marco121068

I've reserved cars through them a couple of times. Always been best price I could find.

flip

Good idea as person paying is the one who has to sign for the car. Think about the extra insurance as if you have an accident you can be liable for up to $5k (I think but I could be exaggerating horrendously). Don't forget your licences - we did on a trip to Queensland and they wouldn't let us have the car even with faxed copies and registration from the Victorian police - long story).

frogboy

Try www.webjet.com.au they check the main rentals companies and they are cheaper than booking direct with the rental company. I have just got a Full size wagon for $466 for 7 days I think with budget (via webjet)

cheers

lesleys

Don't pick up at the airport - you pay extra tax on the whole rental! Get a taxi to another location.
Try www.standbycars.com.au

Jane and Russ Middleton

Hi Jackie,

If you are coming here on a PR visa you can rent a car with a discount from www.budget.com.au and click in the box which asks if you are an Oz resident, we just gave our temp address and we didn't even show our visas !!!!!
If I remember rightly it was 50% discount !!!!!! Not to be sneezed at

Good luck
Jane
xx

steve & Heather

Hi

We used Hertz, pre booked, received upgrade on car upon arrival. No fuss at pick up was on road in 10 mins. Had car for 2 weeks $1000.

Steve

kevinbloomfield

We are paying $664 for 14 days including the rental company collecting us from the airport and taking us to the Sunshine Coast. I'd much rather be driven after the long flight and we can just take in our new country!!

www.airportcarrentals.com.au

marco121068

I paid $1,100 for a Toyota Corolla for a month (including Insurance Excess reduction) from Avis.

Mrs JFW

Thanks for all the wonderful advice.

Will let you know the outcome when the deal is done!

jackie

Mrs JFW

Just wanted to update you. thanks for all your recommendations. Hubby has booked us some car hire with budget. its just a small car and its cost just under a $1000 for 4 weeks.

thanks again

jackie x

midwifetanya

Hi guys,


We used east coast car rentals when we arrived....good prices and they capped the cost of child seat hire too
Tanya

midwifetanya

sorry, forgot to mention.....$526 for medium sized car for 3 weeks

MisterTwo

I hope you get an upgrade to a bigger car as 3 adults and 2 kids in anything smaller than a Toyota Camry will be very uncomfortable.

Mrs JFW

I dunno mister.... we've managed ok in my little vauxhall corsa before it got nicked.

annqldau

We have always had no problem with Thrifty in fact my father has one with them now and our last friends that were over used them as well. Cars are always good and clean no breakdown problems and they don't try to screw you on return. One tip Thrifty themselves told us try not to get it from the airport as the airport is always slightly dearer arrange to get the car from somwhere in the city if possible. Saying that even if you get at airport doesn't cost a fortune and the longer you get the cheaper it is.