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"Unfortunately, I have a spare tire."

 

If cargo space is a priority for you, this is not the vehicle for you. The sloping, styled back and many other little design characteristics sacrifice a lot of practicality vs previous toyota's I've owned. Even my Yaris sedan had more usable space in it when you don't want to stack items to the roof and block your rear view. This seems like the way forward for toyota and their hatchbacks when you take a look at the prius now ( I can't even get in the drivers seat of it vs the previous gen which was so roomy) and even the yaris. At least the yaris still has headroom, but the storage space in the hatch is heavily sacrificed for the look and probably to minimize the amount of material used to construct the vehicle. Toyota's previously known for their smart use of space, are no longer so in the newer ones I've had experience with.

 

The sloping, styled back and many other little design characteristics sacrifice a lot of practicality vs previous toyota's I've owned.

It's really annoying. You can fit a dishwasher inside a 2001 camry, but you cannot fit it through the door. Ask me how I know. That's what's nice about 1980s style cars, is that their boxiness allows you to actually fit what their cubic feet implies.

 

I think someone did a husky rolling tool box with flat top. Others have transported tv and others.

Honestly, if you have to transport large items often, a rav4 or sienna is the ticket. Or maybe even a corolla cross.

 

I am able to fit in 2 check in, 2 carry on and 2 large duffel bags and not block rear visibility entirely, with the back seats down and privacy cover removed. Also keep in mind I have no spare tire, so my loading floor is a little lower than those with a spare tire in the back.

 

Depends if you need the back seats. Folding them down is the only way to fit anything big.

A toilet? Probably seats down, may need to unbox.
A dishwasher? Doubtful
Stove? No
Refrigerator? Mini fridge maybe.
A pig? A small one
A goat? A small one
A horse? A baby
A baby grand? Yeah...

There's a pic of someone fitting a 48 or 52" Husky tool box but its basically hanging half out. The hatch works best for loading tons of small items you can tetris in.

I did fit some 8' pieces of tile trim but it ran all the way to the passenger footwell.

I rarely ever have passengers in the backseat so seats down gives me what I need.

 

The hatch works best for loading tons of small items you can tetris in.

I had an '01 camry that could fit a whole lot of stuff that way. I helped my mom move, and I fit more file boxes in my car than she did in her Outback. Of course, her Outback could fit a dishwasher easily.

if you have to transport large items often, a rav4 or sienna is the ticket. Or maybe even a corolla cross.

Yea, I'm trying to avoid getting an SUV or crossover. If I'm going to get one of those, I'd probably just go all out and get a Suburban or Tahoe.

 

When you say pig, did you mean it to fit like this:

Or like this:

 

I managed to put a Traeger 575 in the hatch of the Corolla with all seats folded down. Albeit, their smallest one but still fits.

 

I can do a weekly grocery run in the sedan with 2 baby seats in the back and me & wife in the front... I think that tops all 🤣

 

2010 Matrix here......rear seats down....put a Harbor Freight toolbox in the back and closed the hatchback with room to spare [room for a feather, that is] 46x37x18 is the toolbox size.....the box it came in was slightly larger.....but it fit !!