Rola 59150 Pursuit Folding Roof Top Carrier

I bought this carrier to add extra space for traveling, and it provided much more than i thought it would. Plus it folds flat when not in use so you don't have to remove it while on vacation. It performed when at highway speeds with an occasional whistling sound. I would recommend this product to anyone that needs more room while traveling.

Two thumbs up.
I purchased this carrier prior to a 9 day vacation. I drove about 2000 miles with it. I have a three row vehicle which has little storage when all three rows are utilized. The Rola Pursuit had enough room to handle all of our luggage for 3 adults and 3 kids for the duration.
I drove with the carrier in 3 different conditions: fully loaded, in storage position (covered), and 1/2 loaded.
1.) Fully loaded there was no wind noise even doing 80+ MPH.
2.) Covered in the storage position - I would not recommend this except around town, at low MPH. Use the cover when you take it down for storage. It flaps even with the cover tightened when on top of the vehicle. Spend the 5 minutes to take it off and fold it up. It takes almost no room, and is easy to pull off, take apart and reassemble in another 5 minutes later when you need it.
3.) 1/2 loaded there was no wind noise, again doing 80+ MPH.
My gas mileage is typically 24 on the highway without the carrier. With the unit on top I was still getting 21 MPG.

This unit is probably the best ~ $250 I have ever spent.

I ordered this beacuse all of the bags that you put on the car are difficult to load and cannot carry larger items. This was exactly what I was looking for. It is long enough for golf clubs and boogie boards. The inside straps allowed me to tie things down. The carrier holds it shape so that it is easy to load. If you are at a destination that has a parking garage you can fold it down for extra clearance.

Excellent product, good experience.

My wife flew from Oregon to Arkansas to drive our daughter back from college in our BMW325 after graduation. Stuff accumulates, especially if you get an art degree. I wanted to make sure we could bring back as many of those $300/credit hour paintings as possible. We own a sleek locking Yakima clamshell carrier for our SUVs in Oregon, but it was too big to check as luggage with SWAir, and too expensive to ship via UPS or other shipper. Complicating the matter, we also have 2 sons who just finished their freshman and sophomore years at college in Oklahoma. We will be making cross-country road trips for several years so I decided to buy a new topper and have it shipped to my daughter.

Carriers come in 2 basic types: clam-shell plastic cases, and nylon "sail-bags". The clam-shell cases are great, but the good ones are expensive and difficult to store in a dorm room. The bags look ridiculously awkward and fuel-inefficient. They hold their form in the pictures (is that a good thing?) but they must blimp out when you strap them down. That bothered me too - I don't like the idea of strapping a bag on the roof with no airflow below. The Rola carrier seems to be the only product with the best of both worlds. My wife and daughter's fiancee installed it in minutes with no problems. It sits up nicely on a rack and holds its form even when fully packed. It doesn't have any locks, but you can easily add them to secure the zippers.

After 2100 miles, rain showers in Colorado, Idaho, and Oregon, there were no leaks, no air noise or rattles at any speed (up to 75-80mph), no rips or tears, and no other damage. All surfaces and parts made the trip in good working order. The aerodynamic front airfoil catches bugs, but they wash off easily. There was a decrease in mpg from normal driving, but I expect most of it was related to the weight involved - 2 passengers up front and every square inch of space in and above the car packed to the gills. I think their mileage (20mpg) was comparable to what we would have seen with our Yakima carrier. In short, it was a great product for our application. The boys will take it back to school in the fall, fold it up and store it under the dorm bed. Ship-shape.

The unit arrived without any outer packing, just in the point of sale type box. That was not sturdy enough to hold and despite FedX adding tape during shipping, there were several wide-open gaps in the box when I received it.
Expecting the worst, I immediately began assembly to make sure there were no parts missing.
Assembly is not easy. Instructions are clear. The time involved is mostly spent trying to stretch the fabric enough to jam the aluminum frame in. Once completed, the unit appeared to be well made and pretty much what I expected.
Here's when the major problem developed. I attempted to place it on my MDX and the holes would not line up with the factory installed roof rack. This was a surprise since I had called and confirmed that it would fit. It does not.
I called Rola tech support and after some research a helpful tech told me that for some reason the unit had been redesigned since being tested with the MDX. Hole placement has changed. Well, I have now tested the unit with an MDX (o4) and it does not fit.
I will attempt to mend the box enought to ship it back.