nothermark wrote:
I understand that. So you are saying risk a bucket of driveway sealant
leaking inside your car, in order to make a slight difference in load
distribution, right? Wouldn't that then nullify all of the reasons for
buying the vehicle with a bed? God Bless the Super Duty owners (they
need all the love and support they can get) but you don't see them
loading their cabs with bark mulch, gravel, concrete mix, lumber, and
so on as that is what the bed is for. Seriously, isn't that what the
bed is for? Isn't that why one would buy a vehicle with a bed?...to
keep from carrying crap that can make a huge mess in the area where
you, and your family ride comfortably. That's all. Point is:

a)the Baja made it home, and presumably still drives today despite the
uneven load distribution, and hopefully exhibits no lingering effects
from the basic physics defying feat of carrying 10 buckets of sealant
in the bed.
b)the answer to the original question: the cargo capacity for the bed
is 1050 pounds.
c)people who don't want to buy expensive shells, tonneaus, hard covers,
etc. for a Baja are still smart enough to buy a Subie, and go with the
OBW. It's a personal preference issue. Even if they try to downplay
the versatility of the Baja by making negative comments in regards to
the lack of a secured rear cargo area unless expensive accessories are
added to the Baja. What's more, I paid 16k for my Baja with 2,000
miles on it, with a soft tonneau. 16k for crying out loud! for a Baja
with 2,000 miles on it! A $1,000 lockable cover doesn't concern me,
it'd put me at what, $17,000. What kind of deal did you get on your
OBW? What's the resale looking like, my car hasn't begun to depreciate
in the time I've owned it? You bought your OBW for your reasons, and
might of gotten a smokin deal on it. Do ou really need to throw your
two cents in the pot about the open bed...that bucket is already full
of pennies. Don't be dismissive of the Baja, RESPECT THE BAJA OR
PERISH! just kidding, it sounded cool.
d)the only thing making a mess in the cab of my Baja is my kid, not
driveway sealant, not feed, not grease or anything thing else that
might leak from an appliance. Seats are for people to sit in.

Right, it's basic physics, I get that.>snip< People buy the Baja for
the bed, despite the inability to secure the cargo area without
purchasing expensive add-on equipment.>snip< To answer the age old
question of Baja vs. OBW...buy whichever you want.>snip< If you want
to risk driveway sealant, or feed, or whatever leaking on the seats of
your car in order to more evenly distribute to the load...right on,
that's your call.>snip< The seats in my car (Baja) are for sitting in,
the only mess will be made by my kid, even though his OCD Dad won't
leave the mess for long.>snip< The answer to the original question was
1,050 pounds, and even though the tailgate will support ~660 pounds,
the max load is still 1,050 pounds, and if not centered over the rear
axle, the Baja may look to the stars that fill the night sky and take
flight.>snap<

Googler wrote:

Well no, we don't get it in Oz, although I would guess it's a bit over the
total for an Outback,
BUT my irresponsible alter ego pointed out that
if you inflate the tyres to 45psi and then load it up until either the
tyres pop or the struts explode, then that's a couple of pounds too much!
Cheers

j wrote:

LOL. I've seen this before. Every time somebody posts about a Baja in
this ng, a few people maon and groan about "lockable storage" and how
they should have bought an OBW instead of a Baja. yadda yadda yadda
Nevermind that there are specific reasons one would want a truck instead
of a wagon. Besides, new OBW's are hella more expensive than a Baja at
this point. Sigh...

e

I wouldnt really call the Baja a "truck" any more than an El Camino is
a truck. True they may be cheaper now and I'd probably get the Baja if
they didnt ruin the interior like they did on the legacy/outback

I carried a VERY full-sized fridge in my Baja for close to 75 miles. I
wouldn't try that in an Outback wagon. However, I have to go check on the
Christmas presents I left in the back of my Baja. Gotta go....... ;oP