Welcome everyone, it's me, over here too! Do hit subscribe. And if ever I go missing... haha.

I made it to the end, and you know who else should? The manager at Halfords, get yourself a refund, fella!!

Your very first video is 11mins 11secs long. In numerology 11:11 is considered to be a significant moment in time for an event to occur. And yes it is, "GeoffBuysCars" has got a brand new channel. 😄❤

Congratulations on the new channel Geoff. I've had those rear door racks in the past... Once you go 'tow bar' rack there's no going back.

If I'm ever behind someone with a bike rack again, I'm changing lanes 😆

We have a rack that clamps to a tow ball, it’s brilliant if you have a tow bar

Got to the end of the video Geoff. Good video too. That bike rack needed hooks for sure.

I made it to the end of the video, I always do, congrats on the new channel.

What a great video and I did make it to the end Geoff. Well done on the new channel and I think you need a roof bike rack. 😃👍

Be prepared for damage to your car using these. Also the bikes seem low, do they partially cover the number plate? The Police can get uppity about that. I’d take it back to Halfords and say its not suitable for purpose. A towbar one would be better for you, lifting bikes off car roofs isn’t that easy if you’re not too tall.

I use tow bar bike carrier, the good thing is it can be unlocked to pull forwards with bikes attached for access into boot of car. It is secure so going over bumps does not cause it to move around.

To the end Geoff 😮 Of course I have twice. Never start what you can't finish. My motto. Till the next one 👍

Add a towbar to the Volvo and fit a towbar mounted rack .

My experience with bike racks.... Thule tow bar mounted. No straps damaging the paint.. no struggles getting them on the roof....

Have a look at these Thule 995001 OutWay Hanging 3-bike hanging trunk bike rack You can open the boot with it in place

Just pull a trailer. This is why we Americans love our pickup trucks.

I made it to the end of the video and I'm telling you in the comments! 😉

I have one of these, and just took my old T25 all the way to Tenerife and back without any dramas. I can safely say that the rack just about works but is basically crap. I gave up using those plastic dumbell things because they compress the rubber seal around the tailgate and let water in. I switched the straps around and used the ones with the flat hooky things instead. (Use a bit of gaffer tape to line the hook to protect the paintwork.) My van has a metal bumper, easy enough to use the ordinary metal hooks there, and this arrangement holds the rack in position easily. No side to side movement. So if you don't need to open the tailgate and don't mind your bikes obscuring number plates and lights then you're fine. So long as the cops don't object. I did realise that if anyone wants to steal my bike, chaining it to the rack won't help. You can literally loosen the straps and just lift the whole thing off in one go, hang it off the back of the thiefmobile and away you go. Those plastic dumbells do at least make this a bit less easy, but then normal car use gets harder!

Tow Bar rack on the Volvo , no problem with low bridges or car parks and cheaper on the Ferry. Thule make good ones or just buy a van Geoff ! Watch out for the exhaust melting your bike tyres. I bet more than three people made it to the end. I’ve got a seventeen foot canoe in the garden, looking forward to seeing you getting that lot on the 850

6:31 we have a towbar mounted one and its superb

I have the previous Halfords bike rack with 6 mounting points. And the other week I nearly got rid of it; I'm so glad I watched this review. A review that reviews how good my current bike rack is. Great work Geoff.

Rear hatches/hinges aren't designed to take the weight of two bikes. Also you then need another number plate and lights to stay legal. Tow bar mounted bike carrier or a trailer or roof bar mounted bike clamps are only safe options.

I have used roof mounted and tow Ball mounted racks, I would go every time for a Tow Ball rack as its easier to get the bikes on and can take 4 bikes.

Always make it to the end of your vids! I like your new channel, less debatable content…

Pendle rack on a tow bar or thule, Thule also make great roof racks. Ever since 2000 ish that's all I've used, can't beat solid fixtures/ mount point, fasten & forget 👌

Watched it all Geoff. I like the sketch of the volvo and roof bikes 👍🏻😁

Funky Phil..... Firing up the welder. Made it to the end.

I had the same problem with my 1 Series. I ended up buying a Thule 3 bike rack. It was expensive but 110% secure.

3:18 ''please comment on what I should do'' Get a refund, put the bikes in the Volvo's boot. Fun fact, if you post a bad review on Halfords website, it will not get published - they only accept 5 stars feedback....

