Hiya

I just bought a Kia sedona...not sexy at all but my god its fantastic...biger than 4 x 4 can sleep in it and put the bikes in...if there is just you you can take the seats out down one side sleep in and fit your bike!

Otherwise I've been looking at...for our other car a vectra estate or a focus...both are pretty cool and massive boot space. Also the Volvo V70 is pretty cool these days and again massive

we use the road shuttle utility centre... basically its two moveable QR's on a weighted bar you chuck in the back of your car so your bikes stand up.

I found this on wiggle similar idea

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/Cycle/7/Minoura_Vergo_Single_Bike_Rack/5360018238/

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/Cycle/7/Delta_Stable_Loader_2_Bike_Rack/5360006701/

another one..

Inside the car.... you only have to see your bike bounce off the car and across the M4 at 70mph once to go off all external bike racks for good!

We have a Skoda Octavia estate - the poor man's Passat!

I'd like a Berlingo/Kango type car-van. Hired one once at it just swallowed people, skis, mountaineering gear seamlessly.  Know a few mtbers who have 'em too.  

...and not too many years time, Andrew was on the tandem with kiddy cranks at 31/2 and had holidayed in the Dolomites by the time he was 4.

My tandem is an old road/touring tandem, with a short wheelbase.  I t currently fits into the estate in one of two ways;

If nothing else is being carried it will go in on it's side with the handlebars slightly turned to accommodate the front wheel, so do not even need to take the wheel out.

If carrying other stuff/people it will go in without the front wheel, back wheel first and half stood on one side of the car, usually secured with a bungy cord or toe straps around the seat pin to the rear passenger grab hold.  there is usually room for another solo bike and camping kit when it is carried this way!