Best Bike Transporting SUV/VAN??? - Page 2

The Nissan Xterra has a special rack to hold two bikes in the back.

xterra interior rack

I like the idea of keeping my bikes in my car to keep them safe.

I just purchased a Toyota Sequoia for the primary reason of transporting bikes inside...sweet. With the third row of seats removed and using a Nissan rack that I purchased used (probably similar to the Xterra rack) I transport two fully assembled bikes with plenty of room for gear.

My sis has a hardtop Mustang. I don't know how she even fits her purse in the trunk of that thing. And the rear seat does fold in that one. I can't even imagine what the convertible is like.

I used to toss my fully assembled mtb in the back of my '96 hardtop Firebird with the rear seat folded down. It left plenty of room for a little luggage behind the rear suspension towers (where T-Tops would have been stored had I had any), and extra room on top of the rear seat back. Didn't obscure any rearward vision, either.

Then I got married and had kids. Now I have two choices: fold down the rear seats in the '97 VW Jetta, or put the bike in the back of the Chevy Venture minivan (must remove the third row, though).

It hurts. It really hurts. I'm going to go cry now.

BTW, does anyone drive a Scion xB yet? I wonder if it's big enough with the rear seats folded to hold a fully assembled bike upright? (Yes, I'm that kind of person that thinks a washing machine on wheels is, um..., 'unique' enough to be cool.)

Gotta say I love my Chevy s10 for transporting a bike or three. Since I have an extened cab I can store things in there. Also, I used to work as a wrench at a local shop and can remember putting a brand new Thule rack, on a brand new Toyota land cruser, that in turn carried a brank new Bianchi. Two weeks later all three met the the car port. Guess what won.

__________________
If you haven't tried these things, you should. These things are fun, and fun is good.
-Dr.Suess

OK I've given up on the idea of putting a bike inside, with the wheels on and the bike standing up. I think I was trying to treat my road bike with as much respect as I would a date. I don't expect my dates to lay down in the car... anyway, I went with a Land Cruiser and a Saris rack. Thanks all.