Toyota Highlander for bikes?

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All great thoughts-thanks.

I'm the biggest princess and the pea ever, so comfort is the #1 issue for me. I actually try to rent a car before I buy it to make sure the drivers seat fits me (that's how I discovered that the Prius made my neck spasm!).

I have to admit that I don't quite see myself as a station wagon person; even considering an SUV is a big deal for me - I much prefer an enclosed trunk. I can easily pop my bike into the back seat of my 93' Camry, and would have loved the Camry hybrid but the trunk in the new Camry is the size of a thimble (I don't think it's even big enuf to lay a bike tire flat in it!). What were they thinking?!

Farrelcollie - yeah, ladder. That'd probably be me, too!

KY - I still don't see that many diesel signs in LA, so the idea of it worries me.

What I'm learning is that gas mileage on hybrids is really variable, and mostly never near what the EPA estimates. The Highlander Hybrid real life mileage seems to be closer to 25-27 in mixed driving. Still, that's better than the 20 I'm getting now!

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I can recommend Nissan Murano belive it or not. We are getting 22 m/gallon in it consistantly, when a Highlander hybrid gets only 23-24. We were looking at it and decided that it is not worth it.
You can easily put two bikes inside a Murano. But we also have 3 dogs and decided to get a bike rack. Check this baby out: http://www.1upusa.com/1upusarackhome.htm
It is sweet. Tt takes only 20 seconds to set the bikes on it.