Double bass in a Vauxhall Corsa??

[nekomatic]

Is it likely to fit? Asking for mrs nekomatic who has booked a bassist for an orchestra gig this afternoon and trying to figure out who they can get a lift with…

 

Dunno what the bass is but it’s a 2011 Corsa!

[Happy Jack]

Never done it myself, but I've read that you can fit a DB into most small hatchbacks by putting it in "upside down" in the front passenger seat, with the scroll right down in the footwell.

 

Seat as far back as it will go, natch.

 

Doesn't leave a lot of room for a passenger, mind ...

 

[HeadlessBassist]

One way is to remove the front passenger headrest and put it in the traditional way though the hatch, so the neck is resting on the top of the passenger seat. Another way is to put the scroll on the top of the rear seat and the body at an angle on a reclined passenger seat (entering via the passenger door. (I used to do this with a Mk2 VW Jetta saloon. Corsa will do you fine for DB carrying duties, no problem. 

[nekomatic]

Thanks! With luck I will not need to make an emergency trip to Knutsford in the big car this lunchtime then.