Maybe having to change the car soon, gremlins. Cost of repair compared to vehicle value.

So might be tempted for a van Transporter etc or maybe pick up, double cab etc to fit everyone else in.

So what have the STWer's got?

I would want a hi-top van with a second row of seats or something like those workmans vans that have the table in the back + 6 seats and space in the back for everything else.

crew cab transporter van.
5 seats.

easy fit 5 people and 7 bikes and kit without even blinking.

buy a pickup and your kit will get wet, people will nick your stuff out the back, and you'll soon realise that the twin cabbers are pretty small in the back…

I've got both, a Renault trafic and a Nissan navara and I would recomend the van all the way.
Ignore the hi-tops and extra row of seats unless you've got a family to transport, because you'll end up driving everybody else to the trails all the time.

i got a berlingo 1.9 turbo desiel van. loving it

Van gives you extra security if you have to leave the vehicle with the bikes in.

transporter surf bus