I’ve never seen this kind of bike rack thing. I’ve always thought it was either the hitch ball mount or roof rack type. Anyway I have no other choice but to suggest Thule … since they’re 🇸🇪 and I’m 🇳🇴! I have only seen quality products from them. I made it to the end of the video. Did someone make it to the bottom of my comment??😂

Tow bar on the Volvo, get a tilting bike rack. Best defence against people parking too close behind as well 😅

Tow Bar Rack 👍

I had one of these nearly 15 years ago. It was crap then. Great for paint scars

Haha this is how I ended up with a crewcab transit 😂😂 I had that exact rack on my old Ford CMax, it was so much faff loading and offloading, and driving was terrifying knowing the bikes were basically being held on with 4 teeny straps. I wouldn't have my bikes on the roof cause I know I'd forget and crunch them all on a barrier. A tow bar rack, (Thule is often recommended) where the bikes are all sat properly would be the answer for anything more than 3 bikes. Look forward to seeing you all on the trails!

3:18 Buy a Ford Raptor, put ALL your bikes in the BED of the truck. You can even invite your kids friends & put their bikes back there as well. Simple & you won't need a strap-on... ➕ YOU WILL LOVE THAT DETROIT V8 RUMBLE...🇺🇸🍻🇬🇧 💚🤙🏼❤

Subscribed, and I don't even have a Volvo!... but I do have a 1968 Series 2A Landrover. Just taxed it for the year, £0 Same money I paid for the MOT :) I love classic vehicles.

I had a similar Halfords rack a few years ago. It worked the opposite way... the hooks were on the top of the tailgate, and the plastic "tubes" were on the bottom. So after initial adjustment, just hook on the top, put the "tubes" in the boot, close lid, and pull the bottom straps taut . With initial adjustment, fitted fine on saloons, hatchbacks and even an MX5, and reg plate was visible.

Definetly a refund. Looked at these a while back and decided to visit a wrecker and get a genuine towbar for my mondeo mk4. Fitting was straightforward but working out how to programme Forscan to recognise the towbar took a bit of figuring so the reversing sensors worked and power was extended from the parking assist module to the tow socket and it all worked.

Just joined this channel , didn't know you had it, glad you are re visiting it with fun stuff ( the 4 f's)😊 Made it to the end😊 love the Volvo sketch, did you d it Geoff ? Take it back Geoff , get your money back 😊 Two bikes in volvo boot, two bikes on roof rack of volvo 😊

That piece of plastic deformed quite well, years ago Halfords tried selling me one of those racks and it kept falling off. I ended up getting a tow ball fitted and got a rack that mounted on it. I have since changed car but can still use the rack

Go for the towbay solution. Easy to put bikes on and off, and you are able to open the boot aswell. Just need a towbar for both cars......

Had every type of bike rack..on various cars.. like you say Geoff they are certainly not great these days..more plastic than anything. We had one loosen on the M25 when it was on the roof type. The days of using the old baby mirror to see the bikes up there and not the child. The trailer one i think is easier for putting the bikes on. I think getting something adapted for ya is a safer option.

I made it to the end.

You need to mount the bike rack a bit higher up on the BMW. Try aiming around the rear wiper.

These racks are not the best, the fitting is reliant on the straps which can be a weak point. Bite the bullet, get a tow bar and a Thule rack, worth every penny. I’d heavily advise against roof mounted ones as you will forget the bikes and try and enter a height restriction!!!!! Trailer mounted rack is also a good option. I prefer to have the bikes behind me (well I have a van now 😉) as you have the benefit of being able to see them in your mirrors.

Made it to the end ! Great new content, keep it up !!!

Yess! Brilliant stuff! Another amazing Geoff channel! Much appreciated Geoff!

Seen plenty like that fail badly

Trailer all the way....multipurpose when not using bikes, use for taking crap to tip, etc get even more adventurous make summink to attach to enclose it for kids to sleep in and you and Mrs Geoff can sleep on inflatable in back of car if weather is too windy to pitch tent when you arrive at destination...etcetcetc....

Two tow-balls, one trailer, then either car can take the bikes! Just wait until Lee finds out they aren't electric bikes! - - - Nice drawing of a Volvo with four bikes on the roof (proof I got to the end!)

3:46 get a towbar Those pad ones can wreck your Paint on longer journeys.

Go buy an old Mercedes 208d little van haha. Great mechanical bullet proof diesels, like an 850tdi😂😂 In all seriousness that is a joke of a bike rack with piddly little staps 🤔😬 Made it to the end as usual! 😊

never liked bike racks hanging off a tailgate of a car, better on the roof or inside the car,👍👍👍

End of video key word....Mr(s) Geoff's Strap on.... I have never understood the need to have a bike rack for a car. Surly the point of bikes is that you can go places without taking the car ... Well that's what I do...

Re opened this video and most of my suggested feed is various bike racks. My days of that are way gone. Grafton Water and Rutland are both good places as long as you like long rides. Neither are that near you unfortunately.

