Honda Element - cheap, reliable and sounds like what you are looking for.

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Fatigue is biochemical, not biomechanical.
- Andrew Coggan, PhD

Ditto on the Element, mine didn't cost much despite 4WD and decent spec and is like a sports bag on wheels.

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Forget speedwork. Speedwork is the icing on the cake and you don't have a cake yet. - MattinSF

Basically they have 9 tenants, live life to the fullest, do not turn the cheak, and embrace the 7 deadly since. - TheForge (on satanists)

Just get a small used truck. see http://aliciaparr.com/blog/?p=138



Then all you need are some nifty fork mounts and a board or toolbox.




Cheap and utilitarian.

--gary

Look for a late model Suzuki Esteem Wagon, these things run forever lots of room and dirt cheap.

Get your self a 10 year old German or Jap wagon like a Passat or a Legacy and leave the rear seats down, you'll be able to chuck a couple of fully assembled bikes in the back. You'll get it for a pittance, can and it will run for years.

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"How bad can it be?" - SimpleS

I've got a '96 Subaru Legacy wagon I bought 4 years ago for $3K. I'd buy another in a heartbeat. You can fit a bike in no problem (wheels on) and the AWD is sweet if it gets slick out.