I picked up a 2018 VW Golf Alltrack and it easily takes a bike without any wheel removal, etc. And it was available with manual transmission which I’m not ready to give up yet at 68. I am having a trailer hitch installed as I write this as my brother has a hitch rack that will hold 4 bikes when I need it. Check out and grab one fast if you’re interested as VW is stopping importing them. Unfortunately everybody is going SUV.
David Hays Williamsville, New York Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 31, 2019, at 8:34 AM, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > > >> On 10/31/19 8:01 AM, 'jeffrey kane' via RBW Owners Bunch wrote: >> Personally, I LOVE station wagons .... and I think, cool is what you make >> it. We've been in various V-Series Volvo wagons for the past 22 years. The >> only bike that doesn't slide in whole into the back with the rear seats >> folded down is my wife's ridiculously long Cheviot. For that land yacht, I >> have to use the roof rack. >> >> It's new car time in our house though ... the current (2007) wagon is >> getting the boot and currently there's bit of a debate as to whether we're >> going to switch brands before we're both rolling around in wheelchairs! I >> don't see a minivan in our future, though (my ego might be too fragile for >> that) but I also couldn't be less enthused when looking at the current crop >> of "crossover" SUV's. Most, as noted here already aren't any bigger than our >> wagons ... most, in fact, are smaller! Unfortunately, true full size wagons >> are few and far between here in the USA these days. > > > Sadly true, but the V90 will do the job for you. Not sure about the new V60, > the old one didn't have enough room inside. > > >> >> I also haven't had a car without a roof rack in over 25 years now. >> Practically everything ends up on top at some point: paddle boards, >> sailboats, skis, bikes, furniture, and of course, christmas trees. I find it >> funny that most car salesmen aren't prepared for our questions about what >> will fit and where ... it seems like a lot of folks buy those big ol' SUV's >> and drive 'em around full of air .... > > > A friend of mine has a Rav 4 with a roof rack. He also carries a step ladder > to get up there. > > I switched to wagons after my crash in 2003 that broke my shoulder, reducing > my range of motion enough so as to make use of a roof rack impossible without > a step ladder. > > -- > Steve Palincsar > Alexandria, Virginia > USA > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5bb6d2cc-471f-ac98-4a4f-4487cc331083%40his.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/904BDFFE-EAA5-4317-91C0-00A9530F0AD3%40gmail.com.
