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Thank you everyone for all the advice.
I can’t handle selling the car right now. I am thinking maybe i will just keep it. It is four years and only has 27k miles on it. If I sell it I will lose around half of what I paid for it. I am not sure I want to have car payments this year either.
kajero
2013 Trek FX 7.6 WSD
2012 Specialized Ruby WSD
2004 Schwinn (I think that is the year)
... Sorry for your loss
I drive what I get from Enterprise as a rental, and use zipcar a couple times a year -- or, I did 'til my brother handed down an inherited Toyota Avalon. Sounds like you drive a bit more than that (our bus system gets me to the local stuff).
I got the car and ... just as when I had a Mazda hatchback... I have to make myself take it out (and I need to keep track -- don't know if it's been 2 or 4 weeks since the last rainy Monday!)
I have been thinking that I might as well get something big and old that I could throw *anything* in. (Oh, my bikes are long.)
Kajero, I'm so sorry for your loss.
I have a Jeep Wrangler, 4x4. I know - horrible gas mileage - but, two people and 2 large labs can sleep comfortably in the back with the seats down! No need to take the tire off my bike if I don't want to put the bike rack on the trailer hitch. And....I am one of only three people who can make it up our 1.5 mile long, 17% grade dirt road in the Winter.
2013 Specialized Myka FSR Comp
2013 Specialized Ruby Sport (carbon)
2014 Salsa Vaya 3 (steel)
2014 Felt Z75
So sorry for your loss Kajero. I have a Nissan Rogue AWD and I love it. When I was shopping for a new car, I made sure my bike would fit. It slides easily in and out and I don't have to remove the front wheel. It's a comfortable ride, handles nice and gets good gas mileage.
So this isn't a car recommendation, but a bike rack recommendation. When I was looking for a hitch mount bike rack, I didn't want one that was going to be heavy and cumbersome to put on and remove either. And I found one that has worked great for me. It is the Saris T Bones rack. I got the 3 bike version, and I don't think it weighs more than 10 - 15 pounds. There is an adapter that goes into the hitch and putting the rack on and taking it off can easily be done by one person, even me and I'm 5 feet tall. The only problem is Saris doesn't make this rack anymore, but you may be able to find one on ebay or craigslist. Here's a youtube video where a guy demonstrates it.
My DH bought one for his RAV 4, that is by Thule. It's a 2 bike platform hitch rack, that is so much easier to take on and off than the old Saris one we had. Maybe you can look at that. I can easily lift it up and carry it into its resting spot under our sunroom.
2015 Trek Silque SSL
Specialized Oura
2011 Guru Praemio
Specialized Oura
2017 Specialized Ariel Sport