Calculate real space, not brochure space
Car makers exaggerate. A car listed with "5 seats and a 510-litre boot" may not fit two large suitcases, a pushchair and a bag of toys. A few honest reference points:
- Compact car: 4 adults + 2 cabin suitcases + 1 large suitcase. Fine for a weekend, tight for a week-long holiday.
- Medium SUV: 4 adults + 3 medium suitcases + pushchair. The comfortable threshold for a family with one child.
- Larger car: more luggage space and fewer compromises on a long drive.
For compacts, see the Skoda Octavia and the Ford Focus; for more boot space, the Ford Focus Estate; for SUVs, the Ford Kuga and the Renault Arkana.
Child seat
Child seats are free, on request. Specify the group when booking (0-13 kg, 9-18 kg, 15-36 kg) and it is prepared at pickup.
Important: by law, children up to 135 cm tall must travel in an approved child seat. Check this even if you bring your own seat.
Comfort on long drives
For a trip to the coast or the mountains with small children, what you do not see in the brochure also matters:
- Automatic transmission removes stress from Bucharest traffic and weekend DN1
- Separate-zone climate control: not luxury, the difference between a sleeping child and a crying child
- Tinted rear windows or sunshades
Handover for families
If you land at Otopeni Airport with a small child, direct terminal handover is the least tiring option: €20 each way, with the car ready and the child seat fitted, if you ask for one when you book.
If you live in Bucharest, you can collect the car from our base in the city at no charge.
