Possible to fit 7 Bikes in a Van/SUV? I am going on a long 200 mile tour over 3 days with six other people. We are riding down to Washington DC and then renting a car to drive back. We thought we could rent a Van or SUV and have two people drive that and fit all the bikes in it if the seats fold down. Then Rent another car for the rest of the people to fit in and drive back.

The bikes will mostly be 26 inch tire bikes with medium to large frames. Two of the bikes will be large framed 700cc tired bikes.

Any suggestions if this is possible?
remove the wheels
spin the bar 
turn the fork 180 to pick up a bit
remove the seat with post
remove the pedals (this is also for damage control)
use boxes for padding
wheels on top 
deflate the tires


I think I could get 7 in my 4 Runner but it would be close.   

You could even drop the fork and leave the cables attached to put the bar in the triangle.