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Family Forum / Parenting / Parenting / January 2006Renting a car with two babies in carseats - HELP!
Hi - I am going to be renting a car for a long road trip this summer with two small children in car seats. We need a BIG car (those rear facing seats take up TONS of leg room space!) with lots of leg room and lots of cargo space. The wider the car, the better. The longer the car, the better! Both mini vans and mid to full size SUVs are a lot of money to rent, so a very large full size sedan may be our best bet. But we're going camping and need lots of cargo room, too. Any vehicle suggestions? I know car rental companies can't guarantee a particular vehicle (only a class of vehicle) so our only sure bet may be renting a full-size SUV....anyone know who rents these more cheaply (I will be renting in Canada)? Thanks! Paula > Any vehicle suggestions? I know car rental companies can't guarantee a > particular vehicle (only a class of vehicle) so our only sure bet may > be renting a full-size SUV....anyone know who rents these more cheaply > (I will be renting in Canada)? I'd be surprised if you couldn't fit two rear-facing car seats in a full-sized American sedan. We rented a Mercury Montego (same as a Ford Five Hundred) and it had a positively cavernous back seat. We could have fit THREE rear-facing car seats back there! While it's hard to know for sure what model of car you'd get when renting a full-sized sedan in Canada, I doubt you'd have a problem. You might want to shop the different agencies to see which makes/models they offer in the full-size sedan class, but my bet is you'll be fine with a full-size sedan and don't really need an SUV. -- Be well, Barbara If you can find one to rent, try to find a scion xB, they are funny looking but will fit 2 car seats, w/ quite a bit of cargo room. The problem will be finding one to rent. > Hi - > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Thanks! > Paula > If you can find one to rent, try to find a scion xB, they are funny looking > but will fit 2 car seats, w/ quite a bit of cargo room. The problem will > be finding one to rent. "Funny looking"? Hah! My toaster-on-wheels is beautiful. We've taken it camping, and it can get a bit crowded -- but so long as the people in the back seat are in car seats, it should be fine. We pack sleeping bags, etc. there and put harder stuff in the back.  SignatureSara accompanied by TK, due in April Quoting, for users of Google Groups: http://groups.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=14213&topic=250 >> If you can find one to rent, try to find a scion xB, they are funny >> looking [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > "Funny looking"? Hah! My toaster-on-wheels is beautiful. hehe.... I didn't say I didn't have one ;) I just regret getting mine a couple of months too early, I would have LOVED the salsa red that just came out. > We've taken it camping, and it can get a bit crowded -- but so long as > the people in the back seat are in car seats, it should be fine. We pack > sleeping bags, etc. there and put harder stuff in the back. > "Anonymama" <user@foobar.com.invalid> wrote in message > > "Funny looking"? Hah! My toaster-on-wheels is beautiful. > > hehe.... I didn't say I didn't have one ;) > I just regret getting mine a couple of months too early, I would have LOVED > the salsa red that just came out. We got the silver specifically because it looks like a toaster (and even more like a bread machine, we've realized). The white ones look like tipped-over washing machines... I think it's funny how their marketing is all hip and young, but everyone I see driving them is at least in their thirties. SignatureSara accompanied by TK, due in April Quoting, for users of Google Groups: http://groups.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=14213&topic=250 > > "Anonymama" <user@foobar.com.invalid> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > I think it's funny how their marketing is all hip and young, but > everyone I see driving them is at least in their thirties. My father (73 years old) drives an orange boxy Honda Pilot ... with flames on the sides. My 16 year old daughter drives a sky blue Scion tC. I bet it stands for tiny Coupe. She loves it. >> "Anonymama" <user@foobar.com.invalid> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > I think it's funny how their marketing is all hip and young, but > everyone I see driving them is at least in their thirties. ya .. I get looks from young men... and then they see the 30something mom w/ 2 car seats in the back ;) > Hi - > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > of cargo space. The wider the car, the better. The longer the car, > the better! We rented a Dodge Intrepid last summer, the back seat was big enough to hold a full back booster, a Britax roundabout and me. The trunk was huge! all of our luggage, my brother's luggage and the stroller. This past Christmas we rented a Taurus which was had a surprisingly big trunk. The carseats wouldn't be an issue in that either. Mary W. Hertz (and probably others) gives passenger/luggage counts for each class of car. You'd want one which holds at least 4 if not 5 adults and equivalent luggage. The nice thing about Hertz is that when they've been sold out of our class of car, they upgrade to the next highest level-which is why we ended up with a small SUV in California (and after having one for a week, I can see why people like them). SignatureDonna DeVore Metler Orff Music Specialist/Kindermusik Mother to Angel Brian Anthony 1/1/2002, 22 weeks, severe PE/HELLP And Allison Joy, 11/25/04 (35 weeks, PIH, Pre-term labor) > Hi - > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Thanks! > Paula The Chev impala seems to be very big! KR > Hi - > > I am going to be renting a car for a long road trip this summer with > two small children in car seats. I didn't know you could rent a car with two small children. Most parents just bring their own kids. ;-) (...) > Any vehicle suggestions? I know car rental companies can't guarantee a > particular vehicle (only a class of vehicle) so our only sure bet may > be renting a full-size SUV....anyone know who rents these more cheaply > (I will be renting in Canada)? In the US, Hertz will guarentee a particular model, at least if you are a Hertz #1 club member. Not sure about other car rental companies or out of the US. I don't know if there are extra fees to go with this, either. Jeff > Thanks! > Paula [snip] > Any vehicle suggestions? I know car rental companies can't guarantee a > particular vehicle (only a class of vehicle) so our only sure bet may > be renting a full-size SUV....anyone know who rents these more cheaply > (I will be renting in Canada)? Make sure that the rental company *knows* you will be having two babies in car seats - that way if they have to change the vehicle you will get, they should change it to another suitable one. SignaturePenny Gaines UK mum to three |
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