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Car leasing?

  • 26-10-2018 8:11pm
    #1
    ajarms86
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44 ✭


    Hey Lads,

    sorry If Im digging up an old thread but thought its better to ask here then start a new one,

    Has anyone actually gone ahead and leased or long-term rented a car?

    If so can you give some feedback? was it worth it? did it work more cost effective then buying a car on finance or getting a loan - what kind of rates did you get etc? was the maintenance easier (i.e. covered by the rental/leasing company)? etc.

    Would love to understand it better?


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  • #2
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Moved out from a 2006 thread, the information in it was pretty stale...


  • #3
    mikeecho
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,267 ✭✭✭mikeecho


    I haven't ever leased, but I've heard of lads (in germany) who long term rented cars.

    If you approach avis/hertz etc and ask for a 1 or 2 yr rental, apparently the rates are very good.

    And you don't have to worry about insurance (well 3rd party anyway ) Or tyre use, servicing, breakdown cover etc etc.

    If it's due tyres/servicing you just drop the car back and take a different one.

    It's an option you might want to look into.


  • #4
    cencglob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78 ✭✭cencglob


    Years ago about 15 I was part-time living here, I'd rent for weeks or months at a time.
    I think it was Budget in the airport who for a while were renting to at 3 euro per day for a mid sized car, this was since I was otherwise covered by 3rd party insurance and did not need theirs.
    The normal day rate was about 20euro, and that a rate I've had lately from Eurocar on a two week rental.


  • #5
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    www.dan-dooley.ie and enterprise.ie both do "long term rental"
    www.joeduffyleasing.ie has leasing, check their prices

    I have not done it myself, you need to crunch the numbers to see if it a good solution for you


  • #6
    bilbot79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,080 ✭✭✭bilbot79


    Would your insurance premiums go up because your not getting your own policy every year, that sort of thing?


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  • #7
    ajarms86
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44 ✭ajarms86


    bilbot79 wrote: »
    Would your insurance premiums go up because your not getting your own policy every year, that sort of thing?

    Thats a good point, but personally if I did do it I would be keeping my insurance policy on my girl friends/our main family car, (so lack of insurance wouldnt be an issue for me)

    This rented car would just my work run-around,

    I did find this article: foranyone else who is looking into this idea;

    https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.independent.ie/life/motoring/car-talk/it-makes-more-sense-for-me-to-rent-a-car-than-pay-skyhigh-irish-insurance-premiums-35431512.html


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