Righto, tempting fate here but I've finally got my test in a couple of weeks, so time to get a horrible car for hauling bikes around in an undramatic, uninvolving and inexpensive manner.
Requirements are:
Sub £3000- and the further below £3000, the more I can allow myself to spend on bike stuff. Could go higher but that's where I'd like to stop.
Big enough to swallow a bike whole- though as small as possible while still managing this would be nice. 2 bikes and kit really is the ideal without having to smash them in, we regularily put 2 bikes and bags in a mazda 3 and it's a total pain.
Probably an estate.
Reliable- needing a little TLC is OK but outright breakdowns and high maintenance bills are not, I'm a competent enough spanner but I don't want big bills obviously.
Comfy for mile munching but doesn't have to be at all luxurious, just sensible
No tonka trucks.
Performance is pretty much a non-issue, there's no car I can insure that'll come close to the performance of my motorbike so I'll just get my speed fix there. Though the ability to overtake pensioners in the borders is a requirement so nothing dog-slow either.
Looks- has to be non-hideous, but other than that not picky
So... What are we looking at here. Mondeo, clearly, and Octavia. Astra, Vectra, V40, Passat maybe, not sure of the load bay? 306/406? I'm not a car person so I don't have much of a clue past that, so any advice would be welcome. Would a golf or focus estate be big enough? Lots of Scenics around well in price, that could work well but I'm not really old enough for a Scenic. Wow, LOTS of Scenics. Just to widen the options
I suppose ones to avoid would be just as useful- impractically small estates, known rustboxes, that sort of thing.
Oh, and not a 335d 
Same goes for anyone else that has a car that they think is absolutely perfect for cyclist transportage, and yet is selling for some reason.
