Find me an aussie rental for an under 25 :(

Jez · 30 Mar 2009 at 23:39

Ok, stopping off at Australia a bit later this year for about 7-10 days.

Need a car.

Father just text me to say that he isnt sure that i can get a car being under 25. I have checked on both Budget and Europcar and indeed he is half right, everything remotely decent disappears when i tick the "are under 25" box.

So, OcUK, where can i rent something good in Australia at the tender age of 24?

[TW]Fox · 30 Mar 2009 at 23:42

I have nothing to add to this thread but I feel I must brag that as I am 25 I am hiring a 265bhp Ford Falcon for $42AUD a day

Tried carhire3000.com?

intellix · 30 Mar 2009 at 23:49

mondeo

perhaps Thrifty

Jez · 30 Mar 2009 at 23:56

[TW]Fox;13788500 said:
Tried carhire3000.com?

Will have to phone them tomorrow, their website is very unclear about age limitations :/

Jez · 31 Mar 2009 at 00:00

intellix said:
mondeo

perhaps Thrifty

Good man

They will seemingly rent anything. Is a Ford XR6 the same as what you have got fox?

[TW]Fox · 31 Mar 2009 at 00:03

Jez · 31 Mar 2009 at 01:27

Woot, win, etc etc

DrDee · 31 Mar 2009 at 02:00

Ugh, I had this problem in the states, but rather than restrict any cars I could drive they doubled the per day price.

Jonnycoupe · 31 Mar 2009 at 08:47

Jez said:
Ok, stopping off at Australia a bit later this year for about 7-10 days.

OT

But how do you stop off at Australia? Are you on the way to the Moon?

Howard · 31 Mar 2009 at 08:55

DrDee said:
Ugh, I had this problem in the states, but rather than restrict any cars I could drive they doubled the per day price.

Same, $25USD per day extra

Dogbreath · 31 Mar 2009 at 08:55

[TW]Fox;13788500 said:
I have nothing to add to this thread but I feel I must brag that as I am 25 I am hiring a 265bhp Ford Falcon for $42AUD a day

My father and step mother have just returned from a 4 week stay in Perth, and they spent an entire day shopping around for a rental car. Seems the rental prices are not far short of over here once you take into account the "extras" that the advertised price doesn't include, e.g. there will be a massive excess should the car get damaged, but you can reduce it by paying extra. Daily mileage was limited to 100km in their case which barely took them to one side of the city and back. 4 door cars seem to have a hefty premium over 2 doors etc.

They have been over 5 times or so in the last 10 years and not had a problem getting a hire car for reasonable money until this year.

Zip · 31 Mar 2009 at 09:30

www.wickedcampers.com.au

Europein girls seem to always hire these out and drive them around

But here our some places that arnt vans
https://www.hertz.com.au
www.budget.com.au
www.avis.com.au
Hope that helps

fonzee · 31 Mar 2009 at 10:08

Zip said:
www.wickedcampers.com.au

Europein girls seem to always hire these out and drive them around

spaceships is where its at.

Jez · 31 Mar 2009 at 12:21

Jonnycoupe said:
OT

But how do you stop off at Australia? Are you on the way to the Moon?

Going to a few different places on the way round with aussie half way through

Jez · 31 Mar 2009 at 12:24

DrDee said:
Ugh, I had this problem in the states, but rather than restrict any cars I could drive they doubled the per day price.

Howard said:
Same, $25USD per day extra

Thats fine, it was finding somewhere which would at least do the rental for any money which was the issue! Sorted now though, Thrifty in AUS will rent me an XR6, and Budget in LA will rent me a Mustang Convertible.

JRS · 31 Mar 2009 at 12:35

Jez said:
and Budget in LA will rent me a Mustang Convertible.

With the proper motor or the Cologne V6? Not that it really matters too much, but it would be a shame to hire a Mustang and not get a V8 one

Jez · 31 Mar 2009 at 12:45

Probably whatever the basic option is mate, you dont get much of a choice

mjt · 31 Mar 2009 at 14:24

mustang convertibles from hertz are the boggo v6s. they're so cheap and nasty, although it was the previous model