Oh the joy of renting a car when out of town. This was the first experience we had with a car rental and baby in tow. Here are a few notes:
We pulled up to a BBQ restaurant and my husband said he felt like a sissy for driving this thing! (He is used to my SUV and sporty cars, so to him this was like a go cart!)
- Renting cars in Texas can be expensive, the taxes & fees were almost as much as the car to rent.
- We opted for an "economy" car figuring we would be doing a lot of driving and didn't plan to bring a lot with us. They gave us a Toyota Yaris.
- Just because the company has a "no smoking" policy, does not mean the people who had the car before you follow that rule!
- We needed a car with a decent backseat for the car seat. This worked for us, probably not a lot of other people!
We pulled up to a BBQ restaurant and my husband said he felt like a sissy for driving this thing! (He is used to my SUV and sporty cars, so to him this was like a go cart!)
When I made the reservation with Hertz I selected a car that would fit 2 adults, 2 children, and 2 suitcases. If you inspect the photos you will see that this is unrealistic. I guess you could fit two suitcases if you didn't have the two children! If you look at the photo on the right, you can see that our ONE regular sized suitcase does not fit in the "trunk" of the Yaris. The back deck had to be removed otherwise it would block the entire back window when our suitcase was in the back. I did squeeze my backpack in the trunk area once we figure out how to get everything in.
The center photo shows our Clic-It stroller frame in the back, which we also had issues with fitting. The stroller frame was too wide for the "trunk." The important thing to note was that this was a stroller frame that holds the car seat, not a regular stroller.
The photo at the top of this post shows our purple carry-on, diaper bag, cooler bag, the car seat (with two green feet kicking around), and the stroller frame all in the backseat.
What were the positives?? Well, we only went through 1/2 a tank of gas in 5 days of driving all over the place, we fit in almost any parking spot, and the trunk area was a great level to change our son's diaper when on the go!
The center photo shows our Clic-It stroller frame in the back, which we also had issues with fitting. The stroller frame was too wide for the "trunk." The important thing to note was that this was a stroller frame that holds the car seat, not a regular stroller.
The photo at the top of this post shows our purple carry-on, diaper bag, cooler bag, the car seat (with two green feet kicking around), and the stroller frame all in the backseat.
What were the positives?? Well, we only went through 1/2 a tank of gas in 5 days of driving all over the place, we fit in almost any parking spot, and the trunk area was a great level to change our son's diaper when on the go!
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