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11th August 2005, 06:47 PM
#1
Car Hire
Does anyone know of a reasonable Car Hire Company in Auckland?
Thanks
carol
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11th August 2005, 06:56 PM
#2
Depends on what you mean by reasonable.
Rent a dent and their ilk seem cheap but their cars can be rubbish - not pleasant to drive and of questionable safety.
Hertz and the other top tier companies normally have cars which are less than a year old and NZ new (so you're not driving something which may have been cut & shut in Japan previously). At this time of the year rates shouldn't be that high either, especially for a reasonable hire. Try haggling for their 'best rate'.
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11th August 2005, 07:04 PM
#3
We used Smart cars in Auckland. Very pleasant, helpful and reasonable rates for a less than 2 years old Nissan, which we hired for a month.
www.smartcars.co.nz if it helps.
Before we went I google searched and did all enquiries via email, easy peezy.
I preferred this company to rent-a-wreck.
Deborah
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11th August 2005, 07:35 PM
#4
Do Smartcars do anything other than luxury models? The cheapest rate appears to be for a VW Beetle at $129 a day.
By comparison Hertz have a Mazda 6 for $51 a day (for a week's hire) and a Ford Territory 4WD for $76. This drops to $39 a day and $62 a day respectively if you hire for a month.
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11th August 2005, 08:53 PM
#5
Yes we hired a Nissan Pulsar 5 door hatch ( looks like the almeira/toyota Yaris) and they had loads of similar size cars outside. It was $45-50 a day but we liked the fact it was new and we were going to be doing a lot of mileage.
I 'borrowed' the note pad and pen from the glove box and it's sitting on my desk, so I know the company address is correct.
I have a feeling the non luxury rentals were under another name, but some idjeet wiped my mailbox and I can't find the receipt sorry.
Try mailing them and asking, meanwhile I'll keep looking for any clues and let you know.
Deborah
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11th August 2005, 10:33 PM
#6
We used http://www.a2brentals.co.nz/ for a 3 week hire and it was about $30 a day for a decent if old nissan saloon.
Wasnt quick or luxurious but mechanicaly sound and they were a decent company to deal with.
Only thing is we asked for a manual and ended up with an auto.
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12th August 2005, 04:33 AM
#7
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12th August 2005, 04:34 AM
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