I'm heading to Seville for a few days next month, so thought I'd have a look at car rentals. What a surprise to see I could get a decent compact car, for the entire duration for £3.00....!
I'm used to a hundred quid or so for this in France and elsewhere, so more than happy. Even if I just drive to the apartment, park up and use it to drive back to the airport, I've saved myself a good few Euros on cab fare.. Happy days.
Car rental from: https://www.goldcar.es/en/es
Not the best reviews - (it isn't Avis or similar), but I'm up for a fight.
Get your car rental excess insurance somewhere similar to here: http://www.direct-carexcess.co.uk/
And don't get a big car when you're driving in cities on the continent!
Happy days, one love, and remember...
"No time to explain, get in the banana!"
First time posting, so go easy!
Avoid! Read the thread
- chocci
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matth5182
8 Nov 154#17
after living in Spain, I always use doyouspain.com. They are cheap, check all the providers at the site you are collecting from, not just the big boys and also let you pick the fuel policy (you pay a bit more for full-full but prob get this back as you don't need to pay for a full tank up front). They also don't charge any cancellation fee - if the price goes down nearer to your hols simply cancel and create a new rental. give them a try in europe
pigeon84 to 7777777
8 Nov 153#15
Exactly. These low-cost broker offers are just attention-getters. By the time they have finished adding extra charges you might as well have gone direct to one of the big companies, at least they are straight up with what you have to pay.
I rented a car for a week back in September from Malaga to go to Ronda, Granada and Sierra Nevada. Low broker prices for Goldcar etc... were tempting, but having read all the reviews I realised I would end up paying the same or more than booking direct with Europcar, so that's what I did.
The cost displayed on the website was the cost I paid (£126 for a week in a Polo auto) took less than ten minutes to collect, the lady made a feeble attempt to upsell insurance, I said no thanks, got my own and she let it go.
Pre-existing damage correctly noted, and no subsequent charges.
Also the car was slightly better spec than the Goldcar Polo (saw one in a hotel car park, no cruise control)
majortom
8 Nov 153#4
£3, plus extra money to drop the exorbitant insurance excess, plus more for fuel which you don't get back at the end, plus a fee for turning up 5 minutes late, plus a few hundred for the scratch they claim is on the car when you return it, plus more charges for an extra driver etc. etc. etc. - I've been burned on the 'cheap' car hire in Spain and Portugal - take it from me, it's cheaper and you have more peace of mind if you go to a reputable hire firm like Avis ... oh, and the rental excess insurance bought elsewhere is often not accepted by the 'cheap' companies
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wackjonny
8 Nov 151#1
Quid is more in our price range on here. :smiley:
aabarcellos
8 Nov 15#2
Great find
Beware £219 bill at end as mine earlier
nazhaque
8 Nov 15#3
[quote=aabarcellos]Great find
Beware £219 bill at end as mine earlier[/quote
Could you explain what you meant by this please? why £219
compadre to nazhaque
8 Nov 151#5
Prob means damage with low insurance. Plus fuel charges etc.
majortom
8 Nov 153#4
£3, plus extra money to drop the exorbitant insurance excess, plus more for fuel which you don't get back at the end, plus a fee for turning up 5 minutes late, plus a few hundred for the scratch they claim is on the car when you return it, plus more charges for an extra driver etc. etc. etc. - I've been burned on the 'cheap' car hire in Spain and Portugal - take it from me, it's cheaper and you have more peace of mind if you go to a reputable hire firm like Avis ... oh, and the rental excess insurance bought elsewhere is often not accepted by the 'cheap' companies
baggs1981 to majortom
8 Nov 151#6
I agree; we were very very lucky. had a horrendous time hiring a car in Malta. The short story is that after we flew home they took the full £1000 that you have to let them place a hold on in the beginning. Claiming that there was body work damage. We were very lucky because at the last minute I agreed to pay for a damage waiver and that company paid us the money back. Be very very careful when hiring abroad.
