You know what this is going to be about! This is the first holiday season with the Fit. The Fit is our only car. How should we carry the tree: in the car? On top?

No kids so only two people in the car

 

on top unless you want to be cleaning out pine needles for the next year!

 

Depends how big the tree is

 

Agree....

 

My tree came in a box earlier this week just put down my back seat. Real tree I would put on top. I once put a real tree in my TC. I swear I was still finding needles two years later.

 

OK that's useful .. I thought the needles would be cheerful but perhaps in July they are not ... on top it is :P

 

I think I'll put our tree inside the Fit.I just put the tree in one of those tree bags and no mess with the needles at all.

I'm only about a mile from the tree lot and I usually take my Daughter
so we will fold down the seats and leave the hatch open for the short drive home

 

Hi Fuji, I agree with the others, put it on the roof. But put an old blanket or some kind of pad under it. As it may leak tree sap (bad for paint) or it moving a bit while you drive may cause scrathes.
What part of Boston you live? I grew up there and worked there.

 

I no longer technically live in Boston but it gives a general sense of my location for people from away :P

I lived in the North End for 7 years after college; now I live in Dedham. Very (very) happy to now have a driveway. Garage would be nice, but not having to circle for 30 minutes with a clutch pedal - only to park 6 inches away from two cars behind and ahead that will hit you when they try to get out - is totally awesome.

Now instead of having "car amnesia" (which is what happens when you actually cannot remember which street you parked on because you've parked on every street at some point), my car is RIGHT OUTSIDE which for most people is normal but for me is a totally great thing

 

Oh okay, I know Dedham well, I helped construct Legacy Place and The Hebrew Senior Center. I live farther west in Milford.

 

I realize this is a two year old thread, but I am in the same predicament here.

I want to buy a tree (probably about 7-8' feet tall? One part of the room (dining area) has an 8ish foot ceiling, the other part starts at 9 feet and goes up to 16' feet or so (living room).

I fit a 7'10" rolled carpet inside the fit by resting it on the center console. I see that you can fold down the right hand passenger seats to accommodate long objects... but since a tree is not a skinny surfboard... what is best way to transport it?

I bought a tree bag for $2.99 to put the tree in when we buy it... but I'm thinking maybe adding a tarp or drop cloth as well? It's a 2015 Fit and and I don't want sap inside. a few needles would be OK.

I don't really want to put it on the roof because I am worried about the paint and sap and so forth.... and also I've never put a tree on a roof before. but if that's the best way, I suppose I would do that..

The car hasn't been cleaned at all so just touching the outside gets my hands really dirty... so the idea of putting the tree on the roof just makes me think of getting my hands all grimy.

(note, I don't consider sap or tree dirt to be true "dirt/grime" so I don't mind it :-)

So, thank you all for your input/sharing of past tree experiences! And pictures would be great, thanks!

 

Hi Wndy,

I saw your reply in another thread. I just carried a 7ft tree inside my new Fit this weekend.

I folded the passenger side rear seat flat and removed the headrest from the front passenger seat and reclined it flat.

I had the tree bailed and then wrapped it in a bed sheet to keep most of the needles contained. Then I just jammed it in. I probably could have gotten an extra foot of tree in there!

I drove, the girlfriend sat behind me and our 45lb dog sat in the trunk area having a little sleep beside his first christmas tree.

Some needles dropped but with the magic seats its easy enough to get to them all.

I didn't want it on the roof because of the mileage penalty and the fact we were driving on the hiway for more than 100km.

Good luck!

 

We happen to work at a tree lot this time of year. Scout troop sells trees as their main fundraiser. Having tied trees to all kinds of vehicles including a Fit the other day, what I would do is go buy a cheap large tarp (Harbor Freight or the like) and wrap the tree up like a burrito and then tie it to the top on a quilt/blanket. The tarp keeps the needles from poking through and the quilt/blanket protects from the tarp rubbing. You could also put it inside wrapped this way, but I would make sure the trunk is covered well to avoid any sap on the interior.

 

Christmas sucks