In two minds about estate vs hatchback again. I've been offered a 2014 Golf by a relative which is I guess preferable to hacking around used car garages for an estate.
For the most part it would be used for trips to the supermarket and driving a couple of hours to my parents, so a hatchback is more practical day-to-day I suppose. But I have this vision of going on longer trips too - i.e. Scotland or into France. Those who have successfully done this with 2 adults and a baby, their stuff, plus a bike (on the back I guess), in a hatchback, how much of a pain was it?
I'd concur with the idea of a roof box but put the bike in the boot. I've never had a "stress free" journey with a bike on a bike rack, and driving to Scotland, France, or even further with a bike on the back would make me a nervous wreck.
In two minds about estate vs hatchback again. I've been offered a 2014 Golf by a relative which is I guess preferable to hacking around used car garages for an estate.
For the most part it would be used for trips to the supermarket and driving a couple of hours to my parents, so a hatchback is more practical day-to-day I suppose. But I have this vision of going on longer trips too - i.e. Scotland or into France. Those who have successfully done this with 2 adults and a baby, their stuff, plus a bike (on the back I guess), in a hatchback, how much of a pain was it?