Which moving truck should I use? (Budget, U-Haul, truck rental, trucks)

[jrgreen4]

I am moving from Florida to Brooklyn, NY. I am trying to decide which moving truck to use. I will be moving 2.5 bedroom, dining room, living room, and kitchen worth of stuff. I am looking at the Penske 16 foot and 22 foot truck. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

[Mach50]

22, 16 barely moves a 1 bedroom IMO. Penske worked fine for my move from Florida to Manhattan back in 2004.

[Boomerang]

Comparison shop the Budget Rental Truck cost online against the Penske price.
We did and chose Budget. YMMV, but check out the online prices anyway because you might also get a better deal with Penske online.

[jrgreen4]

thank you for the replies. I appreciate it.

Boomerang- Penske has better prices than budget which is why I am going to choose them.

[donsabi]

Avoid U-haul at all costs. Penske has a 22' and that is my recommendation.
Don

[Bydand]

22' would be my choice as well.

[daytripper]

FYI- the Penske 22 and 26 ft trucks are the same price (online)

[ottomobeale]

Penske has TWo discounts and they stack.

Internet booking and AAA. They total 18%.

Above is right. Penske 26' is same price as 22'.

Do not believe their sizing guidelines unless you sell off most of your stuff.

[DCguy03]

I moved last year with a "Budget" truck, and used a discount code to save 25% off. Here are the details:

25% off any Budget truck rental! Provide promotional code FASTB at time of reservation Offer expires December 31, 2008 Offer is only valid on budgettruck.com 24-hour advance reservation required Offer is only valid on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday

[returningtonepa???]

use movex--you can tell them the size truck you need--DO NOT use the ads attached to their website for helpers---we did and got taken--movex claimed not to have given permission for that company to advertise on their site!