Norman-B
8 Nov 152#7
Google Goldcar. Good luck with the hire.
dimon72 to Norman-B
8 Nov 15#10
+1 The site takes to you broker such as Atlaschoice who then use companies such as Goldcar. Booked a car through Altaschoice, to then find out that the car was from Goldcar. After reading reviews decided to cancel, Atlaschoice then charged me half the fees to cancel. Paid double for full to full fuel and had no issues. Be careful when hiring a car.
nickmassey
8 Nov 15#8
What's the fuel policy? When I hired from them in Ibiza a couple of years ago you had to pay for a full tank + a surcharge which came to about 90 euros (though I probably only needed 20 euros of fuel). The car was fine, but they were super inefficient and painful to deal with. I personally wouldn't touch them unless the fuel policy was full to full...
7777777
8 Nov 152#9
I am sorry, but how can you expect someone renting you a car for £3 (for 3 days) ??? Severe mental issues of the owner ? The admin cost is higher.
pigeon84 to 7777777
8 Nov 153#15
Exactly. These low-cost broker offers are just attention-getters. By the time they have finished adding extra charges you might as well have gone direct to one of the big companies, at least they are straight up with what you have to pay.
I rented a car for a week back in September from Malaga to go to Ronda, Granada and Sierra Nevada. Low broker prices for Goldcar etc... were tempting, but having read all the reviews I realised I would end up paying the same or more than booking direct with Europcar, so that's what I did.
The cost displayed on the website was the cost I paid (£126 for a week in a Polo auto) took less than ten minutes to collect, the lady made a feeble attempt to upsell insurance, I said no thanks, got my own and she let it go.
Pre-existing damage correctly noted, and no subsequent charges.
Also the car was slightly better spec than the Goldcar Polo (saw one in a hotel car park, no cruise control)
dannyboy007
8 Nov 15#11
I used goldcar before. I booked one week for £18 , ended up paying over £350.
They charge around €100 for petrol even if you don't use much, then they charge around €50 per day insurance, and dealing with them is a pain.
I would avoid them at all costs
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I'm used to a hundred quid or so for this in France and elsewhere, so more than happy. Even if I just drive to the apartment, park up and use it to drive back to the airport, I've saved myself a good few Euros on cab fare.. Happy days.
Links:
www.travelsupermarket.com linked me through to
www.expedia.co.uk
Car rental from:
https://www.goldcar.es/en/es
Not the best reviews - (it isn't Avis or similar), but I'm up for a fight.
Get your car rental excess insurance somewhere similar to here:
http://www.direct-carexcess.co.uk/
And don't get a big car when you're driving in cities on the continent!
Happy days, one love, and remember...
"No time to explain, get in the banana!"
First time posting, so go easy!
Avoid! Read the thread
- chocci
Top comments
I rented a car for a week back in September from Malaga to go to Ronda, Granada and Sierra Nevada. Low broker prices for Goldcar etc... were tempting, but having read all the reviews I realised I would end up paying the same or more than booking direct with Europcar, so that's what I did.
The cost displayed on the website was the cost I paid (£126 for a week in a Polo auto) took less than ten minutes to collect, the lady made a feeble attempt to upsell insurance, I said no thanks, got my own and she let it go.
Pre-existing damage correctly noted, and no subsequent charges.
Also the car was slightly better spec than the Goldcar Polo (saw one in a hotel car park, no cruise control)
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Beware £219 bill at end as mine earlier
Beware £219 bill at end as mine earlier[/quote
Could you explain what you meant by this please? why £219
I rented a car for a week back in September from Malaga to go to Ronda, Granada and Sierra Nevada. Low broker prices for Goldcar etc... were tempting, but having read all the reviews I realised I would end up paying the same or more than booking direct with Europcar, so that's what I did.
The cost displayed on the website was the cost I paid (£126 for a week in a Polo auto) took less than ten minutes to collect, the lady made a feeble attempt to upsell insurance, I said no thanks, got my own and she let it go.
Pre-existing damage correctly noted, and no subsequent charges.
Also the car was slightly better spec than the Goldcar Polo (saw one in a hotel car park, no cruise control)
They charge around €100 for petrol even if you don't use much, then they charge around €50 per day insurance, and dealing with them is a pain.
I would avoid them at all costs