Nice Rack!

[Karma007]

I need a bike rack for my car! My last one was hitch mounted for my SUV, but now I need something for my 2-door Mustang. Bf bought me a truck rack from Target, but I wasn't realy comfortable with it, so I returned it. Right now I'm getting away with taking his car and stuffing it in the truck, but I'm interested in what everyone else uses, especially if you have a smaller vehicle. I've looked at a few online, but I wanted some real-person feedback. Thanks!

[Zen]

I would look into a Saris.

[TrekTheKaty]

I have a hitch rack on my Honda Accord. I didn't want anything that would damage my new car and would be easy enough for me to take on and off alone. Bonus--it fits in the garage with the bike still on it. Also doubles as a work station for cleaning and servicing.

[Karma007]

Did your car already have a hitch, or did you need to have it installed? I had a hitch rack on my old car, but I remeber it being pretty $ to put the hitch on the Saturn. I wonder if they can even do that on a Mustang? I didn't even consider it, thanks!

ETA- Now you have me looking in to it!

[Irulan]

Yakima king cobras

[Karma007]

Irulan,
I like that too! How difficult was the install? I've shied away froma roof rack, but are you happy with your? Pros/Cons?

[GLC1968]

I had a Saris Bones rack on my Mini and liked it well enough. It had a tendency to loosen up a bit over long trips with two bikes on it, though.

When I got my Prius, we installed a hitch ourselves and then used the hitch rack we already had for our other car. It worked great! (killed the mileage though!).

Check out http://www.etrailer.com/ That's where we got the hitches for both the Prius and our Matrix. Super quick shipping, too.

[melissam]

Did your car already have a hitch, or did you need to have it installed? I had a hitch rack on my old car, but I remeber it being pretty $ to put the hitch on the Saturn. I wonder if they can even do that on a Mustang? I didn't even consider it, thanks!

ETA- Now you have me looking in to it!

Tofu,

Check out etrailer to see if there's a hitch available for your Mustang. It'll give you an idea of the cost and availability.

There was no hitch available for my car, but I got a shop in my area to custom mount a hitch. It wasn't cheap, but it was money well spent, since I can easily transport my bikes.

Hope you get a nice rack.

- Melissa

ETA: Oops, I see that GLC1968 beat me to the recommendation for etrailer.

[Pink Diva]

I had a hitch installed on my Corolla, and it has worked perfectly with the Swagman Rack that I purchased from Amazon. I didn't want to put undo stress on my bumper, scratch my paint, or constantly worry about my bike flying off the trunk rack when I was on the interstate, so I was hoping that I could have someone install a hitch on my car since I suck at mechanics and so does my husband!

I googled hitches for my car prior to finding out that I lived about three minutes from a place that sold and installed hitches...who knew? I only drove past the place called "Trailers for Less" and it's sister shop right behind it called "Hitches for Less" for a good twenty plus years

If you can get a hitch put on your car, I recommend going that route!

[Crankin]

I have a Saris Thelma attached to a hitch, which my husband installed on my small BMW. It is the easiest thing in the world to use and because it looks a bit different, I get questions about it all of the time.
It was made for short, mechanically challenged people like me.