We looked at a lot of SUV’s and vans. We had a Dodge Durango that we were able to fit the bikes into. The problem we found was that most SUV’s didn’t have a high enough roof line. We were resigned to buy a mini van.
As things would turn out, our sister-in-law wanted to sell her low mileage Lia Sedona. It doesn’t get good gas mileage, but it works great for the bikes and surfboards. And we got a great deal.
For bikes, I don’t think I’d go back to an SUV.
John