In article <dapribek-33B180.22305603102007@news-server.roadrunner.com>,
dapribek@adelphia.net says...
> In article <Xns9886704F34D0Cs321@192.160.13.20>, linda <linda@cia.gov>
> wrote:
>
> > I'm looking for new car and am looking at small SUVs like the Acura RDX. One
> > of my requirements is that the SUV must be able to hold 2 mountain bikes
> > standing upright inside (front wheel off is OK). Has anyone tried this with
> > the RDX? Is the cargo area tall enough for a medium sized adult mountain
> > bike (not a 29er)? Thanks.
>
> I recently read in the new car review section of an auto site that one
> customer's RDX's roof collapsed when her son climbed on top of the car
> to attach the bike's to a rack. It was not covered under warranty and
> she was quite upset!
>
Many factory roof racks have a maximum weight limit of ~100 lbs and
that's with the weight being distributed by the rack.

If you are quoting from the post, it appears the post was worded to
make things sound bad. "Son" could be an 18 year old man. He could have
climbed on top of the roof and put his knee or foot down with most of
his weight on it. If he was a smaller kid, he could have stood upright
on the roof. "Collapsed" could mean "dented".

On the other hand, after an exhausting ride, I drove into my garage
with my bike on the bike rack on top of my Mazda MX-6. I destroyed the
bike seat and bent one of the main bars of the bike rack, but my car
roof was undamaged.