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sueellen
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Looking to hire a car from Toulouse Airport in late June. Anybody recommend where I can get a good quote.
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Dr Moriarty
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Re: Car Hire in France
www.argusrentals.com
Irish agency, smaller local (French) car rental firms.
I've found them v. good and v. competitive — but I suppose it depends on what you want and for how long...
Bon voyage,
Dr. M.
www.argusrentals.com
Irish agency, smaller local (French) car rental firms.
I've found them v. good and v. competitive — but I suppose it depends on what you want and for how long...
Bon voyage,
Dr. M.
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whocares
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Car Hire in France
Thanks Doc
Got an on-line quote for €650. Alamo quoted €870 while Hertz were asking €782 for the same car.
Anyone else .....?
Thanks Doc
Got an on-line quote for €650. Alamo quoted €870 while Hertz were asking €782 for the same car.
Anyone else .....?
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Ceist Beag
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rory
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Re: Car Hire in France
I've found www.ebookers.ie and www.skycars.com to be competitive. Prices are all-inclusive.
I've found www.ebookers.ie and www.skycars.com to be competitive. Prices are all-inclusive.
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whocares
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Car Hire in France
Checked out these and many more besides over the last 24 hours and still haven't beaten €650.
Thanks for your suggestions
Checked out these and many more besides over the last 24 hours and still haven't beaten €650.
Thanks for your suggestions
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cloned
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car hire
I use a small local car hire place in South of Spain where they meet you at arrivals - card with your name on it - and take credit card details on top of his briefcase. Car waiting outside and gone within 5 minutes. These companies are cheaper and whilst sometimes the cars are a little older they are not as hung up if there is a slight dent or scratch.
I am looking to hire say a 7 or 8 seater in sth of France, a opel zafira ? Sharan ? Any one got ideas ?
whocares - your best bet is to talk to someone who has house in Vence, Nice or surrounding areas who can recommend one of these companies.
If anyone wants one for Malaga airport I can recommend one.
I use a small local car hire place in South of Spain where they meet you at arrivals - card with your name on it - and take credit card details on top of his briefcase. Car waiting outside and gone within 5 minutes. These companies are cheaper and whilst sometimes the cars are a little older they are not as hung up if there is a slight dent or scratch.
I am looking to hire say a 7 or 8 seater in sth of France, a opel zafira ? Sharan ? Any one got ideas ?
whocares - your best bet is to talk to someone who has house in Vence, Nice or surrounding areas who can recommend one of these companies.
If anyone wants one for Malaga airport I can recommend one.
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Dr Moriarty
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Re: car hire
Cloned,
I have 5 kids and drive a 7-seater at home (well, my wife does, most of the time — I walk to work...!
)
But when I'm renting a holiday car I've found these very expensive to rent — almost double the cost of a large Focus/Mégane/Astra estate model, for instance (usu. category 'F', depending on the rental firm). So, depending on whether your party is predominantly adults/kids/"smallies", and how much time all 7 of you are all going to be in the car together, you might consider a large, roomy stationwagon w/ roofrack...(?)
Two out of the four times that I've advance-booked a stationwagon like this, it turned out that they didn't have one available on the day — and upgraded me to a Zafira for the same money! (for a full 28-day rental once, couldn't believe our luck!)
But it all depends on your circumstances/priorities/budget.
Oh, and before anyone starts ticking me off about carrying unsecured kids in the rear of a stationwagon — our four youngest fit comfortably across the rear seat, the two smallest sharing the middle seat belt, and the lad was (comfortably!) wedged between two large soft suitcases, with a portable belt assembly anchored to the floor of the car in the same way as you might a baby-seat assembly. I'm not that much of a penny-pincher...!
Dr. M.
P.S. Glad to see argusrentals unbeaten on the quote above — not often you find a small-to-medium Irish firm beating the bigger players...
Cloned,
I have 5 kids and drive a 7-seater at home (well, my wife does, most of the time — I walk to work...!
)But when I'm renting a holiday car I've found these very expensive to rent — almost double the cost of a large Focus/Mégane/Astra estate model, for instance (usu. category 'F', depending on the rental firm). So, depending on whether your party is predominantly adults/kids/"smallies", and how much time all 7 of you are all going to be in the car together, you might consider a large, roomy stationwagon w/ roofrack...(?)
Two out of the four times that I've advance-booked a stationwagon like this, it turned out that they didn't have one available on the day — and upgraded me to a Zafira for the same money! (for a full 28-day rental once, couldn't believe our luck!)
But it all depends on your circumstances/priorities/budget.
Oh, and before anyone starts ticking me off about carrying unsecured kids in the rear of a stationwagon — our four youngest fit comfortably across the rear seat, the two smallest sharing the middle seat belt, and the lad was (comfortably!) wedged between two large soft suitcases, with a portable belt assembly anchored to the floor of the car in the same way as you might a baby-seat assembly. I'm not that much of a penny-pincher...!
Dr. M.
P.S. Glad to see argusrentals unbeaten on the quote above — not often you find a small-to-medium Irish firm beating the bigger players...
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rose
Guest
car hire in spain but going in to france
is there any restrictions or extra insurance in doing the above and what would be the best company to book with
is there any restrictions or extra insurance in doing the above and what would be the best company to book with
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Irishguide
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try comparecarrentalfrance.com used them last month and they were good especially for holiday autos rates.
hope this helps
hope this helps
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werntonb
Guest
I will recommend the car rental of my friend. He has a good price with the rent of his car.
Wwe regularly rent in spain and go to France, in particular Girona. Yes there is a need to state you are going to france and get cross border insurance. Some people don't state they are travelling to France, but I don't think the insirance will cover if needed !
The cost is included with Hertz, but they are usually expensive ! We have used doyouspain on serveral times and found them to be good, they usually use either goldcar or aurigacrown. They have a cost per day for the cross border insurance, but up to a max of approx €40 per rental. Some companies don't have a capping on the max, so it can work out a fair bit extra. One down side of these companies is that they have a fuel policy where you pay for a full tank of fuel an d return the car empty. This suits some but not others.