Costco EverThere Cargo Better Than Thule for Markdown to $89.97 Before $169.77.
With Thule or any other on the top cargo carrier affects aerodynamics and lowers Miles per gallon.
Perfect for our New 2008 Nissan Quest. Now I need to find a Tow Hitch.

EverThere Cargo Carrier 24"x54" and 400 lbs Max load
Item# 184478

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It sells @ their site for $369.00

Generally when products in a Costco store end with a price of ".97", it means the item is on clearance. Unfortunately Costco does not yet have a consistent national clearance schedule (as far as I know), which makes this deal somewhat YMMV.

May be it's Sunday morning but I cannot find this item anywhere except the MFG site. Costco.com does not have the item #184478 anywhere. Scrolled through the auto section and EverThere brand was not even listed.

Is this a BM only item ? And if so, how I can find out availability before making the long trip to Costco BM store.

fwiw. my friends have a similar type product and they work well on suv's but not on minivans. there's not enough road clearance with a fully loaded minivan. the carrier may scrape the driveway when you go up or down. i've seen this happen with my friends as we caravaned on camping trips.

I got a Gibson turndown exhaust tip. Purchased from AutoAnything with FatCash and price matched to Amazon. I was really impressed with AutoAnything.

If I had to do it over again, I probably wouldn't have bought a bolt on since I got it welded on in the end anyway. I thought I would be able to do the work myself but ended up having someone else do it.

FWIW we use a large Thule cartop carrier on our Chrysler T&C with no loss of MPG and minimal noise even with the sunroof open. Plus we can still access the tailgate unlike this type of cargo carrier, and it can fit much more cargo as well.

dougneb said:My Highlander hatch opens easily over the hitch cargo carrier, plus the license plate is clearly visible. Also, I don't need a ladder to load my cargo carrier on top of my car that DOES impact MPG. As far as capacity concerns, that depends on the carrier you get.

Another nice thing about the everlast, you can buy a bicycle mount and bolt it on. And you can load bags of cement or whatever else you don't want in the back of your car. I'd like to see someone put a bag of cement in the carrier on top of their vehicle. Threadcrappers...

I guess that totally depends on what you have stored on the hitch carrier now doesn't it? Try putting 21 cubic feet of luggage on the hitch carrier and then open the rear hatch. Plus you better have some waterproof luggage if you are going to be putting it on a hitch carrier because everything is going to get soaked if you drive through any rain or puddles unlike the cartop carrier where everything stays nice and dry. On a van you don't need a ladder to load a side opening cartop carrier you just open the side door and step on the door sill, and no, on the T&C it did not effect the gas mileage at all. For your information I was not threadcrapping I was offering another point of view.

And as for bags of cement, no I wouldn't put them in a cartop carrier, that's what I have a pickup truck for. And again if it's raining the cement bags are going to go inside your Highlander anyway, now aren't they. Besides, with a 400 pound limit you couldn't put more than 5 80lb bags on the hitch carrier anyway.

Sorry to have hurt your feelings by offering a different point of view, but if the hitch carrier works for you then great, however for many others their needs are not going to be as limited.

dougneb said:"Sorry to have hurt your feelings by offering a different point of view" Sorry for threadcrapping?

"And again if it's raining..." Uhh... do I really have to respond to this? Where do you live, Seattle?

"...that's what I have a pickup truck for." Nevermind, you must live in the Midwest. (ok, so you live in Virginia) I must be one of the small minority whose second vehicle isn't a pickup truck.

"...21 cubic feet of luggage..." The bag holds 13 cubic feet, so, point to you.

"...waterproof luggage..." Everthere claims to be "weather proof" but some of my stuff did get wet through my exhaust burn hole. If you aren't stupid like me (or live in monsoonville like WOV), you won't have this issue

"...on the T&C it did not effect the gas mileage at all..." Quick google search has most people claiming 1-5 MPG drop. Kudos to you if you notice no drop cuz that was one of the reasons I went with the everthere. Another reason was so my wife could load/unload it and so she didn't damage my garage door.

"Besides, with a 400 pound limit" What is the weight limit on top of your T&C?

And how much did you pay for your Thule? Thule Atlantis 2100 runs over $500

Oh yeah, another point to you because you didn't have to get an exhaust tip welded on your rig.

Like I said, if it works for you then great, but many other's needs are not going to be as limited as yours. Not everyone else is going to be able to plan their trips when there will not be ANY chance of rain as you seem to be able to do. So stick with your choice and allow others to make up their own minds.

i went to a socal costco today and they checked their system for me and told me that all socal costco are oos. the last price in the system was $189.xx or so for the socal stores. the only store "near" socal with it in stock is the hawaii store. i didn't ask which island...........

edit: the csr couldn't find the item by the op's sku. she searched the product name and found the sku to be 184474