What do you drive to transport multiple bikes/gear?

[eofelis]

What could I get for a 95.5 Tacoma SR5 - really, one of the first ones? I bought in in April 1995. It's in pretty good shape for a 15-year-old pickup truck. DH drives it about eight miles round trip to work every day. I'll have to go check the mileage on it, but I don't think it's over 100,000K yet.

He put a fork-mount on the rim of the bed right behind the driver's seat, but that's the only thing we've added to it.

Tacomas are so ubiquitous here, I don't think I'd get much more than $2,000 for it if I put it up on Craigslist.

Roxy

Is this 2wd or 4wd? That can make a big difference in price. Also, regular cabs go for less than xcabs.

[IvonaDestroi]

[MommyBird]

I drive an '06 VW GTI. My bike fits easily in the back without the front wheel and with the back seats down. My road bike was purchased in October so it rides alone. I am pretty sure you could get two back there if you were not concerned about their finish.

Hubby drives an '08 GMC 2500 diesel. It normally gets 17mpg but chipped it gets 19mpg. Not bad for a big 4X4 crew cab. We are a family of four and need room for four bikes, a generator and camping gear. We cannot use a hitch mount rack because we regularly tow our 28' Airstream travel trailer. We keep 4 Yakima Bed Heads on the truck. They work great and are easy to load and unload.

Hubby wants a cap but I think it will make loading the bikes more difficult. We would have to give up the Bed Heads. Plus, exhausting the generator would be an issue.

Anyone out there have experience with a PU with a cap?

I was at the VW store last week and they had more TDi models than you could shake a stick at. Jettas sedans and SportWagons, the new 2010 Golf and Touaregs. Seems like supply has caught up with demand.

VW's have great head and leg room. My 6'3"+ son has room to spare in my GTI. My 6'7" dad even remembers our '63 bug as his car with the roomiest cockpit and head room.

[tulip]

I've been waiting for VW to come out with more diesels. I have a 2007 Rabbit that I adore, but TDI would be ideal. Now that there are TDIs available, wouldntcha know I cannot afford a new car. Hopefully I can pick up a lightly used one in 2-3 years.

[Aggie_Ama]

We have a Dodge Ram 1500 Quad Cab with four Yakima Bedheads. Gas mileage isn't great but the truck doesn't have many miles. Last one my husband had (totalled it) was getting 22 mpg highway once it hit 50k. Right now we get about 18 mpg highway, except when we went to New Mexico and got 22 mpg the whole 2,000 mile trip with 4 bikes in the bed. One bike fits behind the seat nicely so I can bring mine to work. I am a big fan of our truck.

[TsPoet]

How 'bout any car you want for daily use and a trailer? I pull one of these with my MINI (Class 2 hitch, don't even need a big hitch for it)
http://www.hdtrailer.fix.net/
Yakima just bought this equivalent trailer last year
http://www.yakima.com/productcategory.aspx?id=52

On the sportsrig we can get, 2 velomobiles or 3 trikes or a combo of trikes/bikes. I would guess 4 bikes wouldn't be a problem.
The gas mileage difference on my friends car is ~28 mpg to ~27 mpg on his highway trips. I've only used mine short distances so can't tell you any difference in the MINI.

[MommyBird]

My "Fast" cannot bear he thought of putting a hitch on the back of my GTI.

[TsPoet]

My "Fast" cannot bear he thought of putting a hitch on the back of my GTI.

LOL. My hitch is under the bumper, hidden behind the license plate. So, can't be seen when not in use.