The "Cars that will fit a bike in the boot" thread.
Discussion
Bit of a thread revival but I find this thread very useful so thought I'd add to it!
Shopping for a new (to me) car and bikes fitting INSIDE is a key factor...
and luckily as you're looking at this thread we won't have to put up with the usual "but a cheap estate" "get a rack" crap, when some of us know that the drive TO the trails / hills can be as fun as the ride itself, but not if you have a rack to worry about!
So...'New' style megane sport (250-275) - was concerned about the entrance size, but no problems fitting 27.5 M-L MTB in there with rear wheel on, front off, could easily fit x2 bikes I think. Cup-s 275 with ohlins would have been my choice but after testing I'm just not a FWD kinda guy.
Evo 6, same mtb, both wheels off, across the back seats, would need a fair bit of padding to ensure it doesn't damage anything but easy to sort. 2 bikes could be possible with careful planning.
M3 E46 - as previously posted, seems to be one of the better options! Tempting!
993 c2 (the car I should never of sold) I had bikes on the roof rack but drove like a granny just in case so not much point (as I now have a boring car for stuff like that), also had road bike behind the seats, fairly easy, but the wheels were a bit awkward in the front-boot as its quite shallow- imagine it should be alot better on a newer model.
and the one I'm now considering as an alternative to the M3 e46 - 997 c2/c2s -
Havent tried it, but hoping wheels would drop into the deep front boot easily and fairly vertically leaving space around them.
The transmission tunnel looks bigger than in 993, but then I'm hoping the whole car being bigger helps, but hear that its still possible to get a bike behind the seats - does anyone have any pics or further info?
What I'd really like to know - is it possible to put the back seats down and then lay the frame (sans wheels obviously) horizontally on top of the folded seat backs... This would seem less risky in terms of damaging the interior, and also you could conceivably wrap a slightly mucky bike and get it in without too much stress.
Head saying M3
Heart always says Porsche ;-)
Shopping for a new (to me) car and bikes fitting INSIDE is a key factor...
and luckily as you're looking at this thread we won't have to put up with the usual "but a cheap estate" "get a rack" crap, when some of us know that the drive TO the trails / hills can be as fun as the ride itself, but not if you have a rack to worry about!
So...'New' style megane sport (250-275) - was concerned about the entrance size, but no problems fitting 27.5 M-L MTB in there with rear wheel on, front off, could easily fit x2 bikes I think. Cup-s 275 with ohlins would have been my choice but after testing I'm just not a FWD kinda guy.
Evo 6, same mtb, both wheels off, across the back seats, would need a fair bit of padding to ensure it doesn't damage anything but easy to sort. 2 bikes could be possible with careful planning.
M3 E46 - as previously posted, seems to be one of the better options! Tempting!
993 c2 (the car I should never of sold) I had bikes on the roof rack but drove like a granny just in case so not much point (as I now have a boring car for stuff like that), also had road bike behind the seats, fairly easy, but the wheels were a bit awkward in the front-boot as its quite shallow- imagine it should be alot better on a newer model.
and the one I'm now considering as an alternative to the M3 e46 - 997 c2/c2s -
Havent tried it, but hoping wheels would drop into the deep front boot easily and fairly vertically leaving space around them.
The transmission tunnel looks bigger than in 993, but then I'm hoping the whole car being bigger helps, but hear that its still possible to get a bike behind the seats - does anyone have any pics or further info?
What I'd really like to know - is it possible to put the back seats down and then lay the frame (sans wheels obviously) horizontally on top of the folded seat backs... This would seem less risky in terms of damaging the interior, and also you could conceivably wrap a slightly mucky bike and get it in without too much stress.
Head saying M3
Heart always says Porsche ;-)
JohnT993 said:
Bit of a thread revival but I find this thread very useful so thought I'd add to it!
Shopping for a new (to me) car and bikes fitting INSIDE is a key factor...
and luckily as you're looking at this thread we won't have to put up with the usual "but a cheap estate" "get a rack" crap, when some of us know that the drive TO the trails / hills can be as fun as the ride itself, but not if you have a rack to worry about!
So...'New' style megane sport (250-275) - was concerned about the entrance size, but no problems fitting 27.5 M-L MTB in there with rear wheel on, front off, could easily fit x2 bikes I think. Cup-s 275 with ohlins would have been my choice but after testing I'm just not a FWD kinda guy.
Evo 6, same mtb, both wheels off, across the back seats, would need a fair bit of padding to ensure it doesn't damage anything but easy to sort. 2 bikes could be possible with careful planning.
M3 E46 - as previously posted, seems to be one of the better options! Tempting!
