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got a nice (to me) zaffira, but i dont drive much now, maybe twice a month.
it is far too big for my wife for work.
so looking from swapping from a big 2.0 diesel to a 1.2 petrol, that will still take a bike in the back.
only asking because i have not go a clue about cars.
any idea's greatly appreciated.
A golf estate will take a bike lying flat with the seats down.
Or a bike across the back of the boot with both wheels off.
Leon ST owner, I don't think a Golf will fit a Ton bike across the way. No chance my AM9 would fit either.
Had two bikes in the back of an original mini but the question is, how easily do you want it to take a bike? We have a zafira because it's the best car we could find for front wheel off, bike down each side and kit and the dog down the middle.
Any hatch will take a bike or two - mid sized especially.
Almost any car will take a bike. Managed to get my old bike in my Lotus Elise a few years ago (although I had to have the roof off, and the experience was highly uncomfortable). Question is - do you need to take anything else? My Mega fits quite comfortably in my old Fiesta, but it does need the front wheel removing and the rear seat being put down.
JP
If you only drive a couple of times a month just keep what you have.
Or do you expect to save big bucks on ved and insurance?
Getting rid just because it blew a fuse?!? 😁
mrs ton is blowing a fuse. she is 5ft tall. and finds it too big to drive, parking it she also struggles with.
More to the point, do you fit the car? I mean that seriously. I gather you’re an extremely tall chap and a pal of mine, who’s taller than average finds that he can’t get comfortable in many small cars. The other thing to consider is the palaver of squeezing a bike in every time, although that’s probably not much of an issue if you rarely need to do it. Would your wife feel better if you fitted all round parking sensors or reversing camera? I know how she feels though. Nowt pleasurable about manouvering big cars in office car parks if that’s part of the daily grind.
Ford B-Max. Fiesta based, great fun to drive, has sliding rear doors which gives greater side access, plus they mean a higher rear roofline for the rear hatch.
Great little car, driven quite a few over the last couple of years, and they’re just a nice car to be in and drive, good balance between capacity and size.
Plus you get a heated screen, which is always a nice thing to have when the weather has been like it has just lately.
The one in the photo is a 1.0 Ecoboost Ambiente, I reckon it’s the ideal car for Mrs Ton, plenty of interior space, but scarcely longer than a regular Fiesta, it’s classed as a mini-MPV.
I can fit a 29er into the back of a mk7 Golf with the seats down and front wheel removed.
So I’d say most conventional hatchbacks would be fine.
Meriva or B-Max
Recently had the same conundrum. Looked at B-Max, C-Max, Kuga, Ecosport, any other smallish MPV etc...
Ended up buying a 2010 Honda CR-V! Our list of 'wants' included a bike down each side and stuff in the middle plus a whole bunch of other stuff which made it difficult!
Just rent something for the 2 times a month you need.
Honda Jazz. Magic seats.
Does the bike HAVE to go inside Tony? If not, just get any car that suits the Mrs, bung a towbar on it and use a rack?
Have a look at a Ford Fusion as it is like a Fiesta estate.
My wife has one and it was great for bunging the double pram in the boot, even when the back seats were up. It has a flat load bay too, so it is easy the get things in and out.
Not tried it with my bike though, as her car is an utter skip and I don't want to get the bike dirty.
Does the bike HAVE to go inside Tony? If not, just get any car that suits the Mrs, bung a towbar on it and use a rack?
just find it a bit more secure mate.
2nd the Honda Jazz. I picked an old high miler up cheap as a run around, to save having to use our large panel van. Really impressed with it, 1.3 petrol, and it averages over 50mpg, and over 60mpg on a run! Space inside is amazing for such a small car - can get a large drop bar bike in with both wheels on, or my large 29er trail bike in with front wheel off and seats down (seats are easy to fold and give a flat load space). Mine is a mid range Mk2 and it’s got height adjustable drivers seat, steering wheel, electric mirrors - so good for drivers of different heights in the family.
We’ve been so impressed, we had a test drive of a newer MK3, and that was even better.
Another alternative is the Skoda Roomster - MrsB used to have one, and for a practical run around, it was absolutely brilliant - based on a Polo, but the back seats are completely removable, so loads of space for bikes, camping gear etc. Only thing I’d say is that we found our 1.2 85 bhp petrol a bit underpowered on motorways, and we wished we’d have gone for a 105/110 bhp, as the one we test drove was much better.
Suzuki Wagon R+ 1.0 litre