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TimP
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Status: offline |  Posted - 24 Apr 2008 : 16:22:12  
| I've just booked a 4 door compact with Dollar at MCO and wondered if anyone knows what cars they are using in this category. Is it likely to be a Dodge caliber?
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roger
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Frosty
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Status: offline | Posted - 25 Apr 2008 : 12:37:02
| | I was with my brother in law when he picked up his car (booked on here) at the dollar on 192, and the woman said "we only have the 1 compact left at the moment" she was refering to the PT cruiser!!!! |
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roger
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Frosty
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Status: offline | Posted - 25 Apr 2008 : 16:13:35
| Do they really rate a PT as higher than a Caliber? (more of a thinking in my head question than questioning you Roger)
I would have thought they were both the same size and standard!
I have a PT and i don't think its any better than a caliber, which i have also rented.
Is it something to do with the PT been more popular? |
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ujpest doza
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Status: offline | Posted - 25 Apr 2008 : 16:52:03
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Originally posted by roger
The PT cruiser is an Intermediate. In the case above they had a free upgrade.
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Originally posted by ujpest doza
We booked an Intermediate and were given a PT Cruiser which we didn't accept as it is a Compact.
The staff whp patrol the car park at Dollar told us it wasn't and said it was definately a Compact.
I cannot believe a PT Cruiser could be classed as an Intermediate, its tiny!
The car we were then given was a Chrysler Sebring which is an Intermediate according to Dollars website but it has a tiny boot and we couldn't fit our luggage in and had to pay to upgrade to a Pacifica.
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Nikki D
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Status: offline | Posted - 25 Apr 2008 : 17:32:23
| | The year before last we had a compact car and it was a Dodge Neon. It was ok and good on fuel but no room for two cases. One in boot and one on back seat. Had the Sebring last year which still never had much boot space but a much nicer car. |
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roger
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50sumtng
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Ian Dee
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Status: offline | Posted - 30 Apr 2008 : 17:07:24
| we ordered a 2 door compact for our trip and am here at the moment.
It turned out to be a 4 door PT Cruiser which is OK for the 2 of us. None seemed to have the rear shelf as I looked at some in their car park (Dollar) before I went back to report it.
Has all that's really necessary ( and the first car we have hired here with a compass!) no height seat adjustment though.
Re the cases problem, yes they only go on seats for their classification. We have had quite a few Intermediates which could not get 2 cases in the 'boot'. Very big boots, just the aperarture is soooooo small to get the cases in. Not much point ordering a larger car for the case issue if only 2 of you as the other case can go on the back seat.
larger car, less mpg-------- especially as 'gas' is now a whopping $3.50 per gallon! WOnder what the locals would make of £1.09 per litre! $9.57 |
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TimP
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Ian Dee
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Status: offline | Posted - 01 May 2008 : 02:14:33
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Originally posted by TimP
Does the PT Cruiser have a similar boot size to the dodge caliber?
probably deeper than a PT but the access via the trunk apperature is quite small. The PT having no parcel shelf and the ability to fold down the back seats probaably has the betters space for cases, depends how many in your party |
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Frosty
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Status: offline | Posted - 01 May 2008 : 15:23:19
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Originally posted by Ian Dee
larger car, less mpg-------- especially as 'gas' is now a whopping $3.50 per gallon! WOnder what the locals would make of £1.09 per litre! $9.57
Ian, i know its a light hearted comment, but there is a couple of things you should realise.
The American pay structure is nothing like the UK, people get much less per hour.
The US gallon is smaller than the UK gallon, so the cost would be more per gallon to directly compare.
US cars do less per gallon, my PT Cruiser does approx 22MPG.
So in answer to your question, it sucks that it costs $3.50 and in comparison its just as hard on us "locals" as what you pay in the UK.
Remember a year ago the cost was $2.50 so the increase is % wise much more over the year. |
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chrizzy100
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Status: offline | Posted - 03 May 2008 : 01:10:34
| We really disliked the PT Cruiser ...would never have one again...
We now stick with the Chevrolet Cobalt 2 door...great little car...if there are only 2 of you.. |
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roger
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What compact cars are Dollar using?
