Eureka Europa Rent a Car!!!!!!

Advantages: Very Cheap Very Easy Very Nice Car - Infact Very Good all round
Disadvantages: Long queue to pick up Vehicle

...Never did I think I would have to or be able to drive in a foreign country but recently due to being duped by my best friend I had to. PreAmble = Whilst this review is about Europa Rent a car I booked my rental through a broker Carjet.com so the website description and booking procedure actually refers to Carjet.com NOT Europa's website itself. The rest of the review and opinions refer to Europa Rent a Car. A Bit More Info Ok now I think its only fair to point out that Carjet.com is simply a broker. They use different car hire companies dependant on the place you are hiring from. The car hire company in question at Palma was Europa Goldcar Rent a car - this review is actually about them not the website for the broker. Background In January this year my bezzie (who is German...

rachel1431 27.07.2005 · Read review
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Petsas - A Good Local Alternative for Car Hire in Cyprus

Advantages: Competitive rates. Good service and a well maintained, excellent selection of cars.
Disadvantages: Typically laid back Cypriot attitude. Need to haggle for best prices.

...INTRODUCTION My father-in-law was born and raised in Nicosia before emigrating to the UK as a young man and has always maintained a connection with the island. Every year, he took his burgeoning family back to Cyprus for extended summer holidays (my wife is blessed with a sister and twin brothers) and has always used Petsas Rent-a-Car for his transport needs. Ever since the first time I was invited to Cyprus as my wife?s then-boyfriend, he has arranged a Petsas car for me, never failing a discreet ?tut-tut? at my requirements for an automatic transmission (they are always more expensive to rent). However, he has a flair for haggling, and invariably managed to secure a ?special? deal that appeared nowhere on the company?s price lists. Sadly, his influence seems to have diminished a bit since Cyprus joined the EU, as even...

Hishyeness 20.07.2009 · Read review
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Review of Petsas Rent A Car

NOT RENT A WRECK

Advantages: see op
Disadvantages: more expensive than other companies

...group. T/P – costs between £5.50 and £7.35 per day and the same liability reduction amount apply as above. PAI (Personal accident insurance) which costs £4.75 per day and provides cover for accidental death, injury and medical expenses for renter and the passengers. RFL – Vehicle registration fee charged at 95p per day. All vehicles should be provided with a full tank of petrol, and you must return the car the same, or you will be charged at a very high fuel bill. Always check the fuel gauge reading before driving away and if its not full go back into the office, so that a note can be entered on to the rental agreement. This happened to me once when I rented a car for my holiday, but had the advantage on knowing to check first. Another thing is to always check that the car is not damaged, even small scratches...

Deni 17.10.2001 · Read review
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Dollar rent a car

Advantages: gives you a car
Disadvantages: see review

...This is not a review it is our experience with dollar car hire. Some people like to rent a car when they are on holiday and recently I have been on holiday in California (I actually wrote this review in California but I forgot to type it up.) so when we got to California we decided to rent - a - car from a place called Dollar rent a car, we had been traveling for over 48 hours already (from Liverpool to Heathrow and to LA.) But before we went my Mum had booked a car for 50.80 pounds that was not including insurances. When we had arrived at dollar hire head quarters in LA we had brought a slip of confirmation this showed basically that she had paid for the car over the internet. When we got there she asked for a quote on how much the car and all the insurances would come to, after all of everything it came to about $420 which is...

ste231191 06.07.2005 · Read review
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Review of Dollar Rent A Car Worldwide

Car Rental "GOLDCAR" (Dealer - Autoeurope) in ALICANTE

Advantages: Non...
Disadvantages: Customer service, payment system, ruined start of your holiday..

...We had a terrible experience with Goldcar in ALICANTE, spent 3 hours at their desk, always being dumped because of a customer behind us as if we were not customers ?! We booked a car from Goldcar online (using their Dealer "AutoEurope"), then when we arrived we had to pay the the fuel deposit. We had a VISA credit card and they tried using it and said it doesn't go through. We didn't have another credit card, they don't accept cash. But we used this card a ay ago for online shopping and t was working fine, never had issues with it before. We rang our bank, it said everything is fine with the card and they don't see that anyone would have been trying to charge it (Goldcar). Which means that there was something wrong with Goldcar's card processing system.. Then we were told to ring Autoeurope as they were the one's we dealt...

