Originally Posted by
trilinearmipmap
I need a rental vehicle for 6 people for 4 days labour day weekend in YVR.
All the rental car websites say that to guarantee seating for six I need to book a minivan or an enormous-sized SUV, these cost about $550.00 for four days including taxes and fees.
Some of the regular-sized SUV's (such as the Ford Explorer) come in six-passenger configurations as well as five-passenger configurations. However it seems if I try to book one of these I will not be guaranteed seating for six. The regular-sized SUV is more affordabe than the minivan or enormous SUV, besides being nicer for me to drive.
Does anyone have a way around this? Over a hundred dollars a day for a piece of **** North American minivan seems excessive to me.
I already tried Pricelining a minivan, I failed, but I'm not so keen on being locked in anyway in case the trip is cancelled.
Believe it or not, $100 a day is what you will be paying for a minivan this time of year. And minivan will be your only option, really. A Ford Explorer that seats six (sorry for the unlucky one in the third row) you will have no luggage room.
A Dodge Caravan or Toyota Sienna aren't that bad. Or, if you really despise minivans, bite the bullet and go with the Yukon/Suburban. If you really want all together comfortable, Yukon/Suburban will be the way to go. But you will have to pay.