# Need rental car help

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-rental-car-help/60714>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [January 31, 2011, 4:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-rental-car-help/60714 "2011-01-31T16:15:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![SteveP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@SteveP](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveP)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 4:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-rental-car-help/60714/1 "2011-01-31T16:15:46Z")

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Hi; I’m not knowledgeable about cars (I live in Manhattan and don’t own one) and have a choice of rental cars for driving around Corsica this summer - either a BMW Series 1 or a Ford Focus. By far the most important factor to me is trunk space for luggage; if anyone in this expert community could give me some advice I’d be most appreciative. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 4:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-rental-car-help/60714/2 "2011-01-31T16:23:24Z")

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I recently rented a Ford Fiesta in Italy, the trunk held two rollaboards and a computer bag, just. But the small size was a major plus negotiating the narrow winding roads. You do know how to drive a stick, correct?

I don’t know the comparitive trunk room between the 1 and the Focus - will you be getting the 1 hatchback? Since neither the Forcus nor the 1 hatch are sold here it’s hard to get good luggage room info. You might go the their Great Britain web sites.

I would want to make sure the luggage is out of sight.

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**Author:** ![SteveP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@SteveP](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveP)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 4:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-rental-car-help/60714/3 "2011-01-31T16:26:18Z")

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Thanks for the quick response! Both of the alternatives are automatics. Searching the UK websites is a great idea; thanks again.

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 4:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-rental-car-help/60714/4 "2011-01-31T16:28:28Z")

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OK, just make absolutely sure you’ll have the automatic there when you arrive, they’re much less common than manuals in Europe.

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**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 9:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-rental-car-help/60714/5 "2011-01-31T21:16:57Z")

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Gas prices on Corsica are running around $7-$8 bucks a gallon…