Estate for Cycle-Related Lugging Duties

[mr_cellophane]

I think it is the new Honda Civic allows you to fold the rear seat squab up and then put a bike in through the rear door.

 

[twowheelsgood]

Mondeo with the TCDi (direct injection) engine, every bit as advanced as the VW and cost about 5p after 3 years.

 

[Chris James]

Mondeo with the TCDi (direct injection) engine, every bit as advanced as the VW and cost about 5p after 3 years.

Yeah, I was going to suggest a Mondeo but I detected the thread had turned into a bit of a VAG love in!

 

[Globalti]

I've got a Passat SE estate 2.0 tdi; I get 48 mpg from it and the CO2 is 156gms/km. It's fantastic on long motorway runs especially as cruise control is standard. It cost about £5000 less than an A4 but it's bigger inside. With the rear seat 70% folded we can fit our son and 3 bikes inside, dismantled. With both seats folded I can roll my bike in without removing the wheels, which is great for evening club rides. Don't go for a black interior, it shows all the dirt and fluff; go for grey.

I never understand people with estates, vans and hatchbacks who stick their bikes on a rack outside the car. Mad.

 

[Kirstie]

you dismantle your son to get three bikes in your car?

 

[Chris James]

I never understand people with estates, vans and hatchbacks who stick their bikes on a rack outside the car. Mad.

Try getting two kids under two and all their clobber (baby baths, double buggy, 50 chnages of clothes for puke / crap accidents etc) in the boot and see how much space you have left over for your bike!