993 c2 (the car I should never of sold) I had bikes on the roof rack but drove like a granny just in case so not much point (as I now have a boring car for stuff like that), also had road bike behind the seats, fairly easy, but the wheels were a bit awkward in the front-boot as its quite shallow- imagine it should be alot better on a newer model.
and the one I'm now considering as an alternative to the M3 e46 - 997 c2/c2s -
Havent tried it, but hoping wheels would drop into the deep front boot easily and fairly vertically leaving space around them.
The transmission tunnel looks bigger than in 993, but then I'm hoping the whole car being bigger helps, but hear that its still possible to get a bike behind the seats - does anyone have any pics or further info?
What I'd really like to know - is it possible to put the back seats down and then lay the frame (sans wheels obviously) horizontally on top of the folded seat backs... This would seem less risky in terms of damaging the interior, and also you could conceivably wrap a slightly mucky bike and get it in without too much stress.
Head saying M3
Heart always says Porsche ;-)
An E46 coupe does indeed make a great bike carrier. Fold seats down, pop front wheel off and you're away.Shopping for a new (to me) car and bikes fitting INSIDE is a key factor...
and luckily as you're looking at this thread we won't have to put up with the usual "but a cheap estate" "get a rack" crap, when some of us know that the drive TO the trails / hills can be as fun as the ride itself, but not if you have a rack to worry about!
So...'New' style megane sport (250-275) - was concerned about the entrance size, but no problems fitting 27.5 M-L MTB in there with rear wheel on, front off, could easily fit x2 bikes I think. Cup-s 275 with ohlins would have been my choice but after testing I'm just not a FWD kinda guy.
Evo 6, same mtb, both wheels off, across the back seats, would need a fair bit of padding to ensure it doesn't damage anything but easy to sort. 2 bikes could be possible with careful planning.
M3 E46 - as previously posted, seems to be one of the better options! Tempting!
993 c2 (the car I should never of sold) I had bikes on the roof rack but drove like a granny just in case so not much point (as I now have a boring car for stuff like that), also had road bike behind the seats, fairly easy, but the wheels were a bit awkward in the front-boot as its quite shallow- imagine it should be alot better on a newer model.
and the one I'm now considering as an alternative to the M3 e46 - 997 c2/c2s -
Havent tried it, but hoping wheels would drop into the deep front boot easily and fairly vertically leaving space around them.
The transmission tunnel looks bigger than in 993, but then I'm hoping the whole car being bigger helps, but hear that its still possible to get a bike behind the seats - does anyone have any pics or further info?
What I'd really like to know - is it possible to put the back seats down and then lay the frame (sans wheels obviously) horizontally on top of the folded seat backs... This would seem less risky in terms of damaging the interior, and also you could conceivably wrap a slightly mucky bike and get it in without too much stress.
Head saying M3
Heart always says Porsche ;-)
I also had a 993 for a few years and also had to resort to bikes on the roof. Using the ridiculously expensive official rack, but it was all a bit too wibble wobble wibble wobble jelly on a plate for me too.
In your shoes I'd go for the M3 if it's to be your only car. The 997 if you're going to pair it with something else.
Luckily I am currently driving a Long wheel base Pajero (Shogun to most people). If I drop the 1/3rd rear seat (behind the driver so even better) my road bike (54 frame) goes in upright with both wheel still in. I use 1 bungy cord to stop the bike moving.
The added advantage being I can leave the bike in the car at all times.
No picture as I am currently working away from home.
The added advantage being I can leave the bike in the car at all times.
No picture as I am currently working away from home.
No pictures but I can confirm a large road bike (61cm frame?) also fits in the back of a 911 with the seats folded flat and both wheels off. It wasn't easy and didn't leave much room but I was only a way for a week so only had a small bag.
You properly have to feed it in though - I wouldn't want to do it regularly!
You properly have to feed it in though - I wouldn't want to do it regularly!
Ponk said:
VX220 Turbo. Perfectly practical race day transport.
Emonda SL - but which one?
Lovely bikes, I have an SL 6 in red which I love to bits. Perfect bike for long high mileage days out. Family commitments and having to run only one car mean I'm stuck with my Mondeo for the foreseeable future, though. Shame, as there are any number of small two seaters that I'd love to have a chance to live with, high among them would be a VX220.
Pachydermus said:
SixPotBelly said:
An E46 coupe does indeed make a great bike carrier. Fold seats down, pop front wheel off and you're away.
both wheels off and a bike fits on the back seat (stick an old sheet on it if you're precious) and you can have a boot full of luggage too.
. Looks like I'll be taking a second bike away with me this summer now, if I can get both inside so much the better 
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