've seen a double kayak strapped to the top of an old VW bug... and i know from experience that you can fit a bike or two in the back seat... and nothing beats the milage!
Wow, that IS an impressive picture--looks like someone who should live around here! I need to figure out how to get stuff on top of my VW Bus (yeah, don't laugh, I didn't get to have one way back when and I am making up for it). Maybe I am just slowing to smell the flowers in my old age, but the power of the Subaru and even the Bus don't really bother me, they seem fine to me!