Jeep hire

[KKOB]

If you do hire a Jeep make sure it's got a canopy otherwise you'll have a vehicle full of very sunburnt people by the end of the day.

[turkey4life]

Good point canopy noted but this seems to be a hard task maybe I should wait till I'm there and have a walk around

[Piscoe]

I did this in 2005 and my advice is check the condition of the jeep very carefully. Check that the canopy works of course but pay particular attention to brakes and steering. Obviously people take them off road so they take a bit of a hammering so need a lot of servicing/repairs. Unfortunately I didn't check and ended up finding that only one of the brakes worked properly. Sorry I can't recall which firm I used

[slartibartfast]

All good posts above.  Like all things they all have pros and cons.

Jeeeps are fun , exciting,  great views, cheap, give access to tracks through the mountains.
But they are slow so a drag if doing long distances, tiring, heat and sunburn a problem in hot months  so trousers, long sleeve shirts, hats which stay on in the wind and glasses all good to have with you.   you cant leave valuables in the jeep when away from it, not much storage space, you get very wet if it rains. A canopy wont keep you dry !.  potholes and speedbumps are painful if you hit them at speed

Having listed all the negatives we like jeeps as the positives outweigh the negatives for us .....but then we ride motorbikes so we are used to hardship  

Cars with air con are less hassle , more secure , safer, less tiring for long journeys, but reduce the sense of a holiday "adventure"

[IanK]

Check your hire contract if you are thinking of driving off road - or even on dirt tracks. I've not checked a contract in Turkey but have hired 4x4s in the USA and Canaries and in both cases it stated the insurance was only valid on surfaced roads!

IanK

[BlackAdder]

I've got a Suzuki Jimny in the UK and do a bit of green-laning. Thay are a very sturdy beast and can handle a lot more than you'd think but they are small and not very comfortable (I had to commute in it the other day and after 45 miles I felt like I'd come home from a Japanese POW camp). If you are thinking of putting 4 people in it, it will be very cramped. It will also probably have road tyres on it so the chances of popping a tyre on a rough track are greatly increased.
Having hired convertibles and saloons, I'd go for a saloon car with air-con every time.