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?
Is rotating a 72kg lump over a boot-lip really likely to do me or the car that much damage?
There's certainly the potential to do enough harm somewhere to make van rental seem cheap. As with any risk, it's up to you to decide which side of the insurance bargain you want to be on.
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.