Car Rental in Detroit

SUV rental in Detroit

The most popular SUV models offered at rental locations in Detroit are: Ford Escape, Jeep Wrangler, Toyota Landcruiser, Chevrolet Blazer, Jeep Cherokee, Nissan Pathfinder 4WD and others.

While selecting your preferred model of an off-road vehicle, please examine the rental conditions. In particular, those requirements that concern credit cards – when it comes to renting an expensive car, sometimes offices in USA ask information about two credit cards.

Before signing the contract in the rental office upon arrival, check that the invoice figures match with figures in your voucher.

Once the vehicle is assigned, inspect it carefully before leaving the parking. Crossovers and SUVs are often used in tough road conditions, therefore scratches and other exteriour defects are inevitable. Due to this, it is important to check and specify all existing defects in your rental documents.

If you plan to use an off-road vehicle in the mountains, it is recommended to order snow chains. This will save you from unexpected incidents. Other important equipment in USA are mandatory child seats for travellers with children. OrangeSmile.com wishes you a safe trip and green lights on the roads of Detroit!

Common questions on rental process

Map of Detroit with rental locations
Rental locations in Detroit
Driving Advices for USA – Traffic Regulations and Road Usage Peculiarities
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In case of a car accident all the formalities are carried out relatively fast. Once the protocol is filled, the drivers exchange contact numbers of their insurance companies. It should be noted that receiving insurance coverage also does not take much time.
Finding a free parking space in a big city is very difficult, so underground parking has become a true relief for motorists. After parking a car, remember the number of the selected slot. The number will help to find your car quickly, when there will be a need to pick it up.
In general, the most expensive parking is located in the central part of cities. The cost of one hour here will vary from US$5 to US$15. All payments are made at the parking lot exit by using a special machine. The cost of an hour of parking away from the central part of a city can be about US$1.
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Rental, parking and other info on Detroit - Airport
The number of leading companies provides their car rental services at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. These are Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, Firefly, National, and Thrifty. So as to rent a vehicle you will be required to present a driver's license, a credit card and a printed certificate (if preliminary reservation has been made).

A free shuttle will take passengers to the car rental facilities. They will see this shuttle on leaving the baggage claim hall. The Consolidated Rental Car Centre lies at the northeast end of the airport (in Lucas Drive). Bus stops, going to the rental car centres are placed in the parking lots of both the terminals. The information and contact details of car rental companies can be found in the baggage claim halls or in the Ground Transportation Centre. There are no desks of car hire firms in the terminals. The customers pick up and return their leased vehicles in the Rental Car Center. The office of Executive Car Rental is positioned outside the territory of the airport, at the following address: 29111 Wick Road Romulus, MI 48174.

The major car rental companies provide shuttles, which take their clients to rental car pick-up locations. Read all...
Enjoying SUV and sightseeing of Detroit
Starting from the end of XIX – the beginning of XX century Detroit plays a significant role in automobile industry of the United States. The city develops and wonderful architectural sites and places of interest appear there. Among them is the main square of the city – Washington Boulevard that was light with Edison lamps. At that time Detroit was called “the second Paris” or “Paris of West”. However, during the times of World War II race discrimination was slackening and it became easier for Afro-Americans to get job in the city. This fact caused many Afro-Americans to move to Detroit, and later caused a chain of riots with white population of the city involved. In the end the whites started living in the suburbs of Detroit. Steadily the capital of auto industry slowly turned into a city of devastation, raising criminal and disorders.

In the beginning of the 80s of previous century the country suffered from the oil crisis, and American factories started a competition with Japanese car manufacturers and their economic cars. This made a huge impact of many automobile companies including Detroit-based ones. Some companies simply went bankrupt and this was very hard for the city. Large number of luxurious buildings remained without their owners. Add here frequent riots and fires caused by the Afro-American part of the Detroit’s population and you will understand why the city has been damaged severely. Nowadays you can see in Detroit only remaining large companies like General Motors, Daimler Chrysler, and Ford Motor Company.
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