ianconway
20-05-2007, 21:59
We've just got back from our two week holiday having never driven or hired a car in the US. We booked through uscarhire using Dollar car rental which was fantastic. We hired a SUV as we wanted to sit a little higher on the road. We figured that all the vehicles over there are so much bigger, we didn't want to be intimidated in a small car. It took four adults and luggage comfortably with ease.
Prior to going we signed up for Dollar express, which allowed us to jump the queue and get served faster. We flew with First Choice and believe me their car hire line was huge. I was in and out in less than 10 minutes.
We had no problems with any aspect of the rental, I must say it's a bit strange driving on the other side, but doesn't take much time to become use to it. I would thourghly recommend uscarhire and couldn't fault them. However we did hire the sat nav system which did misdirect us on several occasions. A small problem, which we overcame with a good map.
If you've never driven over there, take your time. Remember to pay for your fuel prior to refueling at the pumps. On our model of car you couldn't take the keys out of the ignition unless you where in the Park setting of the gear box. We averaged 16 miles a gallon, but at less than $3 a gallon it wasn't too bad at all.
We were a bit confused at first with four way junctions. Its first come first to go, which seemed to work very well over there but wouldn't work at all in the UK.
If your looking for a cheap and reliable service, use uscarhire and if you've never driven in the US don't worry its easier than you think.
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Prior to going we signed up for Dollar express, which allowed us to jump the queue and get served faster. We flew with First Choice and believe me their car hire line was huge. I was in and out in less than 10 minutes.
We had no problems with any aspect of the rental, I must say it's a bit strange driving on the other side, but doesn't take much time to become use to it. I would thourghly recommend uscarhire and couldn't fault them. However we did hire the sat nav system which did misdirect us on several occasions. A small problem, which we overcame with a good map.
If you've never driven over there, take your time. Remember to pay for your fuel prior to refueling at the pumps. On our model of car you couldn't take the keys out of the ignition unless you where in the Park setting of the gear box. We averaged 16 miles a gallon, but at less than $3 a gallon it wasn't too bad at all.
We were a bit confused at first with four way junctions. Its first come first to go, which seemed to work very well over there but wouldn't work at all in the UK.
If your looking for a cheap and reliable service, use uscarhire and if you've never driven in the US don't worry its easier than you think.
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