I own a 1997 jeep grand cherokee laredo which are short, but my daughters mother owned a malibu, the jeep will give you 3 feet up front, about 24" on the toolbox side, the malibu you get about 20" between the car and my craftsman box up front, which by the way supports my 1960 bandsaw, i took a piece of 3/8" and put it on the inside top of the toolbox to support the bandsaw so i could make it a roller!