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6 Jun 18, 12:51 PM |
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Having Dinner with Goofy
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F150 Again :-)
So, this year we had booked a Standard SUV, although when you arrive at Alamo, their categories are always different to booking in the UK, so what they class as one, is generally not what you think, and you are fooled into upgrading costing a fortune, for me, part of my holiday is driving something a bit different, and last year I opted for the outlandish Ford F150 Crew Cab pickup, it was wonderful, loads of power, loads of space, the perfect vehicle for a family, and lift up seats in the rear, allowing for changing at the beach being an easy job with privacy glass.
This year as I headed down the Standard SUV line (Straight out of the doors at Sanford) I noticed several F150 and other pickup's in the same area, I expected to pickup something like the Ford Explorer, but as soon as I saw the pickup, it was game over... And this year I didn't have to pay $301 to upgrade, showing that either Alamo had totally screwed up parking, or that I had been totally ripped off last year. Anyway, off we went in a low mileage 2017 6L V8 F150 This is the way to travel, I highly recommend a pickup, once you have got the race cars out of your system...
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6 Jun 18, 08:16 PM |
#452
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Trading Disney Pins
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Alamo 7 Seater mini van
7 Seater mini van
Booked with Alamo (Alamo Brits) Collected from MCO Used skip the counter and managed to get a new Chrysler Pacifica (limited) which I believe was a top of the range model. Very comfortable with loads of gadgets including remote engine start, remote opening passenger doors and boot. Sat nav and Nappa leather seats. |
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8 Jun 18, 01:42 PM |
#453
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slightly serious Dibber
Join Date: Apr 08
Location: West Coast Scotland
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Place you picked the car up from:- Orlando International Airport
Catergory of car hired:-Full Size Caregory of car supplied:- Cool Cars Make of car you got:- Dodge Charger R/T Hire car company used:- Avis (booked through BA) I joined Avis Preferred after I had booked the car hire, in order to skip the line and just go right to collections in the garage. I booked the full size which was quoted as 'Ford Fusion or similar' I looked online to check out the 'or similar' list and spotted that one of the alternatives was Dodge Charger so I sent an e-mail requesting one if available, I got a non commital return e-mail within 24hrs saying that they'd noted my request but couldn't guarantee etc etc... Pick up was really easy, less than 2 minutes from booth to car! Just swipe credit card and check license, and "there you go sir, your car is in T12" At time of booking, this was £210 for the 10 day hire. I was delighted to get a V8 as I was expecting the SXT model with the smaller engine not a 5.7l beast! I had a lot of fun with this car, it sounds awesome when you press the loud pedal and when you choose sport mode, turn off traction control and use the paddle shifters - Oh BOY! I did 599 miles and spent $70 on gas and averaged 18.0 miles per US gallon
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14 Jun 18, 09:27 AM |
#454
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Trading Disney Pins
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Ford Expedition 2018
Place you picked the car up from:- Orlando International Airport
Catergory of car hired:-Full Size SUV Caregory of car supplied:- Full Size SUV Make of car you got:- Ford Expedition Hire car company used:- Alamo via Andy at Discount Florida Car Hire 2018 version, 8 seats, Leather, heated / cooled seats, full glass panoramic glass roof, electric pedals, sat nav, deployable side steps, wireless phone charger in centre console. Great car to drive with lots of space. |
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16 Jun 18, 07:14 PM |
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VIP Dibber
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Place you picked the car up from:- Orlando International Airport
Catergory of car hired:-Cadillac XT5 Caregory of car supplied:- premium SUV, vehicle allocated was supposed to be a Mercedes GLC but in the bay was a Mercedes SLC😬 Make of car you got:- Chevrolet Traverse High Country, allowed to choose from the presidents area. Hire car company used:- Hertz France Heated and cooled front seats, heated middle seats, heated steering wheel, Sirius radio, wireless charging, working sat-nav. |
29 Jun 18, 01:38 PM |
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Proud to wear my Ears
Join Date: Mar 18
Location: North West
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Place you picked the car up from:- Orlando International Airport
Category of car hired:-Midsize Hyundai Elantra or similar Category of car supplied:- Midsize Make of car you got:- Hyundai Elantra Hire car company used:- Alamo Brits Fairly standard runabout, suited our needs, boot big enough for 2 large cases and hand luggage, Had apple carplay and android auto so we were able to use maps on our phones, but no built in sat nav. Averaged around 29mpg on mostly around town driving, 307 miles on 1 1/4 tank. 6892 on the odometer when collected. Other choices were Hyundai Accent, Nissan Sentra and Ford Focus. |
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5 Jul 18, 06:07 PM |
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Imagineer
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Suv
Pickuo: MCO
Vehicle Rented: Full-size SUV Tahoe or similar Vehicle Given: Premium SUV(8seats) GMC Yukon XL SLT Company: Alamo(DFCH) This machine had only 1600 on the clock when my instinct made me choose it. Front seats Front Console(Working SatNav) Rear space with two rows folded (Double Mattress in there easy) Remote start, heated/cooled seats, 3zone BOSE sound system, Reverse camera, lane assist, front and side collision warnings(vibrating seat and visual/audible), cruise control, second row climate control, power tailgate, 50/50 tailgate, power front seats, power mirrors Actually don't think i found all features in 2 weeks.
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18 Jul 18, 08:53 PM |
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Very Serious Dibber
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Place you picked the car up from:- Tampa International Airport Catergory of car hired:-Group F Intermediate SUV - Ford Escape or similar Caregory of car supplied:- Full Size SUV - I think Make of car you got:- Toyota Forerunner SR5 Hire car company used:- Avis via BA Holidays (avis preferred) Fairly new 8,900 miles on clock, loads of room for 3 of us. Rear Reversing Camera, Sat Nav plenty more lovely car to drive. Edited at 08:55 PM. |
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20 Jul 18, 09:35 PM |
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slightly serious Dibber
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Place you picked the car up from:- Tampa International Airport
Category of car hired:- Convertible Category of car supplied:- Convertible Make of car you got:- Ford Mustang Hire car company used:- Avis Luggage:-4 people, 4 large cases, 3 carry on cases and four rucksacks. Working Sat Nav plus Apple play. Edited at 10:11 PM. |
5 Aug 18, 08:16 PM |
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slightly serious Dibber
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Place you picked the car up from: Holiday Inn on 192 and drop off at MCO.
Catergory of car hired: Standard Car Caregory of car supplied: Either Full Size or Premium Make of car you got: Chevrolet Impala V6 LT Hire car company used: Alamo Brits As we had use of our parents car for this trip we only needed a 1 day hire so hired from Holiday Inn on 192 and booked a standard car and ended up with the Impala V6. It was a nice car and very quick. This car comes with Apple Car and whatever the Android version is as well. I have to say I really liked this car but probably wouldn't bother with the 192 again and just head back to the airport to hire where I can skip the counter. This car had a huge boot. It easily took our 2 large cases, 1 medium case and 1 full size carry on with ease. I reckon I could easily get in 3 large cases and 2 medium cases and still have a little space to cram other bits and bobs in on top.
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