Back to the airport to get car hire

[PPM]

Regarding stock levels of cars at Alamo MCO. Remember for every plane full of PAX arriving, there will be a similar amount of PAX waiting to depart on that same aircraft. The ones leaving will have returned their cars, the ones arriving will be collecting theirs. I dont know how many flights a day go thro MCO, but you can see there will be constant changing of fleet. As Tom said most times I have flown into MCO the selection lines at Alamo have been stacked full.

[MickyDC5]

To be honest being on my own with loads of time I’m sure I’ll come away happy 😀

[mick]

Originally Posted by MickyDC5

To be honest being on my own with loads of time I’m sure I’ll come away happy 😀

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I suppose you could alternate between A and B garages until you find the ideal car collecting some Starbucks as you pass.


The problem may be though is that you spot a car that ticks 90% of your list on side A but can't resist another trip to side B to find nothing there and returning to side A and find it's gone.

Mick

[MickyDC5]

Originally Posted by mick

I suppose you could alternate between A and B garages until you find the ideal car collecting some Starbucks as you pass.


The problem may be though is that you spot a car that ticks 90% of your list on side A but can't resist another trip to side B to find nothing there and returning to side A and find it's gone.

Mick

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Oh can you do that? How far apart are they? Maybe I should tag the wife and kids and split between both garages with walkie talkies 🤣

[PPM]

Originally Posted by MickyDC5

To be honest being on my own with loads of time I’m sure I’ll come away happy 😀

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Seriously just get a car from CCC or pick one up at the airport on arrival.
Chevy Traverse is best of standard SUVs had one was excellent. Duncanb will advise, he is the Dibb car quality expert.

If you feel you must go back to choose, I’d think that very early in morning would have best stocks, say between 3 and 7 am.



But...
I’ve just read on other forums that the best stock of cars are available at 3:17am on the second Tuesday of each month.

[mick]

Originally Posted by MickyDC5

To be honest being on my own with loads of time I’m sure I’ll come away happy 😀

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Originally Posted by MickyDC5

Oh can you do that? How far apart are they? Maybe I should tag the wife and kids and split between both garages with walkie talkies 🤣

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MCO is basically a symmetrical mirror image and the car hire desks and garages are replicated on sides A and B.

This plan will help. I've never used it but I think the DME departs from side B.

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The garages are at level 1 (basically ground level) and you can only cross in the main concourse at level 3. So you'd need cross back over the road from garage A, up the escalator/stairs/lift to level 3, walk across the concourse then down to level 1 and over the road to garage B. Then the whole thing in reverse to garage A again.


Mick

[PPM]

Originally Posted by mick

MCO is basically a symmetrical mirror image and the car hire desks and garages are replicated on sides A and B.

This plan will help. I've never used it but I think the DME departs from side B.

orlandoairports/getting-...#terminal-maps


The garages are at level 1 (basically ground level) and you can only cross in the main concourse at level 3. So you'd need cross back over the road from garage A, up the escalator/stairs/lift to level 3, walk across the concourse then down to level 1 and over the road to garage B. Then the whole thing in reverse to garage A again.


Mick

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Or you could talk to one of the garage reps and they will go and get the car you want, if they have it. They will check the other garage, and the return and preparation area, and maybe even National Car Hire to see if they have any. That will cost you no more than a tip to the person.

[mick]

Originally Posted by PPM

Or you could talk to one of the garage reps and they will go and get the car you want, if they have it. They will check the other garage, and the return and preparation area, and maybe even National Car Hire to see if they have any. That will cost you no more than a tip to the person.

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Or, when there's just the two of us, you go straight to garage B and pick the nicest, newest, lowest mileage car in the full size row. Then you're through the exit barrier inside 10 minutes.

Strange selection on 14 April though. An 8 seater van, 3 or 4 trucks and a similar number of Hyundai Sonatas and Nissan Altimas.

We chose the latter and it got us from A to B (as in places in Florida - not garages at MCO ) in complete safety and comfort.

Mick