09
Thanks, wobbly_ears and Caroline. It was fun to make it. And great photos Caroline!
hybris says:
05:19 PM, 12/17/09
This need to be the new ride smoothness test build a house and see how long it takes before it crumbles.
Personally I have used black liquorice as a steel rebar stand in on my ginger bread houses to reinforce the walls works well when moving it in my truck.
misterfusion says:
05:36 PM, 12/17/09
That is a very cool gingerbread house, and I don't even *like* gingerbread houses.
So, to hear one editor tell it, the ride in the A4 would've reduced this thing to a fine powder suitable for use as a seasoning.
cwc1 says:
07:50 PM, 12/17/09
Wow, that is totally cool, and very creative.