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I know nothing about bike racks, we've never needed to think about them before but we are now starting to take ours with us more regularly and I figure they'd be better off transported on the car than inside the caravan (though I've no idea quite why I think this - do other people just lie them down in the middle of the van?).

We currently have an Audi A4 - my questions are

Would I be better off buying a bike rack to go on its roof or towbar? 

Is is nose-weight that I have to consider with the tow bar option?

If we switch to another car, will the roof rack still fit (are they universal or car specific)?

If we bought a Santa Fe with self leveling suspension, I'm figuring the bikes will be too big to go on the roof, but what's the implication of tow bar bike carries and that sort of suspension?

Thank you for any help!

We've done the bikes on the roof thing but with current car, it's too much of a strain to get them up there. You will also be prevented from entering some car parks that hve height barriers and also some toll lanes if you use European autoroutes.

We bought a Maxxraxx last year and though expensive, you can get 15% off by quoting your UK Campsite member number and you;ll wonder how you ever managed without it.