SUV tailgate design issue when board on roof racks
I was looking at some SUV's today and I noticed that there could be a design feature that is a problem when carrying a board on racks.My 2003 Honda CRV opens with a side hinge (like a regular car door) . However modern SUV tailgates open "up" and quite high . There happened to be one at the dealer today , a Subaru Forester , with a kayak on top. When I went to lift open tailgate I noticed it could not open fully without hitting board. Even more problematic the door can be operated to automatically lift by pressing the key fob button . So if you had a board on top and accidentally clicked button there could be some bad damage to car and board .Has any recent SUV owner experienced this ?
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