are there really no vehicles out there that carry bikes nicely AND get better than 25 mpg???? (that's pathetic!)
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are there really no vehicles out there that carry bikes nicely AND get better than 25 mpg???? (that's pathetic!)
There was a review of the Honda Fit in Car & Driver recently. Photogs were in or around a velodrome (!) I think, and one of the pix showed a road bike, front wheel removed, tucked neatly in the back of that tiny little car. For a little car, reviews have indicated it has a surprising amount of storage. I sat in one at the D.C. Car Show last month. It's a very cool little car, and gets great gas mileage.
I love my Mini Cooper S - two bike racks on top (fork mount) and the minimum MPG we get with short distance city driving & bikes on top is 25. They recently released the Clubman which is a touch longer - and if it weren't for the mullet paint job I'd be all over that!
yeah, that clubman is cute, but $25,000 for a LITTLE car???
I have a hyundai accent that fits one bike with the car's back seats folded down. I also have a rack for it that holds two bikes.
We also spent a fair bit of time with the Minis at the DC Car show.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nokomis
DH joneses for a Cooper S in the worst way. :rolleyes:
The Clubman looks really cool.
What makes its paint job a "mullet"??
I don't know, i thought the paint was nice. on that Clubman
I probably will NOT buy a new car. The Honda Fit seems nice, but it's rather new.
I just remember how thrilling it was to ROLL our bikes into the Honda ELement we test drove last fall, but the gas mileage is TERRIBLE.
Confession: Raleighdon has a custom bike which is really obnoxious to take the front wheel off of.
Bike racks seriously change gas mileage.
My Honda Civic Coupe gets 30-35mpg and can take a bike in the trunk and as many as will fit on whatever rack's installed. And it was cheap :D
My wrecked car is a 1991 honda civic. I love honda civics. But you can't roll a bike into a honda Civic. :(
I don't know how the paint was in the car show - but when you order, you have to get a contrasting roof - and the contrast color extends down the back pillars. The online description even details this as 'Business in the front, party in the back' which I believe is the definition of Mullet :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Regina
I'm sure there are other options out there - but I love my Mini & can't imagine driving anything else.
I've seen that paint job before and mullet is an apt description.
Who thinks this stuff up? The same guy who designed the Pontiac Aztec :D
The Honda website shows the Fit with a bike in the back seat with the wheel on (a mountain bike). But that had to be a KID'S bike. My bike would not fit across there, I am certain. I sat in one again last week while I was waiting for my oil change in the E. It's a tiny car and my husband would not fit in the passenger seat.
A roadie friend of mine rolls his bike into the back seat of his Accord, without taking the wheel off. I wouldn't want grease on my seats, though. (I didn't notice any on his, btw.) Accords don't get GREAT gas mileage, though, just so-so.
I am having pump shock every time I fill up my Element, since my diesel Beetle got 40 mpg easy. But I couldn't get a bike in it, in any way.
I'm buying back my son's '96 Civic 4-door 5-speed for my 14 yo to drive eventually. You can bet I'll be driving that 38 mpg puppy around when I don't have any big loads to haul! Maybe a bike will roll in the back seat like the Accord?
Karen
I'm guessing you don't want a mini-van? I get not bad mileage and can carry all the bikes I want when the back seat is out.
OH! Now it's showing the Fit with a full size bike and the wheel off! Somebody caught them!
http://automobiles.honda.com/fit/interior-photos.aspx
Karen
My not-mom van (Toyota Sienna) will roll two tandems inside, and currently has a lifetime average (it's one year old) of 24.5 mph. I typically get 27-28 on it in the summer months.Quote:
Originally Posted by mimitabby
I have to say, this is the BEST bike car I have ever had!
SheFly