Cheap Car hire?

androidguy · 4 July 2017 at 3:05PM

Hi everyone,

Our car has died and we need to buy a new one. Meantime, I need to get the kids to school, swimming, cubs, tennis, cricket.....so I'd like to hire a care for a week or so.

Where's the best place to hire something cheap? We are in Sutton Coldfield. Your help is most appreciated

John

khcomp · 4 July 2017 at 3:13PM

Ebay, Facebook, Gumtree - buy something cheap, use it for a couple of weeks, then sell it again.

bengalknights · 4 July 2017 at 3:21PM

For general hire i find Sixt and Thrifty quite cheap

androidguy · 4 July 2017 at 3:30PM

khcomp wrote: »

Ebay, Facebook, Gumtree - buy something cheap, use it for a couple of weeks, then sell it again.

I hadn't thought of that - I might do so! Thanks!

khcomp · 4 July 2017 at 3:36PM

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2004-Suzuki-Wagon-R-1-3-GL-R-5dr-/292172223652?hash=item4406d254a4:g:PJMAAOSwLsBZQQ3n

Do you for a couple of weeks...I bought a Wagon R four years ago for £300, been utterly reliable and the current wife loves it!

androidguy · 4 July 2017 at 3:38PM

khcomp wrote: »

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2004-Suzuki-Wagon-R-1-3-GL-R-5dr-/292172223652?hash=item4406d254a4:g:PJMAAOSwLsBZQQ3n

Do you for a couple of weeks...I bought a Wagon R four years ago for £300, been utterly reliable and the current wife loves it!

Thank you - it might be just the thing!

khcomp · 4 July 2017 at 3:52PM

I know it looks like a shoebox (I regularly hear cries of 'here comes postman pat'), but for lugging the kids and shopping around, and ease of driving & parking, they're great!

angrycrow · 4 July 2017 at 4:15PM

Another vote for buying a banger, when my car died rather than hire a car spent £1000 on a banger, ending up using it as a replacement for 2 years then sold it on for £550. Spent under £500 during the 2 years including tyres repairs and mot. Works out at £40 a month for depreciation and maintenance. Not quite the cheapest car I owned but not far off the record was £18 a month over 3years.

pvt · 4 July 2017 at 5:08PM

If it is just for "a week or so", then may I suggest you try looking on the rental brokers' websites. Argus; Auto Europe; Carhire 3000; Affordable Carhire; to name but a few.

Shaka_Zulu · 4 July 2017 at 6:36PM

£129 for cheapest one in Birmingham with AutoEurope for a fortnight.

System · 4 July 2017 at 6:39PM

Why don't you just tell the kids they'll have to do without their activities for a week or two? I'm sure that some of them are actually within reasonable walking/cycling distance anyway if the parents in my town who drive their kids everywhere despite the place being no more than a mile square are anything to go by.