Road Tripping in the USA!

US rentals with Alamo booked from the UK website include all insurance you need and Alamo operate a full to full fuel policy as standard.
 
Amp34 said:
Any particular highlights to your trip/must sees?

Also, totally different topic - flight prices. Have they gone up significantly in the last couple of months for anyone else? I'm looking at tickets for London-Canada for some family members and they seem to have gone up by £100 across the board from last year (and even earlier this year) when they have been bought in the past. Just wondering if it's a weird booking quirk/specific route or something larger.
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Didn't you notice the massive devaluation of sterling since June? :p
 
That's always how it works, with the exception of guaranteed rates for more special cars nobody is going to guarantee you something as mundane as an Altima, it's just an example.
 
nitram100 said:
Yeh will be saving quite a lot to be fair as all 3 of us are sharing rooms with two double beds so have managed to save a lot and another problem is the car we got Mustang Cabrio will just about hold 3 peoples luggage let alone 4.
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Does seem an... interesting arrangement. Surely your GF's sister is going to get a bit fed up of being the third wheel especially without her own room? :p

Also you need to prepare for the eventuality that you won't be able to fit everything into a Mustang cabrio. We just about managed two peoples luggage into ours after packing light and that was for just over 2 weeks not almost 4. The rear seat legroom is also incredibly tight and not somewhere I'd want to spend more than 15 minutes let alone 4 weeks of road tripping. Even something like a Cadillac ATS basically swallows 2 peoples luggage and is then full in the boot...

The Mustang Cabrio is a great first Cali trip car but on this occasion I think you are going to be better off renting something larger.
 
b0rn2sk8 said:
I do find it odd that there is no Travel Lodge/Premier Inn equivalent in the states. There just seems to be a complete void between a complete dive like a Super 8 and decent hotels. While in reality they are both in the same category of budget hotels. Places like Super 8 get really badly reviewed with lots of issues with cleanliness where that just isn't the case in the UK with Travel Lodge/Premier Inn generally do very well.
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There is, it's basically Hampton Inn or Holiday Inn Express.
 
Howard said:
Any good? Enough room for 4 people comfortably and luggage (not a massive issue if there isn't room for 4 big bags though since they can go in someone else's car)?
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I think it's ideal and I really enjoy them. It's 3 series sized. What is it with people on here squeezing so many people into cars in road trip holidays?!

I find the ATS an ideal size for two, we fill the boot with the luggage but you can probably seat two comfortably in the back.
 
ALWAYS pick an international major (So Avis would be my recommendation of those you've listed) and buy the excess insurance separately.

Don't pick based on headline price, you will regret it.
 
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