[NickD]

My choice would be to buy a hidden trailer hitch with a hitch mounted rack. Make them exclusively for the Cruze, a simple bolt on. And if its pouring rain outside, can drive your car directly into your garage. Don't try that with a roof rack.

Ha, still have my 70's Schwinn roof or trunk rack, but always mounted it on the trunk. But they don't make trunks like that anymore. Mounted on the trunk, could drive the car into the garage.

 

[NickD]

Nick, this car will probably never see the inside of a garage, and it's probably useless to tow anything with.

I came to the same conclusion, so after some work, found a hidden trailer hitch for my 88 Supra Turbo. Only rated at 2200 pounds, but with that huge beam on the rear where it mounts, appears far more robust than the Class 3 hitch on my motorhome.

We also elected to carry our tandem kayak on the Supra, darn near a foot lower than the Cruze, no antenna in the way, and far easier to load it with the help of my short wife. Not that it is heavy, but certainly awkward. Roof on the Supra is a piece of iron, on the Cruze, a piece of tin.

Was able to haul a half a dozen 12' long 2 by 12's in the Cruze. Gal at the counter wrapped them in plastic wrap and stapled on a red ribbon. Tossed in old pillows and blankets to protect the interior, and held the trunk closed with a bungee cord. But only a short two mile trip to home. Was warned my trunk was opened, gee, I didn't know that! But probably won't ever do that again, still a nice little car.