I've always been with you on not believing in sunscreen, but when anyone questions why I've never had a real argument other than I just don't like not getting a good tan. Can you do a video on it? 😂

I used to have a great bike rack fitted to the tailgate of my old 850 T5 (many moons ago), but if IRRC it was a "genuine Volvo accessory".

How did a "How To" video go so sideways so fast? All I am going to remember is Strap-Ons & Fingering. LOL

"The obvious solution here is don't have children but it's a bit late for that" 😂😂😂 painfully true

Thule are by far the best both roof and towbar mounted. Mrs Geoff could get them on the roof it easy. The towbar mounted racks move out of the way so you can open the boot... Job done..

Made it to the end , thanks Geoff 😁

I watched till the end

😂The Law Requires your number plate and rear lights to be clearly visible. Therefore, when solo, in practically every case a lighting board will be required, which plugs into your 12N road light socket (note that reflective red triangle are only for use on a trailer, so your board should not have these, but it still needs reflectors).

I'm here.

Yippeeee more of Geoff, can't be bad.

Trailer with bike rack on the trialer and the clothes can go in the boot of the volvo

Made it to the end 😂❤

so gone from using a proper bracket to a dodgy plastic thinger ma giggy bit of tubing so much for reducing plastic !

Those tailgate racks aren't great. Plus you really need a light board to be legal. The best solution is tow bar mounted, if thats not an option then roof mounted.

Here because of Geofbuyscars.

I'd have returned the rack to Halfords.. Nice woods.. to the end..11.11

Bin the rear rack - use roof bar mounted stands 👍( ask me how I know lol)

Buy Mrs Geoff a volvo 850....or put the towing hook in for the BMW and secure to that

I had a roof rack for bike years ago but stopped using it because it had to come off because of headroom issues.

More content, yaaaassssss!! 😂

Tow bar mount

Should have called the channel daddy issues.

Jeev ... I did my back in trying to fit a rack similar to this to my V40. It was like the worst rubix cube in the world to work out. It almost smashed the hatchback windscreen when setting the arms.......nightmare

Made it to the end

Had a Mk2 Capri, bought a bicycle, got it in the backseat. Had to take the front wheel off to get it out. The girlfriend was much easier to deal with.

Couldn't you move the rack up a bit and attach it under the boot and on top of the boot and the sides, then you can open the boot . So the top mounting points would be just below the back window.

Would it work if you put a flat steel bar behind the number plate, with enough of it protruding either side, and bent to shape, to give you 2 lower mounting points? It would probably need a length of steel or wood at the back of the bumper to make it more solid.

11:11

Good vid geoff

I made it to the end

Made it to the end.😂

We made it to the end

If you don't want a van get an old pickup truck and chuck the bikes in the back.

Thule Aero crossbars, mountings to suit your Volvo roof bars and Thule ProRide roof bike rack(s) Things which dangles bikes off back of car all tend to be dodgey, PITA to greater or lesser extent or both

Reading the instructions helps. Blaming Chinese manufacturers won't help you, buy cheap get crap.

Will you do a video on "Strap Ons" Geoff

So Halfords sell you a bike rack that guarantees you'll be buying a couple of bikes from them the first time you use it.😅

Roof and towbar rack.

You need a pick up truck with a tailgate bike pad.

Nice pencil drawing of the Volvo. 👍😀 Did you do it?

Trailer!

That stupid inside tailgate mount is unbelievable. In the good old days of real British Standards, that would not meet any of them. No kitemark. Remember those? Hallmark of something well designed, that won’t immediately fail or injure you. I realise it’s fashionable to laugh at past things, but still in the 1960s, a kitmark & a BS1234 number meant something. Liberalisation is great in many ways but it’s meant more people getting ripped off by bad products which do not perform as advertised, or having products fail on them due to poor design or inferior quality materials, or even being injured by dangerous products. In all cases, somebody with understanding of the forces that will be applied when in use, someone like Geoff’s friend Phil, looked over an example of almost everything offered for sale in U.K. It wasn’t so much a must-have, a kitemark, but if your product met BS1234, you could advertise on the basis of that, if you wanted to.

Those hatchback mounted bike racks are ridiculous!!!! Get a towbar mounted one!!!

Funky Phil yeaaaaaa! Could he not produce two straps to secure further the rack on Mrs Geoffs car. Im sure he knows a man who can. Obviously the Volvo rack is ideal when you are all together. Cheers Geoff.😊 LOL always have a 'strap on' oh errrr! Matron.....😂😂😂😂😂Made it to the end....finger it out....is it my sewer of a mind or you. 😅

Cool subscribed apparently 118 beat me to it! Safety belt channel? Will I need to have seat belts on the couch to watch buckled up ? 'Geoff sells art' signed limited editions at the end...👍🇬🇧