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lupinsea · 01-30-2007, 10:18 PM

Hi all,

My wife and I are heading to Scottland this May for a friend's wedding. Then we're catching a flight over to the continent to see Germany, Luxemburg and Belgium. While in continental Europe we'll be renting a car and since some of that driving will be on the Autobahn I thought it best to check with those here to see about the European market cars available since I know very little about them.

We'll be picking the car up in Brussels and dropping it off in Frankfurt. For a 10 day rental with unlimited milage these are the following rates (in Euro, couldn't find the Euro key so I used the $) and cars:

Volvo S40 1.6L
Manual, 5-door
$404 / 10 days

BMW 320 2.0L
Automatic / 5-door
$411 / 10 days

Ford Mondeo 2.0L
Automatic / 5-Door
$445

The BMW is appealing, especially for the German segment but it is only available in an automatic. I'd kind of like a manual since they tend to be a bit more fun but also to be able to hold gears longer and get as much power out of the engine as possible.

And the Ford Mondeo. . . . well, I've never been in one but I've heard the European Fords are actually not bad.

Thoughts?

Oh, there is also the Ford Ka 1.3L, manual, 3-door for $197.

01-30-2007, 10:18 PM	#1
lupinsea Jeeped Join Date: Sep 2005 Carmudgeonly Ride: Modified Jeep Tj and '07 Miata Location: Seattle Posts: 10,214	Rental Car Options . . . In Europe? Hi all, My wife and I are heading to Scottland this May for a friend's wedding. Then we're catching a flight over to the continent to see Germany, Luxemburg and Belgium. While in continental Europe we'll be renting a car and since some of that driving will be on the Autobahn I thought it best to check with those here to see about the European market cars available since I know very little about them. We'll be picking the car up in Brussels and dropping it off in Frankfurt. For a 10 day rental with unlimited milage these are the following rates (in Euro, couldn't find the Euro key so I used the $) and cars: Volvo S40 1.6L Manual, 5-door $404 / 10 days BMW 320 2.0L Automatic / 5-door $411 / 10 days Ford Mondeo 2.0L Automatic / 5-Door $445 The BMW is appealing, especially for the German segment but it is only available in an automatic. I'd kind of like a manual since they tend to be a bit more fun but also to be able to hold gears longer and get as much power out of the engine as possible. And the Ford Mondeo. . . . well, I've never been in one but I've heard the European Fords are actually not bad. Thoughts? Oh, there is also the Ford Ka 1.3L, manual, 3-door for $197.