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Car Rental Advice for Family of 5

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Hey everyone,

My family of 5 will be traveling to Ireland in April for about 8 days. We are 2 adults and 3 kids (ages 15, 11, and 8), and I’m trying to decide what size rental car we should get. I’m guessing we’ll have 1 large suitcase, 2 medium suitcases, and 2 small carry-on sized bags.

I’ve been talking with my Irish cousin and they originally recommended the SUV class (Peugeot 5008 or similar), but they’re not sure if that will fit all of our bags comfortably. I’d love to hear everyone’s thoughts here — is an SUV class typically enough for this amount of luggage and people? Should I go to Enterprise and specifically get a 7-seater? Or would a People Carrier from New Way be a better idea?

Thanks so much for any advice!

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When we travel as a group of four adults, we rent a "compact SUV" which barely fits four carry-ons plus day packs, at least if you want the trunk to close. Depending on your itinerary, in Ireland, size does matter. Many roads are narrow, and you'll find yourself squeezing past a bus on a single tract road at some point. For only eight days you should be able to reduce your luggage to carry-ons. I'd rather pay for laundry service than rent a seven person monster.

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We.had two.groups.of.five.adults.amd.had two.standard size SUV vehicles.and it worked.out well. I remember one standard size suitcase and four weekend size bags and maybe a back pack all fit nicely. We were all comfortable and had no.problems driving all over both countries.

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Sorry no there were five bags in each vehicle only one person had a regular sized suitcase and all the rest of us had weekend sized bags and maybe one backpack. There was plenty of room.

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