Will a Joust fit in a Chev. Trailblazer?

[YellowDog]

I'm trying to sort out the best course of action on a bad Ebay deal and it comes down to 2 choices:

(1) The nearest airport doesn't have pickup trucks for a one-way rental, but I can get a Chevy Trailblazer at a decent price for a one way, if a Joust will fit. Total drive time (according to Google maps 10 hours). Cost: about $200 + gas.

(2) Rent a pickup truck from a further airport, but I will end up having to return it to the same airport Total drive time 18.5 hours (14 hours one day + 4.5 hours the next). Cost about $100 + gas x 2.

If anybody has any insight on whether a full sized (Joust) cabinet will or won't fit into a Trailblazer please let me know.

Thanks.

ken

 

[enjoyvelvet]

If guys can shove a game into a honda fit than I would think a trailblazer would work. You don't have anyone local who would let you borrow their truck? I hate to see you spend all that extra cash man!

 

[CMAC]

I guess it depends on what year/type your Blazer is. I had a 1996 4 door 4WD that hauled much bigger games than Joust. There was another thread about Blazers hauling games on here somewhere.

 

[2percenter]

So you are flying somewhere, renting a vehicle, and driving home with the cab? Or are you getting a vehicle from an airport near you and driving both ways? This doesn't help you with your actual question, I'm just interested in what you've signed up to here.

 

[YellowDog]

I'll be flying to an airport closer to the game. The problem is that I have not been able to get any of the rental locations to cough up a pickup truck for a one way rental. So I can fly into Tulsa and rent a Trailblazer one way to Houston or fly into DFW and rent a pickup truck, but I have to drive it back to DFW the next day.

The flying is a zero cost issue, it is the driving time and the vehicle rental cost. And I am more than willing to trade cost for driving, within reason.

As to the borrowing a truck. I am more than willing to borrow a truck for in-town runs. Dropping 1000+ miles on a buddy's truck is a non-starter for me.

ken

Edit: I just don't want to make the plans to rent a Trailblazer, drive to the site and find out the damn thing won't fit.

 

[YellowDog]

Update: I just checked and I can get a 10' or 14' UHaul for not much more, if anybody needs something hauled from Tulsa or Dallas to Houston. Reasonable rates .

ken

 

[cleverlyj]

regarding the trailblazer, ken, i would think it will hold it. i have a trailblazer and have hauled a tempest, pac, tron, space invaders, satan's hollow, and some others i can't think of with the liftgate fully closed. you just have to put the seats down.

 

[GuidoTorpedo]

I think it would. I fit a Bad Dudes in a regular 02 Blazer, and I think theyu are smaller than the Trailblazer.

-Mike

 

[YellowDog]

Thanks. I just found the specs on the interior and it looks like a tight fit, but possible. Interior cargo height = 32 inches. That was what I was worried about. Cargo length is 70 inches, but if a little hangs out, no big deal.

Going through Tulsa will shave 3-4 hours off the drive time tomorrow and doing it one way will free up most of the day on Saturday.

ken

 

[Silverunicorn]

Yeah, as others have said, it should fit. I LOVE my Chevy Trailblazer. I use it to haul pinball machines all tthe time

Here's a picture with Arabian Nights in it for reference:




Chris

 

[cleverlyj]

Thanks. I just found the specs on the interior and it looks like a tight fit, but possible. Interior cargo height = 32 inches. That was what I was worried about. Cargo length is 70 inches, but if a little hangs out, no big deal.

i have the same issue, as far as height. i just lay all the games on their sides in mine. that's the only way i've been able to get everything to fit. most games have a width of 24-27 inches or so, so it always works.

 

[mattosborn]

Most games fit in a Trailblazer just fine. With some really tall stuff you won't be able to close the back (I had a Dynamo cab that wouldn't fit). In that case you can use bungee cords to hold the back door down, but I don't feel comfortable riding too far like that.

 

[cleverlyj]

and to add, a joust will fit! just stuffed a sinistar cab in my trailblazer and the liftgate shut completely.