Car rental size

OK so there are 5 of us and 5 suitecases. this is the big problem we are starting in aix and then going onto nice to drop off rental what is the largest size to safetly manneuver these areas YET FIT THE SUITECASES!!!!!!! any help would be appreciated. there would wagons and small suv type things.

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I%26#39;m not sure what problem you%26#39;re anticipating?

Most car rental pages have car size indicators, even if you%26#39;re not familiar with the actual models.

There are some narrow roads, often in villages where the walls prevent any widening, but generally these are by-passed if they are a bottleneck. If you%26#39;re wanting to visit the village, then there will often be signed car parks easily accessible outside the village centre.

Otherwise, if you have a Michelin map, you can see the roads - anything coloured is generally OK, and allows traffic in both directions at any time. It%26#39;s only the narrow whites in the mountains which you might avoid if you%26#39;re less confident ... but then, you might want to avoid them even in a small car!

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thanks so much i was just hearing all these horro stories of tiny roads etc etc. we will be staying in carces which is close to brignoles and driving around there a bit but then driving straight to nice to drop car off 5 days later. so i was worried with all the GET A SMALL CAR advice. thanks

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Two problems with a larger vehicle:

--fuel economy, which you know about;

--parking. We had a two seat convertible recently that I was barely able to squeeze into public parking lot spots in several places. Some lots are entirely lined for what we in the States would call %26quot;compact only%26quot; except it felt more like sub-compact size. If we had been in a larger car, I would%26#39;ve had to keep looking. I don%26#39;t think you%26#39;ll have problems in parking garages.

The only roads I saw that might feel too narrow for comfort were spots in the mountains and in some villages where I didn%26#39;t even want to take our small car.

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