If you use your car for a lot of travel or have a lot to carry – you may have considered a roof rack before. However, a lot of opinions around the internet can sway you from your decision! In today’s blog, we are going to talk about how a roof rack will affect your car and whether you should invest or not.

How do you use a roof rack?

A roof rack is an attachment you can fit to the top of your car which helps you carry cargo and transport other things such as cycle carriers or roof boxes. They can be a massive help as they allow you to securely carry items that otherwise would have been a hassle or obstruction when driving!

How can it affect my car?

Adding anything to your car is going to affect your vehicle’s fuel consumption, this is no exemption for a roof rack. You may see people driving on the motorway with an empty roof rack – this will be unnecessarily increasing the fuel consumption of that vehicle, as they are not carrying any cargo for the roof rack to be on.

Your vehicle will have a part in the manual about the maximum weight it can carry, so it’s important when you do install a roof rack to make sure it isn’t overloaded as again this can negatively affect your car’s performance.

The benefits of a roof rack

A roof rack can be so helpful when you are travelling about, especially if you are someone who likes to get out on their bikes as you can carry your bikes securely. At PF Jones, we carry the Thule Roof Bars & Racks as we believe that these are truly the best on the market – especially when it does come to fuel consumption.

The Thule Roof bars are designed to be compact and sleek, to reduce their effect on fuel consumption as much as possible without compromising their sturdy and secure structure. The roof bars are made from an aerodynamic aluminium which provides an exceptionally quiet and efficient ride.

Roof racks can be extremely beneficial for the active traveller, but it’s just important to make sure you don’t leave them on when you don’t need to carry anything! Otherwise, you have an extremely effective and safe way of transporting your bikes or cargo from A-to-B.

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