forkandknife

I am going to rent a car from these guys for three weeks next year! Or is it better to hire a car from a company this side of the pond?

http://www.eastcoastcarrentals.com.au/index.htm

They seem reasonable, Sat Nav etc? Any experiences, love you to share them with me!

But, this is the thing, what does this mean, do i need it, should i worry?

LRW - Is it some kind of insurance Liability Damage Waiver?

WEB LRW PACKAGE $3000 to $200 (SEDANS). 14+ day $8.80

WEB LRW PACKAGE $3500 to $500 (TARAGOS) 7+ days $16.50

Cheers Fork

datamile

You can limited damage, the LRW lowers the liability excess for a fee, i.e. the excess goes from 3000 to 200.

Expensive long term, but then you only pay 200 instead of 3000 if you wreck it.

Also check about tyre damage, roof damage , etc as it may be different to policies that you are used to.

FAQ has most details

http://www.eastcoastcarrentals.com.au/FAQ.htm

Charges can be higher at the airport, and you can pick up specials from the big names, but it all depends on what kind of vehicle you want etc, but looking at their prices, they appear pretty cheap. Another small name is http://www.abel.com.au/

moneypenny20

We used them and were really pleased with them and their service. Others on here have also used them. Some had good experiences and some had bad. Luck of the draw, as with everything. I'd use them again no problem.

Hutch

Most of the people that have come to stay with us have rented via No Birds. Cheap and very good service.

Nerine

We used Able and they were fine. Saw you got a quote for a Tarago - we hired one of those and it was a great size car, took all the bags and loads of space to spare, comfortable to drive and park too.

tillysmum

cant comment on car people but when we came on holiday in march we used a company in uk for collision damage waiver think it was about 60 pounds and covers you for a year for any car rental worldwide. it was really good value especially as hubby managed to reverse into a telegraph pole said he didnt see it :curse: they paid out no problems. want any frurther info and will try did out policy name

forkandknife

Thanks for all of the replies, if you could pm me or post the details of the UK company offering this collision damage waiver service here in the UK, it may be well worth spending the £60.00 for a year;

As 21 days at $8.80 = $185.00 = £80.00, and that is for the smallest car?


Is it a good idea to get a taxi from the airport when you first arrive? If so how much would it cost from the airport to say Scarborough, then would they drop the car off at your rental house the next morning? Its just the car has Sat Nav, so would this be advisable to use on first arrival? How far is the Airport to Scarborough?

Timber Floor Au

Abel are cheap, and we have used them, good deals !

tillysmum

yeh will get hbby to dig details out for you

tillysmum

Hi the company we used was www.insurance4carhire.com its worth a look anyway.

forkandknife

Thanks very much!

suzimc

www.vroomvroomvroom.com.au - we've had some absolutely brilliant deals from this place, particularly good if you are booking last minute too.

JAYMAC

We were one of the ones who had a bad experience, we booked a car long term when we arrived and then bought one earlier than we had planned. Rather than keep the rental, as it was still the xmas hols I thought I would check whether we get a refund if we returned. The guy told me they didnt normally give refunds, so i said no probs, we'd keep the car until it was due, he then told me to hold on for a moment, put me on hold and then came back and said they could take it back and quoted me how much money we would be refunded.

Long story short, we returned the car, no monies credited back to credit card, and when I chased with the company they denied all knowledge of agreeing to the refund. After arguing on the phone for a very long time, they offered me a credit of a smaller amount against another rental, needless to say I told them to stick it... but as Penny says, you get good and bad experiences everywhere, just sucks if you are the unlucky ones!

Julia

forkandknife

Hello,

Just got quoted this for car hire in Oz, any chance of any of you experienced Queenslanders taking a glance, do you think it is value for money, or should i be looking else where?

Cheers.

http://www.eastcoastcarrentals.com.au/


SATELLITE NAVIGATION (online only) $55 (Fixed)

COMPACT TOYOTA Yaris or similar MANUAL, AIR


pick up location : BRISBANE AIRPORT

pick up date/time : Thursday, 5-Jun-2008, 09:00

drop off location : BRISBANE AIRPORT

drop off date/time : Thursday, 26-Jun-2008, 23:30




Online Discount Rates 22 Days @ $30.00(GST excl) $660.00

FREE KMs for bookings made before 10 Feb 08 Daily at $0.00 $0.00

SATELLITE NAVIGATION (online only) Fixed at $55.00 $55.00

WEB LRW PACKAGE $3000 to $200 (SEDANS). 14+ day Daily at $8.80 $193.60

ADMINISTRATION FEE $96.97

GST $88.60

Total (Online Booking) A$1,071.57

datamile

This was budget for a Corolla auto Group B

Base rate:
21 days, 8 hours, $26.00 per 1 Day
Unlimited Kilometres$571.98
Excess reduction:$169.40
One-way Fee:$0.00
Child Safety Seat:$0.00
GPS Navigation Unit$109.95
Vehicle Registration Recovery fee:$119.55
Airport Fee:$106.80
Administration Fee:$32.33
Estimated Total:$1110.01
(The above estimate includes GST of $100.91)

Group C - Hyundai Elantra 1185
Group D - Mitsubishi Lancer 1241