Garage A or Garage B

[nth09]

I’m going out to MCO after 5 nights at CBR to pick up the car for the rest of the trip. Doing that primarily so I can pick from the line (Alamo) rather than the significantly less choice (sometimes none!) you get at other pick-up locations.

So based on that does it matter if I go to A or B - does one tend to have a better selection than the other?

[chmurf]

it does not matter (unless you're with VH or something, I think ... )

both garages are mirrors of one another. It's just a case of pot luck, cars come and go all the time

go to the garage that's on the same side of your bagage claim

Side B will also be faster to the South exit route, and A faster to the north exit route, so you can save a couple of minutes depending on where you're going (but you'd also lose that time going from claim A to garage B for example)

so don't stress about it, just go to the garage that's on your bagage claim side.

[mick]

Originally Posted by chmurf

it does not matter (unless you're with VH or something, I think ... )

both garages are mirrors of one another. It's just a case of pot luck, cars come and go all the time

go to the garage that's on the same side of your bagage claim

Side B will also be faster to the South exit route, and A faster to the north exit route, so you can save a couple of minutes depending on where you're going (but you'd also lose that time going from claim A to garage B for example)

so don't stress about it, just go to the garage that's on your bagage claim side.

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chmurf

Bonjour - I could have written this. In fact I have about 10 times over the years.

MCO is a 24/7 operation handling over 800 flights a day so cars are being returned almost constantly between 12.01 am and 11.59pm.

I don't think that anyone can provide empirical evidence of which side is better. Walk down and across to garage B and see a car that 90% suits you but think you should check side A as well. Ten minutes late nothing on side A so trek back to side B to find the 90% car gone.

I suppose you could split the party both ways and discuss by mobile - but do they work in the garages and is there a WIFI signal?

We always use B for two reasons. It's nearest to gates 70-99 on APM 4 where all direct UK flights land. Secondly our car is on auto-pilot to 417 south which is very near garage B exit.

Mick