The answer to this question depends for the most part on the type of person you are.
Are you the type of person who likes to feel comfortable in your surroundings? If so, you may want to reserve the same type of vehicle that you drive at home. You will feel more comfortable and safer in a vehicle type that you are more familiar with and can concentrate on driving, instead of fumbling around for the windshield wipers or lights.
Are you the more adventurous type of person who likes to try new things and would like to spice up your Orlando vacation? If this is the case, you might want to try out a specialty vehicle, one of the premium cars, an SUV or perhaps, soak up the sun in a convertible.
No matter which type of person you are, don’t fall into the trap of reserving the “cheapest car available.” This is exactly what many car rental companies are hoping you will do; knowing that you will never be able to transport your family and all of your luggage from the rental facility to your destination. Once you realize that the economy car that you reserved will not fit your needs, you are at the rental car company’s mercy and are subject to whatever price they want to charge for an upgrade to a more accommodating vehicle, if one is available. Reserving a car size or two larger than the “cheapest car” frequently costs as little as ten dollars more per week if you do so in advance and the more adventurous types will most certainly find better deals on cars in advance than they will on the day of pickup, when availability is scarce, at best.
Finally, it is always a good idea to familiarize yourself with the location of all essential controls in a car before you leave the parking lot. This includes adjusting seats and mirrors, knowing where your lights, signaling indicators and windshield wipers are as well as adjusting your radio to the station of your choice. The majority of accidents occur within a few miles of a rental car facility when people try to do these things as they drive