Good small/medium car for transporting a bike?

rodgers73

I currently have a Ka is on it's last legs. I can get the bike in it by taking off the front wheel and dropping the passenger seat down.

I'm not keen on big cars (or their fuel bills) but would like to get a car that can fit a bike in and still allow 2 adults to sit in the front. I'm not worried about having to remove the wheel though.

Any tips? Ideally engine would be 1.4 or lower but otherwise I haven't got many criteria apart from I'd be buying second hand and it wouldn't be more than £2k so an older model is likely.

Cheers

Tom

estampida

more questions than answers......

diesel?

what about an old berlingo

a mate of mine has a fiat dobilo, very good for biking, and low road license, but having driven it you want the diesel model, the 1.4 petrol is slow slow slow

also I used to have a 05 polo and it was big enough but the interior got wrecked

have you looked for a car that comes c/w roof bars, and get a rack on it?

maybe a haggle on a skoda roomster they seem to start at £3000 or so

nevman

Petrol, Jazz-amazing interior/seat folding.Or a Skoda.

LangerDan

Mudguards or no mudguards? (The bike, not the car)

I can fit my race bike (56cm frame, integrated seatpost) in the boot of a Panda with the back seats up, provided I take both wheels off.

Mind you, my old Citroen AX van would hold two road bikes, a TT bike, 4 - 5 pairs of wheels,a tool box and enough kit for two riders for a 5-stage race. Not sure I'd like to hit anything solid with it , though.

rodgers73

No mudguards, front wheel off only, don't mind about petrol/diesel, wouldn't use a rack due to worries about theft

cooldad

Just got a really nice Skoda Octavia Estate for under £2k. 1600cc petrol though. Comparable VW would have been a chunk more.
Loads of space in the back, comfy up front. Very impressed so far.
Might have to get some Audi badges for it.

briantrumpet

My bike fits, one wheel off, in the back of my Renault Clio. Bike's worth more than the car though.

ilm_zero7

a mark 4 golf?

eede

Focus Estate. Thousands of 'em about at all price ranges. The up side to estates is most have a flat entry to the boot, no lifting over a shelf. Also good for sitting on while you faf around with your shoes etc.

CYCLESPORT1

Ford Escort Est. 1.4

Lazarus

Fiesta Tdci.

Had no problems fitting the bike in the back whilst it was in a Big Bag, back seats down of course

rodgers73

Yeah thinking about a Fiesta or maybe the Fusion - seems like a goo compromise

shouldbeinbed

peugeot 207 estate, seems to be a lot of them floating about, cheap to tax too

OffTheBackAdam

My old Rover 200 was great, plenty of room with the front wheel out.
Current (Old version, 51 plate) Fiesta isn't quite as good, front forks & bars tend to get a bit close to the front seats.

rodgers73

I was thinking of the last model Fiesta - 53 onwards - that looks like a small Focus.

Anyone got one??

Sesquepidilian

I'm thinking an Astra Estate as my next motor; that should swallow a couple of bikes no problem. Mk3 or 4 with the older 8 valve engine.