Sting
June 20th, 2006, 23:57
Hello, my name is Krys, and I have been visiting these forums for a while and reading into things (great resource). I am going to be posting a much larger Introduction in the INTRODUCE YOURSELF section, but for now, I just need some help. Just for the record, I am Canadian.
Me and 9 of my friends are going to Orlando in May 2007. We are planning on staying 15 nights at a Vacation Home, and everything is working out great except for the transportation issue.
The main problem: We are all currently under 20, and even when we go on the trip, none of us will be over 21. This means we can only rent from two small car companies (L&M and Eagle) and even at that, we have to pay a $25.00 Underage Surcharge with L&M or a $15.00 Underage Surcharge with Eagle. We are obviously choosing Eagle as it is the same rate as the Under 25 surcharges all the big companies do.
Anyway, the car rental is going to cost us quite a bit for 2 weeks. It is possible, but it is also pretty stressful. We'd have to worry about parking, toll boothes, gas, ect.
I have been looking at the idea of getting Taxi's or Mears, with a 10-Passenger Van to perhaps take us where we need to go. I thought this would be incredibly expensive, but according to an Orlando Travel Guide i was reading, Taxi's are "expensive unless you have 5 or more people in your group". It didn't explain this statement and I am trying to figure out if getting Mears or another shuttle/taxi service would be worth while for a group of ten 20/19 year olds, instead of renting vehicles and dealing with the hastles of being underage, and driving in a city we know (very little) about.
Any help, comments, and explanations about what is better would be GREATLY appreciated!
Me and 9 of my friends are going to Orlando in May 2007. We are planning on staying 15 nights at a Vacation Home, and everything is working out great except for the transportation issue.
The main problem: We are all currently under 20, and even when we go on the trip, none of us will be over 21. This means we can only rent from two small car companies (L&M and Eagle) and even at that, we have to pay a $25.00 Underage Surcharge with L&M or a $15.00 Underage Surcharge with Eagle. We are obviously choosing Eagle as it is the same rate as the Under 25 surcharges all the big companies do.
Anyway, the car rental is going to cost us quite a bit for 2 weeks. It is possible, but it is also pretty stressful. We'd have to worry about parking, toll boothes, gas, ect.
I have been looking at the idea of getting Taxi's or Mears, with a 10-Passenger Van to perhaps take us where we need to go. I thought this would be incredibly expensive, but according to an Orlando Travel Guide i was reading, Taxi's are "expensive unless you have 5 or more people in your group". It didn't explain this statement and I am trying to figure out if getting Mears or another shuttle/taxi service would be worth while for a group of ten 20/19 year olds, instead of renting vehicles and dealing with the hastles of being underage, and driving in a city we know (very little) about.
Any help, comments, and explanations about what is better would be GREATLY appreciated!