Our friend Bob is no stranger to Irish car rentals. This year marks his twelfth self-drive trip in e

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Our friend Bob is no stranger to Irish car rentals. This year marks his twelfth self-drive trip in eleven years. Yet, he still finds himself banging his head against the computer screen when it comes time to research car rentals.
Bob shared the car rental “cheatsheet” he created, and we thought you might want to take a look for yourself. He did his best to compare “apples to apples’ (not an easy feat when dealing with multiple car rental companies in Ireland), so this list compares rentals from the same pick up/drop off locations, same car class, regular insurance ireland rental car (CDW) and same dates (Aug 1-17, 2010).
You’ll notice one of the big players is missing ireland rental car from the list, Dan Dooley. That’s because for these particular dates, the Dooley prices were too high for Bob to even consider them (Bob notes that in the past, he has found Dan Dooley to be very competitive with upfront pricing in their online quotes). Bob was also interested in renting without CDW, so he included those rates when available and in the case Hertz, that is the only rate he posted. A Snap Shot of Bob s Car Rental Options • CAR # of DOOR FEATURES QUOTE in EUROS (No CDW) ARGUS a car rental consolidator Fiesta 2/4 448 Fiesta 4 456 Golf 4/5 547 Golf 5 A/C 584 Avensis 4 A/C 735 Golf 4/5 A/C automatic 886 Fiesta 4/5 automatic 1,039 Avensis 4 A/C automatic 1,225 Micra 2/4 automatic 2,952 AVIS Corsa 5 998 (979) Focus 5 1,088 (1,059) Micra 5 automatic 1,263 (1,298) THRIFTY (ATLAS) Polo 3 916 Yaris 5 940 Focus 5 1,050 Passat 4 1.6 litre 1,263 Passat 4 1.8 litre 1,364 Micra 3/5 automatic 1,386 Corolla 4/5 automatic 1,498 KEMWELL a car rental consolidator Hyundai I30 4 685 Golf 4 706 Focus 4 A/C 728 Astra 4 871 Hyundai ireland rental car Accent 4 automatic 1,093 Nissan Note 4 automatic 1,135 Astra 4 automatic 1,573 BUDGET Polo 2 498 Fiesta 4 522 Golf 4 546 Mondeo 4 644 Yaris 2 automatic 935 Auris 4 automatic 1,105 HERTZ Ford Ka 2/3 (823) Focus 2/4 no A/C 1.4 litre (951) Mondeo 4/5 A/C (1,131) Mazda 3 automatic (1,260) Mazda 6 4/5 A/C automatic (1,337) What does this all mean? Car rental prices vary greatly (Bob’s ireland rental car quotes ranged from euro 448 2,952). Despite Bob s efforts, some of his quotes might not include all the extra costs some companies simply do not provide all the information. Quotes generally DO NOT include “Local Charges and Fees” and fees for a full tank of petrol. Bob didn’t book the cheapest rate he found he ruled out companies that were unclear about fees and rates.
All the prices quoted were in EUROS, unless they included the $. Some rental companies would ONLY allow the Waive CDW option if you used the .com site, rather than their .ie site. Those were the ones that I put in parenthasis (sp???).
Good information. We ve always used Dan Dooley, except for last year when we needed a larger vehicle for extra guests. We settled on Hertz and it was the worst decision ever. They substituted a higher priced vehicle than reserved. We had a flat tyre the morning after renting, ireland rental car and the jack was broken. Hertz customer service said it was our problem, not theirs and to buy a new jack and tyre at the local Land Rover dealer. As we were in the middle ireland rental car of the Wicklow mountains, that was a little difficult. ireland rental car As usual, there were helpful ireland rental car and friendly locals that got us to a shop and had the tyre repaired.
Upon return, our final costs were double the amount on the contract after they added in extra fees. Correspondence to Hertz Ireland and Hertz corporate finally got us a $100 voucher which didnt begin to cover the additional $2000 we ended up paying for a 2 week trip! Reply Post a Reply Cancel reply