How many paving slabs in a tourer??

[charlE30]

Silly question really but how many concrete paving slabs (450mm x 450mm x 38mm) would you safely carry spread evenly in the back of a 325 tourer? I need to collect 24 in total and know it's not possible in one go.

I have no idea on weight so any advise much appreciated

Sorry mods if this is the wrong section

[320Touring]

well they are about 1.5 feet square?I work in "old money"

can then get two across and probably 3 deep (front to back) in the touring with the seats down.

i'd take 12 at a time and lay them out like this

x=slab

(rear of car)
xx
xx
xx
and make the layers 2 deep. that way you'll only be carrying about 120kg at most.

if you think she's stronger she'll probably take the 240kg all in one (thats about the same as me and my bro on the back seat

[Cotty]

Would the handbook list total carrying weight ?

[charlE30]

Would the handbook list total carrying weight ?

Didn't think of that

325i tourer unladen ready to drive 1270kg, gross laden weight 1750kg..

Anyone know an average sort of weight for a slab?? I would have thought more than 10kg per slab

[E30Mark]

Those slabs will weigh at a guess 25Kg+ each!

Ask the supplier, they will know the weights

[charlE30]

Those slabs will weigh at a guess 25Kg+ each!

Ask the supplier, they will know the weights

That's what I thought, I remeber the last time I lifted one

Cheers guys

[charlE30]

Yep they were sure heavy, I love cars on the floor



Better go and unload it now, cheers guys

[Cotty]

Anyone know an average sort of weight for a slab?? I would have thought more than 10kg per slab

You could take some bathroom scales with you. A 12 stone man weights approx 80kg's, I know because that was my race weight for karting.

I assume you need to factor in your own weight (and passengers?) as well as the weight of the slabs

[Cotty]

DOH, didnt realise you had already picked them up

[charlE30]

Cheers Cotty, we had decided to only get 12 at first (better to be safe than sorry) and the car didn't look much lower than normal so we thought 'hey what the hell'.

Anyway paving slab saga over thanks to the good old BMW E30 tourer

[Brianmoooore]

Nothing's going to break.
You should see my wife's tourer when we set off on holiday for France.
50Kg of caravan noseweight on the towbar, Lord knows how many kilos of food, microwave oven, enough tools to completely rebuild an E30, etc.etc in the back , plus three kids, plus 60Kg of LPG and tank, plus petrol. Headlamps double up as anti aircraft searchlights.

[Cotty]

Nothing's going to break.
You should see my wife's tourer when we set off on holiday for France.
50Kg of caravan noseweight on the towbar, Lord knows how many kilos of food, microwave oven, enough tools to completely rebuild an E30, etc.etc in the back , plus three kids, plus 60Kg of LPG and tank, plus petrol. Headlamps double up as anti aircraft searchlights.

Havent you got one of those things on your dash (cant remember what its called) to adjust your lights down when carrying heavy objects

[charlE30]

Nothing's going to break.
You should see my wife's tourer when we set off on holiday for France.
50Kg of caravan noseweight on the towbar, Lord knows how many kilos of food, microwave oven, enough tools to completely rebuild an E30, etc.etc in the back , plus three kids, plus 60Kg of LPG and tank, plus petrol. Headlamps double up as anti aircraft searchlights.

Havent you got one of those things on your dash (cant remember what its called) to adjust your lights down when carrying heavy objects

They do have a headlamp adjusters.. I've yet to see one still work

[stevetigger]

They do have a headlamp adjusters.. I've yet to see one still work

Next time ya round, I will show you mine!

[e30bmlover]

you can see mine working too!!!! and my wash and wipe for the front headlights!

[charlE30]

you can see mine working too!!!! and my wash and wipe for the front headlights!

showoff

[Andy335Touring]

Mine wouldn't have been able to take all those slabs, i wouldn't have had an exhaust left after about a mile

[Brianmoooore]

Havent you got one of those things on your dash (cant remember what its called) to adjust your lights down when carrying heavy objects

Out of all the E30s I have with headlamp adjusters, (about six or seven), just one side of one of them adjusts slightly.
And they only work on dipped beams.

[charlE30]

Mine wouldn't have been able to take all those slabs, i wouldn't have had an exhaust left after about a mile

Does the M3 one hang lower then??

[Andy335Touring]

I can't remember how it compairs with the old 325 exhaust TBH