[request] Car rental

MikeHunt

I've no experience with this sort of thing, so looking for recommendations.

Need a Punto-sized car for a couple of days starting this Saturday.
Dublin area

Any ideas?

peckerhead

www.argusrentals.com aren't bad...

samo

try www.autoreservations.com ...got a great rate on a car off them a few months back.

conical

enterprise had an ad a while back, 49euro fro d wknd, pick up fri eve drop back b4 nine on monday or something like that

-C

samo

The rates with Enterprise if cheaper if you book online...www.enterprise.com but just thinking about it Enterprise (and argus) need you to have your own insurance if I remember correctly.

Milo

try www.opel.ie and click on the million mile drive link. You get a brand new Opel of your choice (or whatever they have left!) for 3 days free. All you need is a full licence, a credit card (for security purposes!) or laser! Went to Galway for a weekend in mine!

If you don't have your own insurance (which I'm guessing you don't!) they put you on the garage insurance for free!

MikeHunt

mad

Niceone for the replies.. so far Argus and http://www.europcar.ie have come up with some decent offers

Philbert

Budget.ie

Spent alot of time researching this last year. These are the cheapest and most flexible imo. Min age 23 with 2 years full driving license.

Seriously no point looking any further, if you do your research properly I guarantee you will end up with this company.

HTH.

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Par example>>>

Rental from: Saturday, 18th June 2005, 11:00 to Monday, 20th June 2005, 11:00
Rental Duration: 2 days

Pickup Location: Dublin Airport or Dublin City.
Dropoff Location: Dublin Airport or Dublin City.

Car Group: Economy 2 Door ....e.g. Opel Corsa or similar

Rental Price: € 57.33

Price includes all compulsory Insurances, Government Tax, Unlimited Mileage and 24hr Breakdown cover.

jozi

Milo wrote:

try www.opel.ie and click on the million mile drive link. You get a brand new Opel of your choice (or whatever they have left!) for 3 days free. All you need is a full licence, a credit card (for security purposes!) or laser! Went to Galway for a weekend in mine!

If you don't have your own insurance (which I'm guessing you don't!) they put you on the garage insurance for free!

How did that work out?
Did you have to pay anything any obligations etc.....
Might do it just for the laugh get the astra sport hatch

Milo

We tried to get an astra sport but your one said they were the most popular (I wonder why?? ) so they were all booked out!

No charges...all my friends have done it now getting either vectra's, zafira's, corsa's or meriva's! I couldn't believe it!

We got the car (a corsa) with 306km..took it a bit off road in Galway (the pot holes on some of them roads are huge!) and brought it back with nearly 1200km on the clock. The car was filthy but the dealer just had a look around it to make sure there was no damage then he just took the keys back! He didn't care and no charges on the credit card for cleaning it etc!

My friend got one from Airton Tallaght (a zafira) and your man asked her would she buy it and she just said she liked it but would only buy second hand! He left it at that!

peckerhead

Budget.ie

Spent alot of time researching this last year. These are the cheapest and most flexible imo.

I booked a car for a coupla days from Stansted airport; the car is from Budget but I booked it through Argus and it was £10 cheaper..!

rabbitinlights

Philbert wrote:

Par example>>>

Rental from: Saturday, 18th June 2005, 11:00 to Monday, 20th June 2005, 11:00
Rental Duration: 2 days

Pickup Location: Dublin Airport or Dublin City.
Dropoff Location: Dublin Airport or Dublin City.

Car Group: Economy 2 Door ....e.g. Opel Corsa or similar

Rental Price: € 57.33

Price includes all compulsory Insurances, Government Tax, Unlimited Mileage and 24hr Breakdown cover.

Dont forget the €25 City center charge for Dublin.........

Saruman

Could try www.auto-europe.co.uk

Nosh*tsherlock

Saruman wrote:

Could try www.auto-europe.co.uk

Yes have used these quite a few times in various parts of Europe and they always came up the cheapest

Johnny Jukebox

Hmm, just compared them with a reservation I made yesterday with Hertz through aerlingus.com. They are not cheaper for a 5 week rental in Italy...

JP Mulvano

check this website out they just find th cheapest car price from a whole load of rental companies

http://www.rentacar-ireland.com/

but seriously the Opel million mile test drive is a joke they don't even try to sell you the car when you bring it back. It's actually Enterprise car rental that you get the car from you just pick it up at a dealers, but of course it's FREE FREE FREE!!!

samo

And to think I rented an astra off entreprise a few weeks back and had to pay €56 for the pleasure of it (and i say that ironically as was not a pleasure driving that yoke )