Hire car price shocker!!!

yvonneem_2

I picked up a hire car from Ibiza airport last week for five days. It cost me 69 euros and 56 euros for petrol.. I paid for a Ford Ka and got a Peugeot 207 and all my petrol money back at the end of the rental. Fuel cost me 8 euros in Total.

Excellent value for money........

benjus

Holiday Autos has a sale on at the moment, and they are quoting just over £400 for 18 days in August (it's not clear if this is a sale price or the normal rate).

It's interesting that the Focus is likely to be scarce... from my experience practically all they have are Ford Focuses - I always book the cheapest car available and end up getting upgraded to a Focus. Having said that, I tend to hire out of high season, so maybe that's why...

melb

Hi Yvoneem please could you tell me which firm this was with?

BenL

Have you worked through martins guide as a starter?

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/travel/cheap-car-hire

melb

Holidayautos have a Peugot partner van (or similar) for £360 I think it was. Are they OK? they don't look too attractive but it's quite a saving from the Focus. anyone know how much they charge for additional driver as this is usually free with carjet? thanks

elephant-astic

JoshP wrote: »

If you're after cheap car rental in spain i defineatley recommend you check out brunoscar.com we were recommended them by friends several years ago they are an independant spanish firm and are much cheaper than the larger chains 5% off for rentals over 14 days as well

Good tip cheers! Although if it's been several years since you used them I guess their prices/deals may have changed a bit?

melb

yes it was a good tip as I'd never heard of them although they were actually quite a bit more expensive than carjet for my dates

elephant-astic

Oh well, a lot can change in "several years" *sigh*
Still, I guess it's another option to check out when shopping around in future.

yvonneem_2

melb wrote: »

Hi Yvoneem please could you tell me which firm this was with?

I booked with Economy Car Rentals and the supplier was Centaur Cars. Best service I have ever had.