Originally Posted by basso91
Something to get bike and boards to the beach, canoe and MTB to river, road bikes to races with two kids(11 and 15) and wife.
I'm thinking you fit in the former category then. I'd suggest station wagon, minivan or small/light SUV. Contrary to popular opinion, something like the Saturn VUE gets pretty decent mileage all things considered. Another good pick would be a Subaru station wagon which has mileage on par with the VUE. The Element also has comparable mileage. All seem to fall in the mid to high 20s for composite mileage.