Sixt Dublin Airport

tcawley29

Hi Folks,
Never got to have a rental that I was asking about over the christmas due to my age, however I will be old enough to rent for my trip in august if I go with sixt.
Required: 25 years or older to avoid the young driver fee and a Full License for 5 years+.
Both boxes ticked there so now I am wondering has anyone had any experience with this crowd as a rental company.
If so was it good/bad?
Just want to know as I am getting a pretty good price so I would like to book soon but don't want to go into this blind.

Thanks and Regards

Tommy

biko

I've rented with Sixt long time ago. They are the same as any other place.

tcawley29

biko wrote: »

I've rented with Sixt long time ago. They are the same as any other place.

Sounds good to me. Thanks Biko

Fred Swanson

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ironclaw

Are you renting from Sixt in Dublin Airport, or Sixt in general? Some rental companies in Dublin Airport are franchises and have slightly differing rules. I can't say for sure if Sixt is but I know Hertz is.

Hertz for example in Dublin should be avoided at all costs as its a franchise that seemed to make it up as they go along. I drive thousands of miles with Hertz per year around the world but I'd never rent off them again in Dublin. They overcharged me, loads of hidden fees and terrible customer service. The car I got had an ABS fault, they just said to turn the traction control off. Boggling.

Top tip though, sign up for any loyalty program before you rent. Hertz Gold is especially good after even one rental. Most locations you can just grab your car and go, no queue and your rates can be slightly lower.

eezipc

I have rented with them a few times in a few different countries. In general they are ok.
However, last year in Geneva, they tried to charge me an extra days rate because I brought the car back after 9am. (I dropped it back at 11am)
I argued with them that I only got the car at 1pm a couple of days beforehand but their argument was that the car always must be back at 9am on the day of return.
So I had to go through the contract and they could not show me anywhere in the contract where it says the car has to be back by 9am. I didn't have to pay the extra day but I felt like they were trying to pull a fast one and it probably works on some people.

tcawley29

Yeah I'll be fine with the likes of times there, I'm very punctual that way and will be early if anything.
As regards inspecting for marks/whatever I used to be that guy for budget as a summer job so I'm good there too.
Always nervous when it's actually my own deposit on the car but sure hey thats life.
I will be renting with Sixt in Dublin Airport in August.
Sixt is one of the better ones. Only 5 years or more required, not sure about Dan Dooley.
Budget and Avis require a license 8+ years for their worst car according to their terms.
You'd think driving 7 years on Irish roads would be enough before I moved away but apparently not.
Anyways Sixt are by far the cheapest for a nice car too so based on the feedback I've gotten I think I will be booking with them once I sort the flights.
Thanks everyone

Eric Cartman

Fred Swanson wrote: »

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welcome to the reality of Irish insurance underwriting.

Fred Swanson

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tcawley29

Fred Swanson wrote: »

8 years? hahahaha! They must only want to rent to auld farts.

I have never been asked how long I have had my licence.

Yeah I never even rented myself in the end as I'm only 24 so it would have been too expensive anyways.
Insured myself on dads car for 12 days for 52.50 instead :pac:
At least I'll be old enough to try out sixt in August.
Looks like a good outfit with great prices too

Squeaksoutloud

Sixt have a budget arm called flizzr which might be worth looking at. I actually have a car rented for just under 5 weeks at the mo and cheapest price was through cartrawler search engine..try ryanair website. 320 quid for 5 weeks for an Octavia!

tcawley29

Squeaksoutloud wrote: »

Sixt have a budget arm called flizzr which might be worth looking at. I actually have a car rented for just under 5 weeks at the mo and cheapest price was through cartrawler search engine..try ryanair website. 320 quid for 5 weeks for an Octavia!

Both look like good options to use some time however going with sixt direct looks best this time.
I know I could get cheaper cars but with sixt I can get a Merc c class for 9 days for approx. 500 dollars
I don't own a car out here since I moved so I don't mind spending a bit extra for something luxurious for my trip home

Samuel T. Cogley

On the license requirement some of you are conflating how long you need to have a license for and how long you have been eligible to hold a license. Enterprise is similar you have to have been eligible to hold a license for (IIRC) 8 years so 17+8=25 in Ireland.

DaveyDave

Why would they say eligible and also mention age, if they're the same thing? They wouldn't need to mention eligible for 8 years if they already have a 25 year old rule?

It's absurd you need to have a license for X years. I had my full license 2 months before renting a Mustang with Alamo in Orlando. Only difference over there is that if you're under 25 you're paying around $20/day extra so it's just really expensive for younger drivers but still possible.

Samuel T. Cogley

DaveyDave wrote: »

Why would they say eligible and also mention age, if they're the same thing? They wouldn't need to mention eligible for 8 years if they already have a 25 year old rule?

It's absurd you need to have a license for X years. I had my full license 2 months before renting a Mustang with Alamo in Orlando. Only difference over there is that if you're under 25 you're paying around $20/day extra so it's just really expensive for younger drivers but still possible.

For a number of reasons:

(i) Preempting any age discrimination issues (many don't mention age as an exclusion simply a young drivers fee)
(ii) Allowing for different states within the EU like Ireland who allow driving from an earlier age. Same rule in France would mean 26 or 23 years old (depending on what type of license)
(iii) excluding people who for one reason or another may not have been eligible to hold a license i.e. banned early in their driving career - although how they'd check this is up for debate.

The US take a completely different view to driving than the Europeans. You can get a learners permit at 14 in some US states.

iomusicdublin

I rented long term off them. 4 months in all. They were excellent to deal with.

Check out car hire excess insurance policy, it could save a lot.
https://www.carhireexcess.ie/

tcawley29

iomusicdublin wrote: »

I rented long term off them. 4 months in all. They were excellent to deal with.

Check out car hire excess insurance policy, it could save a lot.
https://www.carhireexcess.ie/

Thanks for this but my credit card covers CDW so I'm safe on the insurance

iomusicdublin

tcawley29 wrote: »

Thanks for this but my credit card covers CDW so I'm safe on the insurance

does your credit card cover the excess?

tcawley29

iomusicdublin wrote: »

tcawley29 wrote: »

Thanks for this but my credit card covers CDW so I'm safe on the insurance

does your credit card cover the excess?

No I have to pay that. Its 5000 euro but hopefully shouldn't have any issues.

iomusicdublin

with a car hire excess policy you have 0 excess

tcawley29

iomusicdublin wrote: »

with a car hire excess policy you have 0 excess

It also states that I must be a resident in ROI which I no longer am.