My b/f has a honda CRV, and if you put the back seat down you can lay your bike in on its side without taking the front wheel off. Though he's not real happy with me for getting chain grease on the ceiling.
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01-21-2006, 05:23 AM #1
Ça Plane Pour Moi
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"Only the meek get pinched, the bold survive"
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01-21-2006, 08:36 PM #2
The Hills! The Hills! Eek
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Big space? Or small "footprint"?
In Norway we drive a VW Caravelle, long version. Loooooads of space! We can put 4 bikes in there, upright. We can sleep in there cattycorner. We can wax skis in there. Only problem is that it's a bit of a lift to get things up to floor level. My son uses a ramp to get his scooter in. But it wasn't my choice to buy such a big car. The gas mileage isn't too bad, but still. Now that the kids are grown and out of the nest I'll vote for a smaller car next time. Something with flexible seating/hauling space but not too big, and maybe a hybrid ...?
While here in the States I drive a Hyundai Accent. Tiny car, great mileage, and believe it or not, I can get one bike in horizontally when I put the back seat down, but it does take some wriggling and tweaking to get everything turned and angled so it fits. Luckily I don't have to do it often, and have only once had to get two bikes in there. As I recall, that job did burn a few calories. Managed not to damage the bikes, tho.
Half-marathon over. Sabbatical year over. It's back to "sacking shirt and oat cakes" as they say here.
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