Migle_Ireland 18.05.2009 · Read review
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Dollar Rent a Car Orlando

Advantages: Wide range of vehicles / ease of transactions
Disadvantages: None

...Dollar or $??it?s not. Dollar rent a car provide a wide range of vehicles for those who are fly-driving in Orlando from Sanford Airport. Having just returned from a fly-drive holiday there (the first I have done) I was really impressed with the set up. Having arrived at the airport after a 9 hour flight, waited for ever for the luggage whilst having to listen to some poor tired kids cry their eyes out, I walked out of the terminal and to the Dollar desk. Everything had been pre-arranged and it was merely a matter of giving them my licence details, credit card details and ?Have a nice day, here are your keys sir? Walk out of the building into a nice big people carrier with a full tank of petrol. And at the end of the holiday you return the vehicle and you don?t have to fill it up again, it?s all included in the price. Mind you at around...

batman6393 21.11.2000 · Read review
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The car from hell?

Advantages: Pick up and take back
Disadvantages: Car not checked before hire - beware. Check befor you set off.

...A few months ago I hired a large car, which turned out to be a very ugly (only my opinion) Chrysler Sabine. I hired it for 10 days to go on holiday with. Not going away till the Sunday I had to pick it up on the Saturday. The car was less than 6 months old. When I picked it up I discovered one of the rear passanger doors would not open. The manager virtually said 'tough luck' - as I wouldn't need the door I took the car. When I got home I removed all the rubbish which was on the floor in the rear of the car. On Sunday i drove a few miles to fill the tank. (had a tesco money off voucher-so didn't use a local garage). On the way back the temp guage reached its upper limit. I drove slowly home. When the car had cooled (I had to delay leaving for my holiday) I checked the expansion tank. IT WAS EMPTY!!!!!. It needed 2 and a half litres...

revnick 22.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of Enterprise Rent A Car

* CANADA - Part 4: The Car Rental Agency *

Advantages: Cheap, nice and helpful employees etc.
Disadvantages: -

...I know it?s been a while since I?ve published a review but now three weeks before I?ll fly to Canada, I?ll continue my Canada-series. Since Canada is a gigantic country and we wanted visit the Rockies from Calgary and Seattle from Vancouver, we booked a car directly with the flights and the hotels. ALAMO ~~~~~~~~ We hired the car from Alamo, there was an offer in the ?Neckermann?-catalogue or you can book it on site. In Canada there are rent stations in Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver. In Calgary, Montréal and Vancouver there?s a rent station directly at the airport. There are six different categories offered: from the economy class up to the minivan. Special services are the German hire contracts even in Canada and the German 24h Helpline. THE RESERVATION...

Rini 09.08.2007 · Read review
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Review of Alamo Rent A Car

Avis Car Rental - Dublin, Ireland city centre

Advantages: Good selection, availability, location and helpful staff
Disadvantages: Don't let them try and charge you for extra fuel

...I recently hired a car for 4 days from Avis from their Dublin, Ireland, city centre location. I found the Avis website pleasant to navigate and I was not asked for any unreasonable or excessive information. The car selection and availability was good, especially given my short notice and the fact that it's peak season. To Avis's credit they did not charge me any surcharges for renting from a city centre location - people should be alert when hiring a car in Dublin as of some of Avis's big name competitors are charging a 25euro surcharge for hiring anywhere in Dublin city. Location and shop - The Avis city centre location in Dublin is close to the city centre which was ideal for me. The shop layout was spacious and there were plenty of staff on hand to serve me almost straight away. The lady who dealt with me was polite...

PaulMCC08 17.06.2008 · Read review
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Review of Avis Rent A Car

Renting a car without hassle

Advantages: quick and easy booking
Disadvantages: no information about when the car is being picked up

...My company is renting all their cars through National Car Rental. And recently I made use of them quite frequently, so I thought, I tell you about them. They offer a very good booking service. We for example have an online booking system integrated in our Intranet - you simply fill in the data, get approval by your manager and usually 1 hour later, get the booking details emailed to you by National Car Rental. One option they offer is very useful for me. You don't actually have to go and pick up your car at a branch - even though they have a very good nationwide coverage. You can get them to deliver your car directly to your office or home. I tend to book my car for rather early in the morning and until now, they always delivered it the evening before - which really gives me peace of mind to make it in time for my meetings. They...

Nicole78 04.06.2005 · Read review
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