What size car to hire?

Hi everybody,

My family and I are heading off to Orlando in October :D, there are 7 of us in total. We are currently debating on what size vehicle to hire, or whether to hire two (as my husband and I are going with my Mum her partner and 3 teenagers[msneek])

Does anyone have any opinions on what would be best?

Thanks in advance,

Jen.

It depends if you intend to do everything together or not. With two cars you get the option to do something differant on the same day.

Personally, so long as there are at least two of you in the party that can/want to drive, I would go for two cars. Perhaps a 7 seater and an economy car. When you go somewhere together, say the theme parks, you could go in one car (and one parking charge) and you could go off on your own without having to worry that the others don't have transport. With 3 teenagers you might also struggle for space for the luggage to and from the airport with one car.

The car hire from this site is great value and definitely worth checking out.

I would wholeheartedly agree with Lesley. 2 cars are a must when you have a large party who may wish to do different things, but the 7 seaters are great for days out together trips to the restaurant etc. I don't think the 8 seater is much more in price than the 7 for a bit of extra room.<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by LesleyB
Personally, so long as there are at least two of you in the party that can/want to drive, I would go for two cars. Perhaps a 7 seater and an economy car. When you go somewhere together, say the theme parks, you could go in one car (and one parking charge) and you could go off on your own without having to worry that the others don't have transport. With 3 teenagers you might also struggle for space for the luggage to and from the airport with one car.

The car hire from this site is great value and definitely worth checking out.
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Two cars would make a lot of sense, you could have a large and small one. But if you stayed with just one you'd need to go with one of the people carriers.

There are 8 of us and we aare going with a 7 seater and an economy. We were 6 last year and we decided that it would have definately been a better idea to have had another small car, we had discussed this before we went but unsure and had stuck to one in the end.-

jan wouldnt it be better to go for an 8 seater? so you could all fit in the 1 vehicle if needed to? 8 seater + 1 car we are doing that, so my daughter and partner and the baby can go their own ways for a day or so if they like! but then for a day to daytona or clearwater we can all set out in the 1 vehicle! oh i cant wait!!

Those two birds can't stay away from one another.There will be another baby in your blanket soom,Liz!!!

I am strictly in the 2 car camp.Even if we go with one other couple,we have 2 cars.Before we got to know the American cars,we always used to ask the car hire people to equate a car to a British model.If you use the link above,I am sure John/Roger will do that.Certainly a van means something quite different over there

Thanks so much for that, I had not thought about getting a big car and an economy, had only thought about 2 standard size cars.

Have just checked out prices on the car hire site and the price is coming out roughly the same as a 12 seater, which is what I was thinking about getting because of all our luggage - especially on the way home!!!

Thanks again,

Jen.