Alamo 15 Seater

dwabo · 9 Jan 20, 05:32 PM

Hi,

We travel in May 2020 - 6 Adults, 2 Kids & a Baby - 9 in total.

The only vehicle available at Alamo for us is a 15 Seater Minibus. Iv noticed that other car hire companies have 12 Seaters available but they are almost double the Alamo price.

Has anyone had an experience of a 15 seater, how big are they to drive/park etc.

Thanks

Mr Tom Morrow · 9 Jan 20, 05:53 PM

There is very little difference in size between the 2 vehicles but the 12 seaters are quite scarce.

It's not unknown to book a 12 seater and find they give you a 15 seater when you arrive and that's what you get.

What dates and prices are you seeing?

I can see a 12 seater with Dollar for �655 and a 15 seater with Alamo for �744

Thrifty have a 12 seater for �593

dwabo · 9 Jan 20, 07:34 PM

I was thinking that the 15 seater was a lot bigger than a 12 seater, but if there isn't much differentce in size then that should be OK.

Reserved via alamo brits for 2 weeks in May for �600.

Ill check out thrifty, thanks!

DJs · 14 Jan 20, 01:54 PM

I was looking for exactly the same details so thanks for posting! The best I had (for 15) was �777 until now!

benvo · 14 Jan 20, 10:06 PM

I drove the 15 seater ford, not drove a van before and was very easy, urs came with reversing camera etc... found it very easy just thirsty.

Gwilspeed · 18 Jan 20, 10:46 PM

If you get to pick your 15 seater, take the ford over the Chevy.

More spare and a better driving experience.

We had one for 4 adults, 3 8-15year olds and a baby. Even though it�s big we was still tightish from the airport as it�s all seats no boot space at all.

YorkshireT · 18 Jan 20, 10:49 PM

I have had both, no discernible difference in driving them. Both easy to park and drive in US. Only 1 problem ever encountered - was touch and go whether it would fit under a condo I rented in Indian Shores once due to its height and the low clearance.
Note a lot of them now take biofuel which they have at quite a lot of Speedways- they also take normal petrol or gas as it�s called.

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	9 Jan 20, 05:32 PM dwabo Gone all Goofy
dwabo Gone all Goofy Join Date: Oct 13	Alamo 15 Seater Hi, We travel in May 2020 - 6 Adults, 2 Kids & a Baby - 9 in total. The only vehicle available at Alamo for us is a 15 Seater Minibus. Iv noticed that other car hire companies have 12 Seaters available but they are almost double the Alamo price. Has anyone had an experience of a 15 seater, how big are they to drive/park etc. Thanks

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	9 Jan 20, 05:53 PM Mr Tom Morrow Imagineer
Mr Tom Morrow Imagineer Join Date: Jul 14 Location: The Tiki Room. theDIBB Guidebook Pages Created: 3	There is very little difference in size between the 2 vehicles but the 12 seaters are quite scarce. It's not unknown to book a 12 seater and find they give you a 15 seater when you arrive and that's what you get. What dates and prices are you seeing? I can see a 12 seater with Dollar for �655 and a 15 seater with Alamo for �744 Thrifty have a 12 seater for �593 __________________ "PAGING MR MORROW, MR TOM MORROW..." ''I drink Wine and know things'' DVC Owners at SSR since 2003. Multiple annual visits to America since 1976

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	9 Jan 20, 07:34 PM dwabo Gone all Goofy Thread Starter
dwabo Thread Starter Gone all Goofy Join Date: Oct 13	I was thinking that the 15 seater was a lot bigger than a 12 seater, but if there isn't much differentce in size then that should be OK. Reserved via alamo brits for 2 weeks in May for �600. Ill check out thrifty, thanks!

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	14 Jan 20, 01:54 PM DJs New Poster (2)
DJs New Poster (2) Join Date: Jan 20	I was looking for exactly the same details so thanks for posting! The best I had (for 15) was �777 until now!