 Poster: A snowHead
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Does anyone have any recommendations or top tips regarding car hire in Canada? Which extra insurances to get or to avoid? I have spoken to hertz and they say that all their cars at Vancouver airport have winter tyres now - I am aware that has been a hot topic in previous threads. What about the other hirers? Who do you recommend and why? Thank you for any help offered.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I've booked small cars out of Calgary via "Canadian Affair" a couple of times, then upgraded to SUV's on arrival.
I cant remember who the car hire company was .. probably "National".
Great cars ... Mitsubishi AVX. The tyres were "all season" rather than pure winter. But it all worked well.
What was particularly good was the insurance thrown in by "Canadian Affair" was very comprehensive and covered the chipped windscreen.
Chipped Windscreens are very very common on the Trans Canada Highway because of the constant gritting.
You will almost certainly be overtaken when driving at the maximum permitted speed, by huge trucks driven by Bangladeshi drivers who have little concept of the dangers of driving on ice.
The local truckers call them "Turbanaters".
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@DrLawn, love it! Why did you book economy and then upgrade?
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@Snowsartre You can often get a "deal" on large cars when you arrive at the desk. They often have plenty of larger cars and a shortage of the "compact".
Then they are quite happy to let the SUV's go out especially if its for a week or 10 days.
There was only two of us so a small car would do, I would not recommend this if you really must have a people carrier.
My chum who owns a holiday home near Kicking Horse keeps a people carrier parked up permanantly at Calgary Airport.
If I go with him, we pick it up clear the snow off the roof and pray that its going to start at -30 ... and it does!
Then he hands over more than 500 CDN$ in cash for 4 months parking.
Then the holiday begins!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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If you're just going to Whistler, take a coach; a number of companies available. Frequent, comfortable, relaxing and picks you up downtown, drops you in the middle of the resort, about £35 each way.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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Hired a small (by N. American standards) SUV with winter tyres from Avis at Vancouver Airport a couple of years ago. Probably not the cheapest, but no dramas.
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