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Originally Posted by chicagox7
We’re heading to Ireland this summer (family of 4- kids are between 9-6). We will be doing a bit of driving around and don’t mind longer drives (have an X7 here). I used an X3 for a day as a loaner once and it didn’t leave an impression on me (good or bad). Now I’m looking at options for us to rent a car and it seems to be down to an X3 or Mercedes E Class sedan. Two things are important- overall comfort and ability to securely fit 4 carry ons and 4 backpacks (securely- out of sight).
I figured I’d post on the X3 forum to see if anyone has experience with both vehicles to get a sense of which direction we may want to go. I don’t think SUV vs Sedan matters much for the trip- again it comes to overall comfort of ride and ability to fit the luggage securely (we’ll be bouncing from hotel to hotel so will be parking with a full load at some sights; prefer to have a full load when we return from the sights!).
(Not to complicate this too much- though an Audi A6 also pops up on some rental sites… oddly the companies we’re looking at don’t offer a 5 series (other companies we’re not looking at indicate they may offer those). My working assumption is that the E class woudl be better than the A6; though happy to hear if that is a materially uninformed assumption).
Any thoughts/feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
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Have you driven in Ireland before ?
Don’t expect the roads and parking space size to be anything like the US, so car size can be an issue, particularly in more rural locations. Just to make it more interesting the steering wheel is on the other side.
Do know which hire companies you’re considering, but insurance or excess damage can be expensive, particularly for premium cars.