I can see the logic there. A friend and I did a week in the Highlands with our (motor)bikes back in '96, but we borrowed a Discovery, hired a small box trailer, and chucked the bikes in there. Great move - did a day on the bikes, a day in the car, etc. Best of both worlds and saved me a month in hospital being straightened out after a week and the thick end of 2k miles on a Ducati 916....ouch, it hurts even thinking about how that'd have gone even now! And a Strat ain't the most cosseting of cars.... no, I reckon if you're gonna transport it, a covered trailer is the way to go. And when you're not using the car, it's covered up and out of sight as well.