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Recommended car hire in Alicante, Spain

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  • skid112
    skid112 Posts: 373 Forumite
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    SIXT, Europcar, Hertz all do
    you pays your money and takes your choice
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  • aidanbree
    aidanbree Posts: 17 Forumite
    I need car hire for 4 adults and a child in August for a fortnight from Alicante.

    The best price I can find is a shade under 400 quid with Goldcar however there are lot of negative comments regarding them.

    The price appears to include 0 excess although I know I will be stung on the price of a tank of fuel (probably about 30%?)....wondering if anyone knows of a more reputable company around the same price?
  • antenna
    antenna Posts: 1,776 Forumite
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    You should use the expat forums for suggestions/recommendations
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  • tabath
    tabath Posts: 493 Forumite
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    Hi

    I have read Martins guide to this. Looked at a few websites such as rentalcars.com and auto-europe etc.

    We are going to be away for 2 weeks at a town about an hours drive from alicante and will be driving everyday so would imagine we would use up a full tank of fuel.

    The price I have seen on autoeurope for fullreturnempty on a ford fiesta is £166.

    For a Corsa on fullreturnfull it is £382

    My question is, since we will be doing a lot of driving and are likely to use a full tank I am leaning towards getting the Fiesta(fullreturnempty) but if I do this am I going to get ripped off with their charge for a full tank at the airport? As I understand it I pay the £166 and then when I get to the airport pay for a full tank of fuel? A reasonable cost for this would be £70ish pounds -am I going to be paying a lot more than this?

    Why is it so much more (more than £200) for a car on fullreturnfull than full return empty?

    Thanks for any advice
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  • tabath
    tabath Posts: 493 Forumite
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    Anyone? I just want an idea of how much they would charge me fora full tank of fuel. The guide says £100+.

    But say they charge £120 for fuel, hire amount £170 gives £290 total which still substantially less than a full return full car which is going to be about £370. Its just I am concerned that they will charge even sillier amounts such as £200 for a tank of fuel?

    Whats the most anyone has been charged?
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  • richardw
    richardw Posts: 19,459 Forumite
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    edited 26 July 2013 at 10:20AM
    The best thing about full to full is you pay for the fuel yourself, google maps helps you find a fuel station near to the airport at a reasonable price for the return.
    The fiesta at £166 for two weeks seems too cheap to me, read all the small print before booking. Does that include the airport surcharge?

    Perhaps use https://www.carrentals.co.uk for a comparison.
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  • tabath
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    edited 26 July 2013 at 10:28AM
    Thanks for the reply.
    I've read the product infomation for the fiesta(it was found using auto-europe and its with Goldcar rental) and it doesn't mention anything about any airport surcharge?
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  • richardw
    richardw Posts: 19,459 Forumite
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    edited 26 July 2013 at 10:44AM
    Somebody didn't have a good experience with Goldcar at ALC https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2744712
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  • tabath
    tabath Posts: 493 Forumite
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    Read that thanks - will avoid Goldcar
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  • tabath
    tabath Posts: 493 Forumite
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    I can get a seat ibiza from the airport with Alamo (return with the fuel it contains) for £398
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