Looking to Rent SUV for USA travel

[Maxspeed]

Does anyone know where i could get a japanese SUV like the honda pilot in mississauga for about 100 dollars or less?

I prefer the brand name rental companies over mom and pop shops.

I need to travel to the USA and would need unlimited km per day.

Anyone know of a reasonable rate with the above conditions?

[Kenneth]

Off the top of my head Alamo, Avis, and Hertz have unlimited mileage and travel into the USA. But none of them usually carry Japanese vehicles.

I know Enterprise & Discount are fond of Nissans and Hondas. But they don't allow travel into the US with unlimited mileage.

Try booking from the Airport location, they usually have a better selection of vehicles. But ask to have it delivered to a location outside the GTAA compound as to avoid the airport surchage.

Expect anywhere from $30-99 a day depending on the dates you choose and whether or not you have any promotional codes.

[mau108]

rent a suburban, nice suv for long trips, rented one (it was brand new, first people to rent it) and it was awesome and comfy.

[nano]

rentals come with free roadside assistance why spend the extra money on a import a american SUV much roomier then a import

[Maxspeed]

do you have some examples of some nice american SUVs?

[lumlum1013]

I've Rented a Dodge Durango from Thrifty last year,
since i was the only 25 years old, and others were under,
so Thrifty was the only place that is willin' to rented out to me...

Newayz,
i've got a 7 passenger Durango, it was a V8....i find that
it's not powerful enough buti have 6 passengers,
and i feel i was basically dumpin' gas while drivin'.....that hugh piece
of s*** j/ eats too much gas.... i say, if you can stay away
from huge a$$ american SUVs...

[SodiumSulfate]

^ I can relate. Last Sept my family made a trip down to Chicago - we had a Toyota Highlander and we rented a Durango.

When it came time to refill the tanks, each car would have a similar amount of fuel left, but the Highlander would stop after a couple of minutes of filling, but the Durango would keep on going. I can still remember the look on my dad's face when the counter on the gas pump crossed over the $50.00 US mark. Priceless.

All said and done though, it was a very comfortable car, and in hindsight it's gas consumption was THAT bad. It's no Highlander, but from what I experienced on that trip, I'd buy one if it wasn't A) American, B) such a monstrosity and C) so damned ugly looking

:)

(Oh, this was based on this past September '05. I think gas was still around $0.70-$0.80 a litre, and gas was marginally cheaper in the US - $2.25 or so a US Gallon)

[dtcanada]

haha...that's soooo true...I would NEVER touch a american car if I can help it...2 years ago...when we rented this PT Cruiser....I can actually SEE the fuel indicator arrow moving while driving!! ****ing piece of junk...wasted so much gas...

Their Ford Five Hundred is a piece of junk too! I was so impressed with the size (because I like big cars) but the freaking seat is SMALLER than the Corolla! it's not comfortable at all! and I don't wanna get started with the gas comsumption and the noise...v6 with 203hp my a$$...so weak...

[Ben Jr]

I rented a trailblazer or something similar last year while in the states through priceline. It came to less than $40 a day. Worked out great lugging all our stuff.

[i-o_o-i]

Enterprise is good for letting you choose cars, we've rented a SUV from them once in Maryland and we got the Mitsubishi Endeavor and the other time in LA, we got to pick so we got a Nissan Murano. Both are pretty nice and roomy SUV for 5 people, even when you are sitting behind a very tall driver still lots of room in the back

[st7860]

...

Newayz,
i've got a 7 passenger Durango, it was a V8....i find that
it's not powerful enough buti have 6 passengers,
and i feel i was basically dumpin' gas while drivin'.....that hugh piece
of s*** j/ eats too much gas.... i say, if you can stay away
from huge a$$ american SUVs...

It was a V8 and STILL too slow?

[canadian trader]

I rented a ford explorer eddie bauer from avis for a trip to washington last year and here is what i thought

+ roomy for 7 passengers althought not too much room for luggage
+ very comfortable seats
+ very safe, we got rear ended by a pathfinder and that car was in bad shape
+ engine was powerful enough for 7 guys plus luggage

- massive gas guzzler, we had to stop like every 3.5-4 hours to fill like US $60 worth of gas