Singletrackmind -

Thanks for replying. I had looked into the hitch mounted racks as a more user friendly option but with the added expense of having to have a hitch installed on my car it would have doubled the price of the rack. I am driving a '94 Tempo and just can't see dropping $200-$250 on a rack set up. Heck, my bike isn't worth much more than that. And I know the car isn't!

BUT hey, great point about the vibrations and the paint. Not an issue on my car but it would be on a car worth more. It's shared information like this that makes this forum the best!

Thanks again,
Mary