Any tips for renting a "5-door"
May 16, 2015, 10:55 am
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Any tips for renting a "5-door"
A 5-door car, what we used to call a hatchback.
I travel often for work, where a colleague stores a bicycle for me at his home. He brings it to the office for me on Monday morning, and my challenge is finding a rental vehicle that will fit the bike, to drive it from the office to the hotel.
Last summer, for whatever reason, I had great luck finding minivans and/or SUVs for the same price as a compact or midsize. But no luck with that this spring/summer. So I'm wondering about other vehicles that could fit the bike (which doesn't have quick-release wheels, BTW). Hatchbacks are perfect, fold the rear seat down and the bike slides right in the back.
I've sometimes gotten PT Cruisers from Alamo as a compact, and last week Budget gave me a hatchback Prius. But these are hit and miss, more often than not, the assigned car (or available cars in the choose-your-own aisle) are standard sedans with standard trunks.
Are there any rental companies that might have a 5 door as a reservable option?
I travel often for work, where a colleague stores a bicycle for me at his home. He brings it to the office for me on Monday morning, and my challenge is finding a rental vehicle that will fit the bike, to drive it from the office to the hotel.
Last summer, for whatever reason, I had great luck finding minivans and/or SUVs for the same price as a compact or midsize. But no luck with that this spring/summer. So I'm wondering about other vehicles that could fit the bike (which doesn't have quick-release wheels, BTW). Hatchbacks are perfect, fold the rear seat down and the bike slides right in the back.
I've sometimes gotten PT Cruisers from Alamo as a compact, and last week Budget gave me a hatchback Prius. But these are hit and miss, more often than not, the assigned car (or available cars in the choose-your-own aisle) are standard sedans with standard trunks.
Are there any rental companies that might have a 5 door as a reservable option?
