Mis sold mislead car hire

photome

meer53 wrote: »

Maybe it's just me but we've been to Florida a few times now, 2 adults and 2 kids, the most luggage we've taken is 2 suitcases plus hand luggage. What could you need to put in 4 suitcases ? Plus hand luggage ?

Irrelevant as the OP took 4 cases, he hasnt aksed how to slim down his luggage

Having said that there are very few cars in the USA that would fit 4 large cases and 4 people in comfort, even a small SUV would struggle and full size cars like Chrysler 300 have small (in comparison) trunks

bazster

meer53 wrote: »

Maybe it's just me but we've been to Florida a few times now, 2 adults and 2 kids, the most luggage we've taken is 2 suitcases plus hand luggage. What could you need to put in 4 suitcases ? Plus hand luggage ?

I know someone who went for a one-week holiday to Cyprus and had to pay excess baggage. On the way out. A bloke.

meer53

bazster wrote: »

I know someone who went for a one-week holiday to Cyprus and had to pay excess baggage. On the way out. A bloke.

He should have a word with himself

bazster

meer53 wrote: »

He should have a word with himself

I know, I did two weeks in the Canaries last year with just hand luggage. Some shorts, some T's, sorted.

ferf1223

meer53 wrote: »

Maybe it's just me but we've been to Florida a few times now, 2 adults and 2 kids, the most luggage we've taken is 2 suitcases plus hand luggage. What could you need to put in 4 suitcases ? Plus hand luggage ?

We regularly travel with 2 cases (one is a big case with a medium one inside) where we have the luggage allowance so on the way back we have spare capacity for stuff we buy, and the 3rd case and possibly a carry-on bag ends up checked on the way back if we can have 4 cases...the OP didn't say all 4 cases were full - but if they had a 4-case luggage allowance...I can completely see the point of having 4 cases with them.

And for us, we prefer not to scrimp on what we pack really...if we have the allowance, we'll make use of it, why not do so?

I do agree with photome though - there aren't a lot of rental cars that would really accomodate 4x people and 4x large cases easily.

System

Caliber does appear to be classed s a compact by some rental firms

http://www.uscarhire.com/cartypes.aspx

mgdavid

ferf1223 wrote: »

........ - but if they had a 4-case luggage allowance...I can completely see the point of having 4 cases with them.

And for us, we prefer not to scrimp on what we pack really...if we have the allowance, we'll make use of it, why not do so?.......

because it causes problems with fitting it all in the hire car that's why !