Cyclists, dog owners, and drive a mini cooper?

[maillotpois]

My father in law has one. He is our SAG captain for our Team in Training rides. He can fit 2 bikes (on the rack), a couple of people and all his SAG stuff in the car (it's not hugely comfortable, but it works.)

One of my best friends has a mini. After we did the SF marathon last year, she fit 3 adults and a bicycle inside the car.

[MomOnBike]

Those boxy little cars hold considerably more than you'd think.

While not a mini-Cooper, we had a Mazda 323 hatchback that carried my bass, DH's horn, my viola, us & the child in her car seat in relative comfort. Oh yeah, we tended to stop for groceries on the way home after the concert, too. It can be done.

Another thought - if you only travel with the entire group only once or twice a year, you might save money by going with the smaller car and renting something bigger for the Big Trips. (And someone else has to clean it up if the dogs do something uncivil in the back seat. ) That's what we're doing now, and I like it.

[MINIskirt]

We have two MINI Coopers. And two dogs and two bikes. They are our dailly drivers, our only drivers in fact LOL We travel frequently with lots of stuff, the two of us and our dogs.

We're working on the bike rack, which will be able to hold two bikes. You'll find that when you lay the back seat down you can fit quite a bit in there.

[Nokomis]

yay! thank you all, I'm even more excited now! I had the same thoughts on a rental

Now to pick out a color

[Mr. Bloom]

The 70 year old woman who originally owned by Mercedes now drives a Coop and LOVES it...after 30+ years of a 280SL

Go for it! In RED

[Bron]

I have an classic mini and it's amazing how much stuff you can get in it (including a 6'4" husband), I even went to my wedding in it - big dress, veil, etc.

Myfanwy the mini:

[Tuckervill]

Is there any other color for a car than RED?

Karen (former owner of 4 red Beetles, a Red Ford F150, and now a Red Honda Element)