Cars, Cars, Cars

[1andrea]

I am looking for a Car to collect at MCO on 22nd May until June 13th so 22 nights.

We are 2 Adults and 1 Child and want a car to fit in us plus 3 Suitcases and 3Holdalls (can take 2 Suitcases and 4 Holdalls if needed)

I was going to book a Budget car through Expedia going via quidco with 6.9% cashback, yesterday a 4 door Sebring was £448 today its £460 so I had a look on Us Rentacar.

On Us Rentacar Budget has some free upgrades our quote is below

Quote reference no : EM50138Supplier : Budget Rent A CarPickup Location : (MCO) Orlando International Airport, Orlando
FloridaDropoff Location : (MCO) Orlando International Airport, Orlando
FloridaPick up Date : 22 May 2009, 15:30Drop off Date : 13 June 2009, 15:30Number of Days : 22 DaysInsurance Type : Fully InclusiveVehicle Type : Intermediate 4dr A/C (Free upgrade to the Full Size 4dr) Chrysler Sebring or similarVehicle Cost : 456.00 GBP

Now does anyone know if the Sebring is the car you get before the upgrade so actually get a bigger car or is the Sebring the car you get once you have had the upgrade? From reading above I thought it was after the upgrade but Sebrings according to the Website are Intermediate not full size.

We have rented once before quite a few years ago so I am not sure which car we will need. The car rental sites also quote different luggage capacity for the same cars and I am getting very confused and we are running out of time.

We were thinking a 4 door would be best so we can use the rest of the back seat to put some of our luggage on so will we need a compact, economy, intermediate, midsize or fullsize

We don't mind what car we get as long as it fits us and our luggage and ofcourse the cheapest possible price!

Thanks

 

[wayneg]

The car quoted is before upgrade, even after booking and paid for on the confirmation you don't see upgrade car as its not guaranteed. You only get upgrade if available, 9/10 you get it no problem, we always have but some have not.
I would not pay for 4 doors, rented about 24 times now in US every time booked 2 door but never had one, they don't stock them(or very very few)
Last year we got upgrade from Inter to Full size got a Pontiac GP, great car.

 

[1andrea]

The car quoted is before upgrade, even after booking and paid for on the confirmation you don't see upgrade car as its not guaranteed. You only get upgrade if available, 9/10 you get it no problem, we always have but some have not.
I would not pay for 4 doors, rented about 24 times now in US every time booked 2 door but never had one, they don't stock them(or very very few)
Last year we got upgrade from Inter to Full size got a Pontiac GP, great car.

Thanks for the reply.

Great Idea about only booking the 2 doors, I will do that!

What is the smallest car you have rented and did you have a problem fitting in all your luggage?

We are flying Virgin and have 2 bag allowance each for the three of us, on the way there it won't be a problem but on the way back we intend to use our allowance!

 

[wayneg]

We have always booked full size (or free upgrade to full size) but never taken more than 3 cases + 1 holdall. never had a problem with them. Sometimes we have been upgraded to Premium or 7 seater then loads of space.

 

[Lizzybear]

We had a Sebring (intermediate car with dollar thru usrentacar) in California last year and we were 2 adults with 2 cases, 1 holdall and 2 largeish hand luggage bags. This all fitted in the boot (we moved around a lot so we wanted a boot big enough to fit everything in, if we were staying in just one place we'd have hired a smaller car and just put stuff on the back seat as we did for Orlando in 2007) but I don't think we could have got another case or holdall in there. I reckon 4 people and 6 items of luggage would be a squeeze but I guess it could be doable if you're only transporting luggage to and from the airport, would mean items on the floor and maybe on knees aswell as the middle seat. I reckon the free upgrade to full-size will be better for a family, could probably fit another case or 2 in the boot then