(Topic ID: 16247)
Moline, IL
2 months later
I've fit a few 2-player Gottlieb EMs in the back of my Subaru Impreza hatchback but didn't think a four player would fit. Did a bit more Tetris playing tonight and found out I'm good to go for old Bally SS machines. Not sure if the dolly will get in there too though.
1 month later
Hah! I just saw this. This is ours! We bought a soundstage and had to get it home somehow, so we just crammed it in. Thankfully we've only had to do this about 3 times but we will have to resurrect it this weekend to get to southern fried. If you see the yellow smart car, say hi!
1 week later
Aw man... Outback won't work? :/
Need to find a decent mileage pin-hauling crossover that handles more like a car than a truck. The impossible quest! I sure wish pins would fit in a Mazda 3 hatchback... great little car.
2 weeks later
Update: 2015 Subaru Outback has increased cargo space. I haven't measured it yet, but if it fits it would be a great option to consider.
Woolloongabba
Quoted from Gerrard17:Just picked up a Gottlieb System 3 (Shaq Attaq) with my 2013 Subaru Forester. Had to put it on it's side but still got it in there!
I think Gottlieb System 3's are the tallest games with the head down. I had to put games on their side in my old Saturn Vue and some in my Enclave. I've moved more than a hundred pins this way and never had an issue.
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Essex, ON
2 months later
Quoted from Craig:I got a 2013 Ford Escape, which hauls a single pin nicely. It's also a good ride with tight steering. Don't confuse it with earlier Escapes, which were completely different vehicles. Also, I am 6'6" and have plenty of legroom.
Craig, how was it loading and unloading? could you slide the pin and get the 40 split rear seat up? My dad has a 2014, but I haven't seen much of it yet. Thinking of a new rig, ford escape, edge or explorer, but the escape gets the best mileage w/ awd.
Quoted from hollywood:What about a KIA Sportage? A friend of mine just purchased one....she has to move pins....
(I assume a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited will work fine)?
My GF has a Kia Sportage. I have picked up several pins in it, and the only issue was with Super Mario Bros (Gottlieb System 3, surprise, surprise). It BARELY fit. I had to shove the last inch of the game home (cringed as I did).
When I picked up Stargate, I used my mother's Honda Oddesey. Room galore.
Street Figter 2 I got with my black Forester XT, but it wasn't pretty (removed backbox and the center console). Now reading the latest posts, it looks like I could have just put SF2 on its side, doh! 
A System 11 (Rollergames) will just fit in a 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Head folded down, back in first. The issue is getting it through the hatch. It's super tight on height, but it will go. Lifting the folded-down back seats just a little as you slide it in will help it move over the seat hinges. Using some cardboard or the like could also make that easier.
Other than the hatch, there's plenty of room.
Quoted from NicoVolta:Aw man... Outback won't work? :/
Need to find a decent mileage pin-hauling crossover that handles more like a car than a truck. The impossible quest! I sure wish pins would fit in a Mazda 3 hatchback... great little car.
My 2002 will fit any pin but a system three with the head folded down.
Quoted from hollywood:What about a KIA Sportage? A friend of mine just purchased one....she has to move pins....
(I assume a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited will work fine)?
Unfortunately the KIA Sportage will not fit a pinball with the head attached.....she was pretty upset! Good thing I still had my Truck at the time!
A 2005 Saab 92X (Imprezza wagon) will fit 2 early Bally SS pins with heads removed and placed on their sides, one facing front, one facing back, with back boxes on the front seat. I don't understand the strange looks I got from people at traffic lights on the way home LOL
Quoted from hollywood:Unfortunately the KIA Sportage will not fit a pinball with the head attached.....she was pretty upset! Good thing I still had my Truck at the time!
I have picked up 5 pins (including SMB and Joust) with a Kia Sportage (probably 2011 model, give or take a year). It will comfortably fit anything except a System 3, which is a little too tight, like I mentioned before, although I made it work.
Quoted from annointed:I have picked up 5 pins (including SMB and Joust) with a Kia Sportage (probably 2011 model, give or take a year). It will comfortably fit anything except a System 3, which is a little too tight, like I mentioned before, although I made it work.
Maybe they are a different dimensions? My friend just bought a 2015 Sportage.....tried to load a CFTBL...definitely did not fit.
Quoted from hollywood:Maybe they are a different dimensions? My friend just bought a 2015 Sportage.....tried to load a CFTBL...definitely did not fit.
Good to know for pin-haulers. I just googled it and hers is a 2nd Gen Sportage (2005-2010), so from what you've experienced, it looks like the 3rd (current) Generation Sportages don't accomodate pins. 
Quoted from Gov:Any idea if a Gottlieb Sys 3 will fit in a Honda Fit without laying it on its side?
Nope - I tried to put a Surf 'N Safari in my 2008 fit and it was about an 1" too tall. I didn't try putting it on it's side.
Anyone else have a comment for a pin in a 2013+ ford escape or a ford edge? Looking to upgrade my DD. My current 2005 escape fits everything, but the new vehicles have the sloped roof lines and the rear glass doesn't open.
Quoted from northvibe:Anyone else have a comment for a pin in a 2013+ ford escape or a ford edge? Looking to upgrade my DD. My current 2005 escape fits everything, but the new vehicles have the sloped roof lines and the rear glass doesn't open.
UHaul trailer! $19.95 a day.
New Plymouth
Quoted from Fulltilt:UHaul trailer! $19.95 a day.
true, but that is when you have the time to line it up. There's been a couple times I had to run from work and grab one! I'm looking at the new explorer's....should fit no issue 
Tiguan's hatch is an inch or two too short to fit a modern folded pin. Early SS and earlier pins with the head removed fit fine - cab and head side by side in the trunk. 2012 Tig at least, I suppose they could have adjusted it since then.
Quoted from marlboroman:Anyone try a 2015 Lexus RX 350 ?
I've used my wife's '12 RX a couple times for WPC machines without a problem. I would assume '15 are about the same.
1 week later
Quoted from PinballManiac40:Will a WPC widebody machine fit ok in a Ford Flex?
I looked into this, as I'm looking at a new ford suv. The flex 3rd row has weak brackets. Heavy objects will break it. I've seen owners say large dogs even break. If you lay plywood down first to spread the weight, you should be fine. But yes the flex will fit a pin no issue...I'm curious if it can fit 2.....
Quoted from NicoVolta:Update: 2015 Subaru Outback has increased cargo space. I haven't measured it yet, but if it fits it would be a great option to consider.
can you check? The crosstrek xv won't fit one I don't think.......
I have a 2014 Outback and measurement wise it seems like a System 11 (Mousin Around) should fit. I haven't tried but I'll report back when I do.
*Edit - Close but no cigar, had to tie the hatch down, fine when transporting around town, wouldn't do it anything more then a few miles.
Post edited by VonBorakus: Finally got around to testing it out
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