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Originally Posted by Kal
Thanks for the input from someone that's lived there recently Chris 
I must admit, when I was over there I went there with the perception to "drive a big American car" and I hired a 5.7L V8 dodge durango on my first trip, and on my more recent trip a 4.2L (?) V8 Chrystler Aspen, both huge cars (well to me at least!)  |
I know what you mean. Every time I travelled interstate I hired a car on arrival. Invariably you'd be given something big if you didn't ask for a smaller car. I guess that the perception that hire car firms have is that people want or need room if they're travelling, so offering large cars is the norm. I usually had a bunch of guys with me and their overnight luggage as we stepped off the plane, so a large car made good sense.
As well, I wonder if the larger cars are actually cheaper for them to offer in some way - maybe super discounts from the manufacturers or something?
If I was alone I usually asked for a Corolla because they are easier to park in unfamiliar territory.