Originally Posted by wannaride
While I can understand why some people need SUV's in places where they have lots of snow or live on unpaved roads,
...although there are a fair number of bikers who have 'em so they can transport their bikes.
You don't need an SUV for snow or graded dirt roads. (Yes there are some rural areas that you need a high clearance 4wd truck, but not many and yes there are some rural areas where it may take a few hours till the snowplow comes by so its nice to have high clearance 4wd)
I can put a fully assembled (front wheel on) bike in the rear of my Toyota Prius as easily as in the rear of my Ford Explorer. I can put two bikes with wheels removed in the the rear of my Prius and find it better to take the wheels of the bikes if I put two in the rear of the Explorer so they don't get tangled together.
Al