On 18-Mar-2005, "Cracked Pumpkinhead" wrote:

$ 530.00 just for the rack (with the suggested stretcher bar thingy's
required for my tiny little car)

Yikes - I checked Rack Attack's online prices and got $505! That's
a big increase since I bought a rack.

$ 150.00 Kayak cradle thingy (Ughhh)

You can do better here by making cradles.

$ 30.00 Installation

Don't get sucked into paying this. You are going to have to take
the rack off and put it back on frequently. You may as well figure
it out. Mine came with "free" installation and I ended up redoing
the whole thing after the "expert technicians" screwed it up.
(This was at Sporting Lie).

Don't leave a rack on your car all the time. They add noise and
waste fuel if they are not needed.

You can start with foam blocks and delay the purchase of a rack.
Keep your eyes open for a second hand rack - especially from other
paddlers. A friend got a thule rack for $60 and it came with a
Hammer double folding kayak with sails!

Mike