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Classy (not vintage) car hire

  • 12-03-2008 5:41pm
    #1
    Crazy Ivan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41 ✭


    Hi all,

    I'm new to this forum so apologies if I come across as being very green on these matters, but happy circumstances have brought me here to stand before you, a grinning idiot: My sister - the oldest in the clan - is getting married in June and I would like to be her chauffeur on the day.

    Basically, she's having a relatively small wedding (just ~40 people) and she is keeping to a fairly small budget. I had thought of hiring a nice car for the weekend and driving herself and my Dad to the chapel and then the happy couple to the reception afterwards. This would be sort of a wedding gift to her as she then wouldn't have to stress about it. (Being the oldest lad in the family, I'm protective that way!)

    I was wondering if there are places you can hire nice cars like that. I had been thinking of Hertz, Budget etc, but my feeling is that they cannot ensure a certain car of a certain colour and so on. I could be wrong about this. I have checked online and a lot of the rental places near me (Galway Airport and city) don't even have the "premium" class cars in stock when I search.

    Does anyone here have similar experience or is there some other rental service for weddings? I don't think she wants the whole "Ferrari / McLaren F1" ;) type of thing. Just a nice BMW or Merc or something, so that's why I was thinking of your usual car rental places. Any suggestions? She's getting married in Mullingar by the way. I live in Galway though.


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  • #2
    Das Kitty
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 17,231 Mod ✭✭✭✭Das Kitty


    Is there any guest coming to the wedding with a swank car? That'd be my first choice.

    Have a shot over on the Motoring / Cars forum someone over there might be able to do a deal with you.


  • #3
    Crazy Ivan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41 ✭Crazy Ivan


    Thanks for the reply!

    Unfortunately, I doubt if any of the guests will have a swanky car. It's only the immediate family (plus one) who'll be there, and we ain't a well-to-do family!

    I will try your suggestion of looking on the other forum. Thanks again for your help!


  • #4
    Eoin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,263 ✭✭✭✭Eoin


    I'd say renting a nice car for the weekend could end up nearly as expensive as hiring a "wedding car" - isn't even budget car rental pretty pricey? As has been mentioned, the nice folks in the motors forum may be able to help out.

    Another option - there are a few taxi drivers who drive nice cars that would do the trick; Chrysler 300c / BMW 5 and 7 series / Mercs etc. How about negotiating a price for half a day's work - I reckon it would be cheaper than rental, though you wouldn't get to drive.


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