[Closed] what would you go for?

Diesel Mondeo Estate?

50km per week= Berlingo.

50km per week = sell the car and use the bike.

In honesty, it sounds like something vanish or jeepish would be the best approach for you. The convenience of not cocking about with bike racks would offset any 'loss of comfort', and I'm not sure that a Saxo would be comfier than a Berlingo anyway. My experience of small cars would suggest that 'comfort' often isn't their primary design criteria.

cheers guys..

Have you looked into different insurance costs, as depending on size, your age and how long you have had your licence there could be significant price differences.

Rs4 estate

haha... i wish 😉

im 25 driving 6 years.. so both shouldnt be a huge problem ??? lol

If only someone would invent some sort of large practical inexpensive cheap to insure car with an enormous boot, that'd be ideal for you. Perhaps they could call it the "diesel mondeo"

yes a kombi is a good idea BUT i got to put a dirty muddy bike then into it and alot of faffing which is why i do like the bike rack as a posed to putting the bike in the car.

(Mr MC posting)

I bought an MPV as a bike transporter (for 2 people, 2 bikes fully built and enough stuff to holiday in the alps). We've never used an external rack and our bikes are worth more than either of our cars. We have been rear ended on the way home from a ride by a 40tonner, and I was happier with an insurance claim going smoothly for a new hatchback door than for ~£5K worth of bikes.

I really like being able to put a full bike in my car in seconds, but I'd also second something ubiquitous, reliable, cheap to buy and maintain and run and spacious like a mondeo estate.

This is why I went for an MPV (seat alhambra diesel, about 2 feet of room between front seats and front wheels of bikes, saddles looped thru straps slung between passenger grab handles. Averages 45mpg on a full tank 600 miles worth of combined driving, 50+mpg on longer journeys, 5 quid tarp to keep the interior clean).

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how big are your frames in the pic above, something like that setup is cool

^^^ that does work nicely and the mpg is sweet!!

I would go for Audi A2.
Small car, very economical, cheap to insure and tax for year £30!
Yet, big enough to fit 2 bikes (front wheel removed)and gear/bags for week away comfortably. 3 bikes or 2 bikes with back seat with squeeze.
You can find decent example for 2.5-3K.

Try to beat that!

VW T25 aircooled.

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With fuel prices at the moment you get significantly less diesel car for your money.

With the mileage you are doing get something with a stonking great big petrol engine that isn't selling well at the moment. You'll pick up a big biking car that'll be fun to drive and it'll cost you about an extra £3 per week in the fuel costs.

Diesels take longer to warm up and have a lot more that could go wrong. Buying one for the fuel savings you'd get with such low mileage is crazy IMO.

Mondeo example:
Petrol, 82k miles, 56 plate £2.7k
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/2986169.htm
vs
Diesel, 110k miles, 04 plate £2.8k
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/2919051.htm

The difference between smaller cars tends to be even greater.

I'd go for something like this:
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/2916239.htm
Which gives some cash to pay for insurance and any extra fuel used.

On my lunchtime internetting I was reading this which I thought showed exactly what I was on about and what you could get. Presuming you're in Euroland, not the UK so might be a bit different there...

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=23&t=1023432&mid=114275&nmt=Best+barging+for++%A32000%2E%2E%2E%3F

Having bike inside the car is going to attract less theives following him compared to a bike rack.

Bike rack = fiddley but no mud in car.