> John, Do you have gutters? My 85 Tercel (bought new) has gutters and I
> bought a used yakima rack for $25. I used foam blocks for awhile and they
> worked quite well. I made some v shaped wood saddles that are carpet
> covered for $3 and recently found 2 sets of yakima saddles Used at a very
> good price. Make your own or find used stuff. You can find gutter mount
> racks at garage sales. If you dont have gutters and dont love the car
> anymore you can put on the artificial gutters sold by yakima and use any
> rack. I made a set of these of stainless steel and will be mounting them
> soon on my new yakmobile™, a 1980 plymouth Volare station wagon that has a
> big long roof that I can reach. Need more ideas E-mail me

> Larry C.

Larry,

Yes, the Turtle has rain gutters. I'll try the yard sale idea.

However I really like the yakmobile idea best. Hmmmm .... lets see, my wife has a station wagon ...

John