Originally Posted by
lwildernorva
By the way, the narrow roads, the tight parking in cities and towns, and the even higher gas prices in Europe make taking the smallest rental car possible a good strategy. An SUV generally works only if you've got four people and a lot of luggage.
And even then get the narrowest SUV possible!
Also, I would suggest considering full "collision" coverage in rural Ireland, even if you let your credit card protect you elsewhere. (Besides, some credit card rental protections have specficially excluded Ireland!) It's not that a true "collision" is likley, it's just that with the narrow roads often bordered by stone walls (instead of shoulders), and the tight parking, etc, you're more likely to get scrapes/scratches/dents on a car there perhaps than most other places overseas.
Rental Tip:
Over in the Avis forum, someone discovered that they could get an Avis rental with insurance included on the avis.ie (Avis Ireland) site for less money than the exact same rental with no insurance included on avis.com (the Avis US site)! That didn't include the "super LDW" I think but even adding that in (a few euros a day I think it was) still made it come uut to less than if booked with no insurance indluded on the US site (and no insurance added upon pick-up).