My wife has a Subaru Forrester and it's a perfect vehicle. It's all wheel drive, so we feel safe in inclement weather.

It gets decent gas milage for the type of vehicle it is.

You could easily fit four bikes on the roof, 4 people inside and have space in the back for everybody's stuff, within reason. It's not a full on SUV, but it holds its own. It's also not so high that taking bikes down from the roof is pretty easy.

We have had nothing but good experiences with this vehicle. Very little problems and it's been driven a lot in the four years that we've had it so far. It's just a well made vehicle.