What car would your bike live in?

[amy]

OK, I know this might seem like silly question, but in the crazy traffic in Los Angeles, sometimes I have to drive my bike somewhere and then ride. Call me a chicken, call me safety conscious, whatever. Sometimes, my bike lives in the back of my pickup truck. I have a locked cab and if I feel like driving over to the bike path after work, I'm good.

But with the crazy gas prices, I want to buy a car that gets better gas mileage than my car. And I don't want to leave my pricey bike on a bike rack. It is LA! So, if your bike had to live inside a car for the day, what car would be most comfy for her?

[sundial]

When you get stuck in traffic you can mosey to the back, open the cooler for a refreshing beverage and enjoy each others company.

[arielmoon]

I put my bike in the extended cab of my Tundra. That way at least it does not get rained on when I am at work!

[gnat23]

Mine lives in a hatchback. I use a Hyundai Accent, my man has a Scion Tc. Just throw a blanket over it and call it good.

-- gnat!

[amy]

When you get stuck in traffic you can mosey to the back, open the cooler for a refreshing beverage and enjoy each others company.

Looks cool and I do like to share a cool beverage with her, but not the best gas mileage!

[ginny]

I have a subaru outback sport (cheaper outback than the usual one), and my bike happily rides in the back. My bf has a toyota carola, and if I take the wheels off my bike, it actually fits in the trunk in its entirety.

[VeloVT]

I have a Subaru Outback. I would love to have a sexier car, but it is great for Vermont winters and, if I fold the back seat down, it will fit two road bikes in without removing the wheels.

Not sure it'd be my first choice if I lived in LA though.

[GLC1968]

My bike fits nicely in my Prius...and you can't beat the gas mileage! We can also fit both bikes with racks and panniers still on them in the back of our Matrix.

I ride a small bike - it fit just fine in my MINI, too.

[mayanorange]

I'm bummed I can't get onto the generation vibe forum to get you the picture, but the back (including the backs of the seats) of Pontiac Vibe has plastic with tie-down channels like a pickup. Somebody figured out that if you flip the back seat down, you can get the pickup bed bike rack with fork clamps to work in the tie-downs- just have to pop the front wheel off. I adore the plastic with the dogs- washable! And between my mom, dad and I (yes there are 3 vibes in our family- one 05, 2 08s) we get 31-38 mpg out of them- they are essentially the toyota matrix with a different shell (and cheaper pricetag). Someday I'll get a pic of my little black Vibe and my little black Jamis together. If that forum comes back up, I'll post the pic of the bike system.

[KSH]

Mazda 3.

Mine lives in the back of my Mazda 3 and loves it!

http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/disp...ehicleCode=MS3

You can get 30 mph if you do mostly freeway driving.

[Irulan]

Mazda 3.

Mine lives in the back of my Mazda 3 and loves it!

http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/disp...ehicleCode=MS3

You can get 30 mph if you do mostly freeway driving.

you are getting 30 with a mazda 3 speed? or just the regular 3.

I've got the 3 5 door and love it.

[sfa]

Mine easily fits in the back of my Scion xB with the back seats folded down. 34 mpg (although the newer ones have bigger engines and worse gas mileage)--can't complain about that! I did the math once and figured out that it actually costs me less in gas to drive to work than it costs me in healthy food to fuel myself to bike to work.

Sarah

[SlowButSteady]

Honda Ridgeline truck. Fits in the back seat without taking the front wheel off.

Before that I had a Honda Element. Fit in the back without taking the front wheel off!

[crazycanuck]

We've just decided to purchase a Toyota Hilux double cab(diesel & manual) 2wd ute Fits doggie, bikes & assorted gunk quite well PLUS it will last.

No idea when the vehicle is coming but soon...

[Skierchickie]

VW Jetta TDI wagon. Mid-40s (but diesel fuel is more expensive now), but great mileage anyhow, & lots of room. I can fit each (but only one at a time) of my 3 bikes in with both wheels on.