I think I could have said 'oven/range' rather than stove. It's one of these, 72kg so weight not a problem, it's more whether any damage could be done to the oven/range itself from being laid down?
The actual change of orientation won't break anything, but trying to get something that big and heavy into a car could damage you, the car and the appliance. Get a van, it's what they are for.
Hiring a van would negate the financial advantage of the particular deal I've found and I'd still have to lift it in! Hiring a van with a tail-list would be massively overkill. Is rotating a 72kg lump over a boot-lip really likely to do me or the car that much damage?
I think I could have said 'oven/range' rather than stove. It's one of these, 72kg so weight not a problem, it's more whether any damage could be done to the oven/range itself from being laid down?
https://www.safeerappliances.co.uk/products/smeg-symphony-sy62mx8-dual-fuel-cooker-stainless-steel