Question: How do I determine the right size of rental car? Sometimes there are just the two of us, so the smallest car is fine. But this year we will be traveling with four of us for two weeks and will have eight pieces of luggage. Can you help?
Answer: This is the major cause of disappointment of car renters. Consider when you drive your own car around your home town you do not have any luggage but may fill the seats in your car with family on the Sunday drive. When you travel to another country you will be bringing at least one checked-in suitcase per person and one carry-on per person. If you have two people traveling, the you will have at least four pieces of luggage and maybe a few more. That means that you may wish to rent a Ford Focus, Toyota Corolla, VW Golf rather than a VW Up. When you complete the Search For Cars section on the ConnsIrelandCarRental.com site, you will see a selection of cars (up to 10) and if you click on the 'More Details' link next to the photo of the vehicle, you will see what they advise is the capacity of the vehicle. For example, the VW Polo is one Large suitcase and two small suitcases. The VW Golf is Two Large suitcases and two small suitcases. If you have four folks and eight pieces of luggage, you may consider a minivan as that will provide the most luggage space for four folks, especially if you're taking golf clubs. The 9 seat minivan should be considered for just 6 persons when accounting for 12 pieces of luggage.
The old axiom of packing comes into play here: pack your bags two days before you leave home. Then the day before you leave, take out half the clothes. You won't wear them. There are service laundries all over Ireland where you can hand in your dirty laundry in the morning and pick it up that evening when you return from your touring day. They charge by the weight; wash, dry and fold the laundry.
Answer: This is the major cause of disappointment of car renters. Consider when you drive your own car around your home town you do not have any luggage but may fill the seats in your car with family on the Sunday drive. When you travel to another country you will be bringing at least one checked-in suitcase per person and one carry-on per person. If you have two people traveling, the you will have at least four pieces of luggage and maybe a few more. That means that you may wish to rent a Ford Focus, Toyota Corolla, VW Golf rather than a VW Up. When you complete the Search For Cars section on the ConnsIrelandCarRental.com site, you will see a selection of cars (up to 10) and if you click on the 'More Details' link next to the photo of the vehicle, you will see what they advise is the capacity of the vehicle. For example, the VW Polo is one Large suitcase and two small suitcases. The VW Golf is Two Large suitcases and two small suitcases. If you have four folks and eight pieces of luggage, you may consider a minivan as that will provide the most luggage space for four folks, especially if you're taking golf clubs. The 9 seat minivan should be considered for just 6 persons when accounting for 12 pieces of luggage.
A note regarding luggage capacity: A large suitcase would be 26” or 29” and a small suitcase would be 19” or 22.” Be sure you have chosen a vehicle that will meet the passenger comfort and luggage capacity for the number of passengers
you have. You will find the larger, more comfortable car is not much more in cost.
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