I purchased [2] 64 gallon totes for both mini's. Most totes, (50 gal and 64 gallon) have the height of 21 inches. I do not have a front basket but, if your wheel base is 20", the basket should clear the tote. I went with the 64 gallon as it gave me just a bit more room in front to pad if needed and also found the taper from top to bottom was more square than the 50 gallon tote. They were 49.00 ea. at Lowes. The wheels also make it easy to move around which may answer your other question about your SUV. I put both bikes in totes to our van with no problems. The totes are both 23" wide but have to know that your handle bars will extend down out of the tote taking more real estate in your SUV.