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Boardwalk :: Forum List Europe Travel Advice and Reviews Renting a Car in Europe
Recommended Compact Cars?
Date: 2008/01/03 13:33 By: BC05TDI Status:  
 
Hello all,

My wife and I are heading to Europe for three weeks in just over a week and will be renting a car in Germany (arranged through Gemut) to begin our road tour of most of Western and a touch of Eastern Europe.

My question is this: Which Compact Car have you had the best experience with.

I know it's hard to get EVERYTHING you are looking for in a rental, but I am hoping for the following options: Diesel, GPS, ESP

Body style, doors, etc are of no real importance to me. My concern is that due to it being winter I would feel much better knowing the car had traction control (like ESP). And with the high fuel prices, a diesel would be MUCH preferred. (Look at my username, I own an '05 VW Passat TDI, GREAT car). And a GPS device that works in ALL of W. Europe (not just the country of rental) would be awesome, but not totally necessary as we will be traveling with a laptop and GPS receiver, but it would be nice to have it built-in car.

So share your Compact Car (or similar) experiences, so I'll know what to request (or avoid) at the rental agency when we arrive.

Thanks in advance!
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