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As with most things when it comes to the Slate Truck it looks smaller on camera than it actually is. The space in the trunk is very decent and the seats fold down if you need more plus a very spacious frunk gives you a very flexible platform for all of your cargo space needs.
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Something I regret not getting a picture or video of that I had demonstrated to me was that you can actually lock the gate in a half open/closed position for when you rest longer items on the wheel wells it will also comfortably lie-down on top of the gate in that position.
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What's the mechanism for locking it in the angled position? Similar to the Maverick where you unhook the support cables and move them to a different location?
[Ford Maverick instruction video]
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Very similar but I don’t think he actually moved anything. If I ever get another opportunity I will definitely get a video of it. Since I’m currently drawing a blank exactly on how he did it.
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I'm old enough to remember someone freaking out that a pic from a prototype had vertical seat rails that looked like drawer slides and subsequently basing their entire opinion of the Slate on that.Extra long seat tracks allow the front passenger seat to slide forward that it’s practically touching the dashboard. This facilitates easy access to the rear seats.
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With the folding rear seat and sliding the passenger seat all the way forward you might be able to get something pretty long inside and still seat two people one behind the other on the driver side.Extra long seat tracks allow the front passenger seat to slide forward that it’s practically touching the dashboard. This facilitates easy access to the rear seats.
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That’s an unfortunate placement for the roll bar - bites into bed storage more than necessary
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Probably needs to be tied into the strongest part of the frame for rollover protection.
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It looks like I will be able to fit my road and gravel bikes inside the SUV without taking a wheel out. Possible use a bungee around the C pillar to secure it, or lean against the other rear seat (one side down, one side up) And use a seat belt.
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This is what I do now in our Honda Odyssey. It has a cargo area 62” deep with an opening 40” high. I leave the 1/3 seat up, lean the bike on it and use the seat belt to hold the bike.
Just not sure about the height of the Slate opening. Anyone know yet?
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Thank you for this thread. This is the first time I have seen the rear bench as a split fold down, flush with the floor, configuration. I didn't know if the SUV Kit or the Cargo Kit would fit my needs.
I was under the impression that the seats folded down but not flush with the bed floor, and that roll cage assembly taking up way too much space, seriously impeding on the cargo area.
Now I'm thinking my Slate delivered with the SUV Kit installed is the way to go, for me.
I was under the impression that the seats folded down but not flush with the bed floor, and that roll cage assembly taking up way too much space, seriously impeding on the cargo area.
Now I'm thinking my Slate delivered with the SUV Kit installed is the way to go, for me.
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I'm assuming we can remove at least the lower part of the plastic cover to recover a litle of that space.
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