Dodge Caravan as a bike hauler
02-13-14, 09:30 PM
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good friend of mine has a Honda Element, PERFECT bike toting vehicle!
A bike will stand up (without front tire) perfectly. he has a homemade wood rack he puts in there with quick release axle's on it that you mount the fork to and tighten. easy load and unload...way easier than minivan.
A bike will stand up (without front tire) perfectly. he has a homemade wood rack he puts in there with quick release axle's on it that you mount the fork to and tighten. easy load and unload...way easier than minivan.
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02-13-14, 09:41 PM
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02-13-14, 09:50 PM
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02-14-14, 10:28 AM
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02-14-14, 02:23 PM
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IIRC, Chrysler used to encourage people to 'test fit' their gear to ensure that it would meet their lifestyle. So just show up at the dealer with your bike(s) and anything (or anyone) else you plan on carrying at once and load up- might use some old blankets or a cheap drop cloth to keep the interior clean.
02-14-14, 08:15 PM
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Indeed
True but I have good enough hearing that I want my next vehicle to have a pretty quiet interior, then I can hear my tinnitus all the time instead of when I'm sitting in a quiet room. No really I've had Jeeps and small cars and a Ford Ranger pickup and old vans so my retirement gear hauler is going to be quiet. I saw a Toyota Sienna and I think it would be perhaps too big. My wife will most likely drive it more than me and she is a diminutive woman and she is intimidated by big trucks and the like.
True but I have good enough hearing that I want my next vehicle to have a pretty quiet interior, then I can hear my tinnitus all the time instead of when I'm sitting in a quiet room. No really I've had Jeeps and small cars and a Ford Ranger pickup and old vans so my retirement gear hauler is going to be quiet. I saw a Toyota Sienna and I think it would be perhaps too big. My wife will most likely drive it more than me and she is a diminutive woman and she is intimidated by big trucks and the like.
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02-14-14, 08:21 PM
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I also measure my new Veloster Turbo before I leased it last year to make sure the bike would go in (g/f drives an RSX and I knew it needed to be same size hatch).
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02-16-14, 12:50 PM
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We have a 2010 Town & Country (the Chrysler version). I only haul my bike inside when I'm taking it for maintenance And can ride while waiting. With stow & go I just drop the passenger side middle and rear seats and in she goes! I have to angle the bike to clear the door, but it stands up with wheels on once inside. I'm going to add roof racks and a class 3 hitch for family biking excursions. There's 6 of us, so we need the inside room, lol!
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