Houston hire car

[DavidHM]

Hi,

Has anyone hired a full size car with Budget, ideally in Houston, TX?

I may be there for about nine days in May/June (will be there if I can get the leave) for a family reunion and need a proper barge. As I'll be driving out to Austin afterwards with four up it'll need to do a lot of miles pretty comfortably.

Budget says I'll get a 3.5 liter Taurus, which would be good and I've previously rented (via Enterprise) a 3.5 liter Impala (which was okay) so I don't suppose I have anything to fear, do I?

Like this for instance (the delightful Kia Amanti)



And yes, I know the weather will be bloody hot.

[downthepub]

Not quite Budget, but my friendly Avis location in Dallas rented me a series of Chrysler 300 and Pontiac Grand Prixes. SUVs weren't that much more expensive. Stay away from the Mercury Marquis and the Lincoln Town Cars; great fun for about 10 minutes before the comedy soft suspension grates.

Edited by downthepub on Sunday 26th April 22:53

[davidjpowell]

We had a 3.5l Taurus. Was a very presentable car and a cut above some of the other American cars over there. Suspension was soft by our standards, but not by theirs. Had Cirrius which was a nice bonus also and a USB slot - although i could not get it to work.

[Roo]

Last time I was in Houston I got an Impala from Hertz with free sat nav. Picked it up from The Galleria. Was OK for what it was.

[SimonV8ster]

I've just come back from Texas and had a 'premium' car reserved through Enterprise.

It suggested it was going to be a Jap car which I was happy with.

Turned out it was Buick Lucerne - large 4 door luxury car. Had all the bits and pieces on it and for a Yank car was OK.