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As has already been mentioned, a 12" solid tube Dob is a heavy piece of kit. I looked at them when I was considering a Dob for travelling to dark sky sites (Pony Club, Wiruna etc..). The solid tube would not fit in my older Camry at the time. A 10" is about the limit as a solid tube which would fit on the back seat.
I ended up with a truss tube 12" (Lightbridge) which when disassembled easily fits on the back seat of any car and only take a few minutes to set up. No heavy parts to lift. I like having the 12 inches of aperture. it gives great views of the moon and planets as well as deep sky objects. I leave it fully assembled in my study. The scope (OTA) can be carried out fully assembled (heavy)
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