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Car hire Germany.

  • 19-04-2013 7:50pm
    #1
    O.A.P
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,380 ✭✭✭


    Can somebody recommend a good car hire company in Berlin? The family and I (wife and two kids) are going there for ten days in July.
    I have been disappointed before with sixths and Hertz, because when I book the car that I like they have "and similar" clause which more or less allows them to pass off any car that has four wheels as similar to what I had booked.
    I just need something cheap this time anyway, so anything like a golf A3,Focus, or Astra and I would be happy. The cheaper the better of course any help would be greatly appreciated.
    Thanks in advance for any help.


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  • #2
    silver campaign
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 363 ✭✭silver campaign


    Have a look for Euro-Mobil. You wont find them at berlin airport though. They are a car hire company owned by the volkswagen group. Most of their depots are in volkswagen or audi dealerships. If you ask for a golf or an A3, this is what you get.


  • #3
    ninty9er
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,366 ✭✭✭ninty9er


    Enterprise have locations all over Germany


  • #4
    rocky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,977 ✭✭✭rocky


    I rented a Panda through Enterprise, no complaints. They even 'waved' a parking fine we got in Alexanderplatz while we went up the radio tower - the fine was smaller than the parking fee. Getting the Panda to max speed on the autobahn was hairy though :pac:


  • #5
    galwaytt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,820 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    O.A.P wrote: »
    Can somebody recommend a good car hire company in Berlin? The family and I (wife and two kids) are going there for ten days in July.
    I have been disappointed before with sixths and Hertz, because when I book the car that I like they have "and similar" clause which more or less allows them to pass off any car that has four wheels as similar to what I had booked.
    I just need something cheap this time anyway, so anything like a golf A3,Focus, or Astra and I would be happy. The cheaper the better of course any help would be greatly appreciated.
    Thanks in advance for any help.

    Just back from 5 days in Germany in a rented 1-series diesel auto, from www.autoeurope.com and the company providing was Thrifty.

    I would say though if you've anything more than hand luggage or 2 full size suitcases that the boot is small. We ended up with part of the rear seat folded flat.

    Btw I actually booked a Focus originally. By booking an auto their choices for bait & switch is greatly reduced.

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  • #6
    O.A.P
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,380 ✭✭✭O.A.P


    galwaytt wrote: »
    Just back from 5 days in Germany in a rented 1-series diesel auto, from www.autoeurope.com and the company providing was Thrifty.

    I would say though if you've anything more than hand luggage or 2 full size suitcases that the boot is small. We ended up with part of the rear seat folded flat.

    Btw I actually booked a Focus originally. By booking an auto their choices for bait & switch is greatly reduced.

    Great site thanks for that, sure to find something in there :)


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  • #7
    Bigcheeze
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,858 ✭✭✭Bigcheeze


    O.A.P wrote: »
    I have been disappointed before with sixths and Hertz, because when I book the car that I like they have "and similar" clause which more or less allows them to pass off any car that has four wheels as similar to what I had booked.

    Pretty much everyone has that clause.

    One of the German companies you mentioned (Sixt) allows you to rent specific models e.g. BMW Mercedes and Mini.


  • #8
    245
    Closed Accounts Posts: 760 ✭✭✭245


    Is anyone ever reminded of the Seinfeld car hire sketch?

    RENTAL CAR AGENT: Can I help you? Name please?

    JERRY: Seinfeld. I made a reservation for a mid-size, and she's a small. I'm kidding around, of course.

    RENTAL CAR AGENT: Okay, let's see here.

    RENTAL CAR AGENT: I'm sorry, we have no mid-size available at the moment.

    JERRY: I don't understand, I made a reservation, do you have my reservation?

    RENTAL CAR AGENT: Yes, we do, unfortunately we ran out of cars.

    JERRY: But the reservation keeps the car here. That's why you have the reservation.

    RENTAL CAR AGENT: I know why we have reservations.

    JERRY: I don't think you do. If you did, I'd have a car. See, you know how to take the reservation, you just don't know how to *hold* the reservation and that's really the most important part of the reservation, the holding. Anybody can just take them.


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