The "Cars that will fit a bike in the boot" thread.

[Reardy Mister]

This *might* make a good sticky, might not.

I want to know if anyone has an E90 3 series coupe and can fit their road bike in the boot (Im assuming wheels off)? It looks long enough but possibly not wide enough.

Maybe we could have a table of who fits what in where (ooh err).

[wormburner]

Seats up? Not a chance is my guess.

[S6PNJ]

You may wish to look here
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
or here
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
I can get my GT Avalanche in my Tuscan boot but wouldn't be able to stow the lid.

[james239]

That'll be one hell of a long list.

My 22 inch frame mtb fits in my tiny fiesta st - so there can't be many cars out there you can't get a bike in.

[P-Jay]

Got a Cove Shocker, wheels off, armor, full face and box of bits in a Mk1 Yaris of my Mums once, wasn't even a struggle really, although there was only room for me in it.

[Reardy Mister]

wormburner said:

Seats up? Not a chance is my guess.

Im not sure if the seats in the one Im looking to buy, fold down. If they do, I cant figure out how.

[wormburner]

Reardy Mister said:

wormburner said:

Seats up? Not a chance is my guess.

Im not sure if the seats in the one Im looking to buy, fold down. If they do, I cant figure out how.

Most don't. Not a popular option IME. Buttons on the top of the backrest?

[Reardy Mister]

wormburner said:

Reardy Mister said:

wormburner said:

Seats up? Not a chance is my guess.

Im not sure if the seats in the one Im looking to buy, fold down. If they do, I cant figure out how.

Most don't. Not a popular option IME. Buttons on the top of the backrest?

They are split 60/40 and I can see catches. Just done some googling and discovered the release catch is in the boot, under the top of rear edge.

I'll check for this.

See also here

[S10GTA]

Bikes do not fit in the boot of a 156.

[Reardy Mister]

S6PNJ said:

You may wish to look here
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
or here
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
I can get my GT Avalanche in my Tuscan boot but wouldn't be able to stow the lid.

Good links, ta.

[daz3210]

X Type Estate will take a Giant Defy 4 with wheels on and 60% seat down.

[didjerama]

Got a pug 306 3dr and it can easy take 2 bikes with the front wheel off and the rear seats down, and still fit 2 people in the car too, as well as all the kit

[okgo]

My VW polo can fit two bikes easily!

[Eddh]

S2000... Erm... Right... This will be interesting.

[tjdixon911]

To name a few;

VW Scirocco - 2 bikes (wheels off) + kit
VW Polo - Ditto
Skoda Fabia VRS - Ditto
Porsche 968 - 1 Bike + kit
VW Camper T2 - A few bikes + kit

[Watchman]

Wouldn't be PH if someone didn't ask why you wouldn't consider an external bike rack...

... just sayin'.

[Fat Albert]

One of my requirements when I changed my car recently was that I could still get my bike in the boot for our Sunday morning ride, so I ended up changing my venerable 944 Turbo for a 968:

[NorthDave]

Reardy Mister said:

This *might* make a good sticky, might not.

I want to know if anyone has an E90 3 series coupe and can fit their road bike in the boot (Im assuming wheels off)? It looks long enough but possibly not wide enough.

Maybe we could have a table of who fits what in where (ooh err).

I used to have a coupe and can confirm my large frame ribble fitted in a treat. All the coupes have fold down seats with catches from the boot. It makes the car more practical than the saloon where, bizarrely, fold ..down seats are an option

[carlove]

My Lancer could fit a bike in the boot, if it looked like this.

[Potatoes]

My roadbike fits very nicely in the boot of my BMW E61 (Touring)