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But no faster than 40 or 50, depending on the road you are on!

Or how fast the ellie is running.

I am normally a law-abiding person, but if the choice is between an argument with an angry Ellie and an argument with a traffic police officer, I'm afraid that the Ellie will take priority

Oh yes, nobody is going to argue with that theory

I prefer to go a touch faster than the ellie

Got it. I'm renting a non-red automatic that moves faster than a pachyderm and I'm not to worry about traffic cops.

Thanks everyone.

You catch on quick, TX

I'm heading your way today, for a family meetup at Fossil Rim Wildlife Center. Ever been there? Hardly KNP, but will be a good opportunity for me to test my new camera gear

Welcome to the great state of Texas where you do need to worry about traffic cops. Speed traps abound. We have not been to Fossil Rim but it is definitely on our list as it is only about 2 Hours drive for us. Good idea about testing your camera gear there. I'm getting a new camera myself and I think I will do the same thing.

Good morning everyone, thanks for the advice above.

I will be returning to Kruger for too-short of a trip in May, and am asking for advice on which car to rent. We will be renting at Joburg, and driving to the park. We travel reasonably lightly (we're coming from the US, though). In addition to which car, is there a company which is the obvious standout for rental prices of these two options?

On previous trips, we've rented Combis and enjoyed them (although the single back window not opening is annoying ...). On our last trip we rented a Mercedes Vito.

We will have at least 5, maybe 7, people, for 8 days, staying at Letaba, Mopani, Satara and Lower Sabie, for 2 nights each. We will be bringing in much food and wine from outside the park.

What are the thoughts and advice on how to select between the two options? We will consider the price differential later, but we are more concerned about space, height, window size, noise, etc.

I look forward to everyone's reply. Thanks in advance!
We are South Africans returning for our annual trip to the Kruger.

Hi Schoemanskloof and welcome!

Please see my post on the first page of this thread, about halfway down, which should answer at least some of your questions. AutoEurope has been great for me and I recommend them highly. I will also be in the park in May, driving a car hired through AutoEurope , so perhaps our paths will cross. Don't forget your YR

Thanks for the tip Arks! I allways use Avis in SA anyway so if autoeurope is cheaper I'll use their services next time .

I have a t4 caravelle , and I rate that it has more space than the vito , which is why i bought that rather than the vito .

Other than that , there isnt much to choose between the 2 .

Hi Arks, Thank you for the advice on AutoEurope.... looks like if you are a non-national you get one price vs. being a national... we had a friend in SA look at the local rate and it was cheaper on a local basis than booking international , granted this was direct with Avis, I will now investigate AutoEurope

I expect that the different rates for Avis are similar to the differences in WildCard and conservation fee rates and occur elsewhere as well â€â€