Italy Car Rental / Crash Pad question
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I'm going to Italy for my honeymoon this summer and figured it would be easiest to boulder while we're there. I found a place to rent crash pads, and now I'm wondering about what size car to get. Would a "compact" car be able to fit two crash pads? The car is "FIAT 500L 1.3" or similar. Thanks! |
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I'm pretty sure that that car would fit only the tiniest of "mini-pads", particularly if you had other stuff in there. |
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Lat year, I rented a Renault Clio in Venice and drove to the Cortina area. We had 4 people and packs and gear but no crash pads. It was cozy but I would not want a bigger car on the narrow roads. The Clio did everything we needed. I rented from Sixt and picked up the car at the airport. Easy and it all went smoothly. |
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minielle wrote:Lat year, I rented a Renault Clio in Venice and drove to the Cortina area. We had 4 people and packs and gear but no crash pads. It was cozy but I would not want a bigger car on the narrow roads. The Clio did everything we needed. I rented from Sixt and picked up the car at the airport. Easy and it all went smoothly.+1 on Sixt, they do a really solid job, we have used them several times. |
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Optimistic wrote:FWIW, a sport rack and rope would be smaller than any pad...Agreed, but we'll be there for two weeks and only climbing for 3 days. I didn't want to fly with and haul around all of that junk. Thanks for the info minielle. It looks like that size car is only $20 more! I saw how cheap sixt looked, but when I read reviews there were a lot of terrible experiences. I know usually there will be a couple of negative reviews out there from some dummies, but it seemed like more than normal. |
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Drew Hayes wrote: Agreed, but we'll be there for two weeks and only climbing for 3 days. I didn't want to fly with and haul around all of that junk. Thanks for the info minielle. It looks like that size car is only $20 more! I saw how cheap sixt looked, but when I read reviews there were a lot of terrible experiences. I know usually there will be a couple of negative reviews out there from some dummies, but it seemed like more than normal.That's interesting about the bad reviews...we've rented from them twice and been quite impressed, particularly when they were so careful to make sure that our car seat was installed correctly and all...couldn't have taken it more seriously if it'd been their own kid! These rentals were in Mallorca and in Switzerland...it's certainly true that in general (not specific to Sixt, don't know about that) they do things a little differently in Italy. |
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I don't have a problem with Sixt, but I usually got better rates from Europcar. It's going to be a pretty tight squeeze with two crash pads with the Fiat. The Clio definitely looks better for hauling the crash pads. Alternatively, you could strap the pads to the roof of your Fiat, especially since you're only bouldering for 3 days. And if you're staying put, then you won't need to load the luggage in there too. It could work... |
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You are welcome. Congratulations on the wedding. Whatever you choose, have a great time. I love Italy and would go back at the first opportunity. Ellen |
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I ordered a "Fiat 500 or similar" from eurocar last summer. They ended up giving me a fiat panda (i suppose both cars are fiats and they both have 4 wheels and a windscreen). |
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I´ve hired loads of cars in Italy (I live in Germany) and the 500 is a small car even without boulder mats. The Panda is a much better bet even though the handling is worse (still better than the rubbish I get in the USA though). |
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Wow how is the CarDelMar almost $250 cheaper?? I can get the panda for pretty cheap on that site! Thanks Jim! |
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Hey Drew, where did you rent a crash pad in Italy??? |
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I was able to get in contact with the dudes at Fiorelli Sport and they rent crash pads. I believe they have a shop in Val Masino. fiorellisport.it/ and also facebook.com/pages/Fiorelli… |