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janeanddave
Frequent Contributor
Spain
274 Posts |
 Posted - 22 February 2010 : 21:21:45
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Hi
I may need to hire a car for a few days as mine needs some work done on it. Which company is the cheapest for a reliable small car? What can I expect to pay for a three day hire? |
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andi
Frequent Contributor
United Kingdom
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fifi
Frequent Contributor
Ireland
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potash
Frequent Contributor
United Kingdom
999 Posts |
Posted - 22 February 2010 : 22:35:48
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A good tip on car hire if you book your flights months in advance do the same with your car hire and of course not like the airlines you dont have to pay till you collect your car we have booked our car from 12 july till 2 aug at 15 euro per day last year in july they were 25 euro per day also booked parking at L/pool airprt just by departures £47 for three weeks BOOKED THESE 8 NOV 2009
http://www.top-car-hire.com/car_hire_canary_islands/fuerteventura/index.php |
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pennylane
Frequent Contributor
United Kingdom
515 Posts |
Posted - 22 February 2010 : 22:54:20
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I booked payless.circar in DEc..very helpful delivered toour hotel and picked up there too. changed car no problem as they delivered 5 door at first and I needed 3 door cos of my little houndini. think it was about E90 for 5 days...
Had few car probs here and looked into hiring one here for Sat gone. They only offered Airport pick up and drop off as it was only for Sat/Sun and they wanted £46 for one day inclusive of Excess/cover. probs are here you have to leave up to a £500 deposit with them even if you have taken out the excess cover with the insurance.......yeh you get it back if you deliver the car back in one piece, but who'sgot £500 readies just like that.....especially if you dont have a credit card,only debit......
Don't get it cos all they wanted in Fuerte was the hire fee no extra ??
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cllrcollins
Frequent Contributor
Ireland
906 Posts |
Posted - 22 February 2010 : 23:20:14
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I agree with Potash, book well in advance with Payless or Cicar, no credit card details required when booking on line, just turn up on the day when you arrive and pick up the car and pay by credit card or cash. If you find before you travel that the price has gone down, simply cancel the booking online and rebook a few minutes later for the cheaper price.
I have never been asked by either company to pay extra for insurance, the price you are quoted is inclusive of insurance. Payless seem to only operate pick ups and drop offs from the airport. Cicar are slightly more expensive but more flexible about pick up/drop off locations. For example, this Xmas I picked up the car from Fuerte airport but was able to leave it at their branch in Corralejo harbour as we were going home via Lanzarote. This facility saved at least €45 on a taxi from Caleta to Corralejo. |
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The Lockie
Senior Member
United Kingdom
25 Posts |
Posted - 23 February 2010 : 00:50:38
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| Just looked at the payless website, great quote for 14 days over Xmas only 196E, there are no insurance details on the site, so don't know what is and is NOT included. The price is not so great if there are loads of extras added on pick up, anyone dealt with this co@ recently from Fuerte Airport?? |
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andi
Frequent Contributor
United Kingdom
2100 Posts |
Posted - 23 February 2010 : 06:08:46
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| Deal with them all the time Lockie. Insurance is fully loaded and they have proper kiosk at airport. They are to be trusted. |
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merlin54
Frequent Contributor
Canary Islands
695 Posts |
Posted - 23 February 2010 : 07:36:51
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janeanddave,
click this link for a few choices, if you dont find anything call me I will give you a number of a spanish hire company who can probably help you. John
http://www.fuertetrips.com/carhire.html |
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tmacl
Senior Member
United Kingdom
33 Posts |
Posted - 23 February 2010 : 14:21:11
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| Payless are generally cheaper but only from the airport however Cicar can have deals on group D cars at group B prices which make them cheaper than Payless. We tend to hire an Astra through Cicar for this reason. |
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oystercatcher
Frequent Contributor
Christmas Island
347 Posts |
Posted - 23 February 2010 : 18:04:00
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I always book Payless for pick up and return at airport. If I want to return it to Corrie central or Port (open later for drop off) I pop into the Corrie office beforehand and after a bit of traditional shrugging and sighing they have always agreed.
I always book a 3 door Corsa 1000cc and have always been given a 5 door Astra 1.6 petrol or 1.7 diesel. |
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oystercatcher
Frequent Contributor
Christmas Island
347 Posts |
Posted - 23 February 2010 : 19:00:16
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Just booked Payless/Cicar via Cabrera (see second post above)at €120 for 7 days, pickup airport drop off Corrie office. They include an Astra in their cheapest group so i've booked one.
Interesting that 4 days rent was €137!
I'll miss the sighs and the shrugs, though! |
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paully
Frequent Contributor
United Kingdom
1784 Posts |
Posted - 23 February 2010 : 20:51:26
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| I took a Payless Astra back to the port office, cos it didnt like starting, and yes you`re right sighs and shrugs and a couple of phone calls before they swapped it.Thanks for the info Oystercatcher have booked mine with Cabrera.....just hope I dont get that bloody Astra back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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dave-g
Frequent Contributor
Ireland
88 Posts |
Posted - 23 February 2010 : 22:50:56
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| hard to believe. 3 weeks in april with cabrera = 359 astra. exact same deatils with cicar 449. wheres the catch???????? |
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fifi
Frequent Contributor
Ireland
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Posted - 23 February 2010 : 23:56:34
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| Check the amount of doors and if the car in both cases has airconditioning Dave. With Topcar Autoreisen and AutoReisen (Same companies) you get a slightly different model with the cheaper quote. |
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paully
Frequent Contributor
United Kingdom
1784 Posts |
Posted - 24 February 2010 : 00:10:36
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| With Autoriesen check you have 4 serviceable tyres as well...I know from experience...only use cicar and their aliases these days.. |
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falkirkdan
Frequent Contributor
Vatican City
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Posted - 24 February 2010 : 01:11:37
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quote:
Originally posted by dave-g
hard to believe. 3 weeks in april with cabrera = 359 astra. exact same deatils with cicar 449. wheres the catch????????
NONE
and try getting a quote not Astra probably cheaper and you will probably get Astra. |
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zedzedeleven
Frequent Contributor
United Kingdom
1948 Posts |
Posted - 24 February 2010 : 10:01:29
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| Iv`e only once managed to get the car I ordered and it was a necessity, I needed a six seater. This time I got an on line quote from Payless and it was more than Cicar so I`m sticking with Cicar. There seems no logic to the booking charges unless being registered with Cicar (like wot I am) somehow brings the price down. |
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samdriscoll
New Member
Ireland
2 Posts |
Posted - 20 July 2010 : 10:01:46
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I couldn't make any help to u if u need to hire a car, but while you will go for make insured the hired car you can go http://www.carhireexcess.ie/  |
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samdriscoll
New Member
Ireland
2 Posts |
Posted - 29 July 2010 : 11:37:32
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car insurance and the Car hire insurance, both are different thing !!
How are you all ??? |
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Patrick79
New Member
United Kingdom
1 Posts |
Posted - 29 July 2010 : 13:14:05
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| Car Hire and excess insurance is cheap for 3 days. The best deal you will probably get is with https://www.icarhireinsurance.com/ - 2.99 a day |
Edited by - Patrick79 on 29 July 2010 13:15:48 |
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