Rich_London

Guys, we're coming over for a look around Seattle and the surrounding area in March and are trying to find a decent car hire place which does 4x4 SUV types, we've looked at the usual Hertz/Avis type places but they dont have any big SUV type cars in stock, is this normal or am i missing something?

Thanks in Advance....

Rich

candy wy.

Think you are maybe missing something in the drop down menu on the hertz site it has car type and you can pick suv from there..

avanutria

Out of curiosity, why do you want an SUV? Going offroad?

I'm guessing car rental places simply don't stock many SUVs, especially urban areas.

tonrob

I think many places have them (airports often have the biggest inventory of cars in general) although they can charge a sodding fortune for them.

Bob

They usually all have them, even pick ups, but the big ones tend to be really pricey, especially to insure.

Why, unless you really need it would you want one though? Chevy Suburban half ton will cost about $100 to fill up and it handles like a leaking bag of spuds...lot of fun though, but I'd not want to park it or gun the engine

Rich_London

There are four of us plus bags, ski gear etc and we want to tour around areas between Seattle and the Canadian border... I can see large SUV's etc on Avis/Hertz but you're right we'd be looking at big bucks to hire for the best part of a month... So i was hoping for something equivalent to an estate, i think Americans call them station wagons, but basically we cant find anything with enough room for us all plus bags without forking out big time...

I guess we're just going to have to suck it up and pay, can't see a better option... thanks for all the advice.

Rich

Vimto

Hertz in Seattle should be able to rent you a Tahoe or Yukon which should be plenty big for 4 of you and all your ski stuff @ $800 a week, if they are too big there is the Traverse @ $500 a week booking well in advance should ensure that they shuffle vehicles so they will have your choice or close in stock

N1cky

Try the name your own price option on Priceline. You can specify you want an SUV and then bid what you are willing to pay.

MarylandNed

You could get a minivan. Not as "cool" as an SUV but you can fold down the third row of seats for extra storage and still seat 4 people in the front 2 rows.

Michael

Use the following link to get promo codes for the different rental companies.

http://www.rentalcodes.com/index.html

Also check the prices on the discount rental companies (Enterprize, Dollar, Thrifty, etc.) since they seem to be about 20% cheaper than the major companies (Hertz, Avis, or Budget).

For example, Thrifty (with a 7% promo code) has a Ford Escape for $285 per week, a Dodge Caravan for $352, or a Jeep Cherokee for $397. There are also taxes and fees that will be added to those prices.

Kaffy Mintcake

That's what I would do. I have used Priceline before for car rentals with good success.