Salt, sand, eventual rust is the reason why I always use my girlfriends car to head to the beach

and haven't bother buying one of my own for a few years. However the great AUD/USD rates have encouraged me to buy and import the car I always wanted, hence the question about whether a board would fit inside for those times when she is out and about and I would otherwise miss a session. In any case the interior space is no longer an issue as finding a car with a luggage rack on the rear deck has solved that question. Having a fibreglass rather than a steel bodied car should also help with the usual body rust issues.