What do you drive to transport multiple bikes/gear?

[Fredwina]

You could take the bike and assorted parphenlia along with you to the car dealership. it does help weed out the less-helpful sales staff

[ny biker]

You could take the bike and assorted parphenlia along with you to the car dealership. it does help weed out the less-helpful sales staff

I brought my bike with me to the car dealer but by looking at the car I could tell that it would fit without having to try it. I know a guy who always brings his golf clubs when he buys a car so he can make sure there's plenty of room in the trunk for them.

[SheFly]

I brought my bike with me to the car dealer but by looking at the car I could tell that it would fit without having to try it. I know a guy who always brings his golf clubs when he buys a car so he can make sure there's plenty of room in the trunk for them.

We did this too. Test drove the van, then told the salesman that we needed to come back with our tandem to make sure it would go inside, and that it was a deal breaker if it wouldn't! We can get two tandems inside, as it turns out.

SheFly

[Pedal Wench]

I did the shopping for my BF's PT Cruiser - he lives in another state, and our local dealer had an amazing price. So, I take his bike and mine to the dealership and make the poor salesman remove the backseats, leave them on the curb while I put the bikes in and took a bunch of pictures.

That guy earned his commission that day.

[lo123]

We did this too. Test drove the van, then told the salesman that we needed to come back with our tandem to make sure it would go inside, and that it was a deal breaker if it wouldn't! We can get two tandems inside, as it turns out.

SheFly

We test drove to our house to put the bikes in luckily we live close the dealership.

FWIW, I have a 2009 Escape. It will hold my 54cm and my husband's 58cm 'cross bikes inside with the back seats down. We can't bring ourselves to put both carbon road bikes inside together though. Don't want to scratch up the pain
We have a Yakima rack that goes on the back, though I'd eventually like to get a hitch mount rack.