More questions than you could shake a pooy stick at!
Wife and I are looking to go to the Alps this summer. Last year, we went with friends and boxed the bikes up and they went down to the airport in the estate cars with friends who were coming with us.
This year, they're not coming so we need to get down ourselves. This is where the fun begins as we have a Corolla hatchback (3 door). Now, at weekends, two bikes and a couple of kit bags get thrown in there no problem. However, we're starting to realise that two packed bikes and two lots of luggage are not going to fit.
One way rental cars work out about £170 more expensive than airport parking. So, the idea now is that we get a couple of EVOC bikes or Crateworks boxes and stick them in the back of the car with the luggage. The bikes can then go down on the outside of the car and I'll pack them up the night before in the hotel room.
My thinking is that if we take the money that would be spent on one way car hire and add a little to it, at least we'd own something that might be useful. So, some roof bars and a couple of Thule 591s? A tow ball and a rack for that or a boot mounted rack although I think that would need some wiring work and a light board. We did look at the Saris bones but I think the bumper on the back of the Corolla is a bit "cosmetic" and doesn't feel structural enough to mount a boot rack. Also, the side straps would hook onto the frameless glass rather than any metalwork so not overly impressed with that idea. The other option is, assuming that we could get two packed EVOc bags or Cratework boxes in the car (I assumed they'd have to go flat packed) would I be better getting a roof box and putting the luggage in there?
Also looked at trains and buses to the airport but times and costs really don't work out for those. So, over to STW for p155 taking or fresh ideas.
