Exotic Car Rental

NVP · 17 Feb 2010 at 13:53

I am honoured to be best man at my friends wedding this year and seeing as he's such an Aston Martin fanatic I thought I could hire one to drive him to the venue, probably a DB9 Volante.

The only car I've ever hired before was a Punto for one day, so I'm a bit stuck on what to look for when it comes to "exotic" cars.

I've been looking around and it seems it's going to cost close to £500 for 24hr hire (with a restriction of ~100miles -ish) plus deposits and things.

I was wondering if anyone has any experience when hiring cars of this calibre and if they know of any reputable sites I could use or any scams/tricks to watch out for.

Thanks,
NVP

Cyanide · 17 Feb 2010 at 13:54

I looked in to it for my wedding but the costs were just too much. The deposit on them is absolutely insane

Jez · 17 Feb 2010 at 14:01

Cyanide said:
I looked in to it for my wedding but the costs were just too much. The deposit on them is absolutely insane

The deposit is just that though - a deposit. Ie, you get it back :confused:

NVP · 17 Feb 2010 at 14:03

Yeah the deposits are a mini fortune but they are to be expected when being trusted with such and expensive piece of kit. As long as nothing get's damaged then you get your deposit back so shouldn't be much of a worry right? (As long as someone takes the keys off me before the drinking starts!!)

Firestar_3x · 17 Feb 2010 at 14:04

How old are you?

Cyanide · 17 Feb 2010 at 14:08

Jez said:
The deposit is just that though - a deposit. Ie, you get it back

I realise that but you actually have to have the money to give them in the first place

Tute · 17 Feb 2010 at 14:09

Also from looking around it seems you get raped if you go over your milage allowance so I wouldn't advise doing that either.

Cyanide · 17 Feb 2010 at 14:13

Tute said:
Also from looking around it seems you get raped if you go over your milage allowance so I wouldn't advise doing that either.

Between £1 and £3.50 per mile so it's not the end of the world if you plan the trip properly. Not compared to the £500 cost of hiring it for a day anyways

peterattheboro · 17 Feb 2010 at 14:17

No help to you whatsoever but I really want a Ferrari for my 30th birthday. (Obviously hired

)

Skidder · 17 Feb 2010 at 14:21

it's a nice idea but in practice you will be getting ready in the morning probably somewhere close to where they get married. Lots of rushing around and hassle. You will then take the car to the church or whatever driving it for a few mins and that will be that. Value per minute will be very poor! You'd be better off bringing it along to the stag do and really get your investment out of it (and possibly scupper your deposit)!

NVP · 17 Feb 2010 at 14:22

Firestar_3x said:
How old are you?

25 end of the month, but wedding ain't till September.

Cyanide said:
Between £1 and £3.50 per mile so it's not the end of the world if you plan the trip properly. Not compared to the £500 cost of hiring it for a day anyways

Yeah It's not too much but the limit is more than enough anyway, will just be used to go to the wedding... (and possibly a bit of cruising).

peterattheboro said:
No help to you whatsoever but I really want a Ferrari for my 30th birthday. (Obviously hired )

Ha ha ha I hope you get it bro, Ferraris don't seem to be too much more than Astons, Lambos seem to be the most costly.

Skidder said:
it's a nice idea but in practice you will be getting ready in the morning probably somewhere close to where they get married. Lots of rushing around and hassle. You will then take the car to the church or whatever driving it for a few mins and that will be that. Value per minute will be very poor! You'd be better off bringing it along to the stag do and really get your investment out of it (and possibly scupper your deposit)!

Meh, I know it doesn't appear to be good value for such a short time but it will be worth it as a suprise to him.

Cyanide · 17 Feb 2010 at 14:26

Cheaper to hire a hooker for the stag do

Hooker,
Video,
Blackmail,
Profit

NVP · 17 Feb 2010 at 14:32

Cyanide said:
Cheaper to hire a hooker for the stag do

Ha ha ha true, we planning Barcelona for the stag weekend. Did have the stupid idea of doing a weekend at the 'ring in hire cars but soon squashed that nonsense.

metamorphpwner · 17 Feb 2010 at 14:46

damn, these things are expensive to hire, just looking at a ferrari 360 spider. £550 dailly rate, although i can't seem to see the milage limit on there.
http://www.prestigecarhire.co.uk/site/eng/viewcar/Ferrari_360_Spider

Skidder · 17 Feb 2010 at 14:56

nuvpal said:
Meh, I know it doesn't appear to be good value for such a short time but it will be worth it as a suprise to him.

I just think it will go almost unnoticed given the pace of the day (I say this as someone who is married and has been best man 3 times) as the whole thing just flies past and there isn't much time to enjoy anything until the meal

Housey · 17 Feb 2010 at 15:15

Have you thought of approaching a dealer? You'd be surprised how many dealers will loan cars, for a small fee if you ask. I borrowed a TVR form TVR Cheltenham when I had a 1.6 Cav for example when I was 20's. Not tried for years but might be worth a try.

Rich1988 · 17 Feb 2010 at 15:22

Skidder said:
I just think it will go almost unnoticed given the pace of the day (I say this as someone who is married and has been best man 3 times) as the whole thing just flies past and there isn't much time to enjoy anything until the meal

I would be inclined to agree, why not buy him an aston martin 'experience' day where you get to drive it around on a track etc? would be cheaper and he would probably have a chance to appreciate it more

shauncr91 · 17 Feb 2010 at 15:24

If you can't rent one then try asking a few owners if they can give up a few hours of the afternoon to drive him to the venue for a small fee, more owners are willing than you'd imagine.

Maccy · 17 Feb 2010 at 15:28

My uncle had a DB9 for the weekend of his 50th last year. IIRC it cost about £1000 for the weekend, 200 mile allowance and a deposit of £5000.

NVP · 17 Feb 2010 at 15:45

Skidder said:
I just think it will go almost unnoticed given the pace of the day (I say this as someone who is married and has been best man 3 times) as the whole thing just flies past and there isn't much time to enjoy anything until the meal

Rich1988 said:
I would be inclined to agree, why not buy him an aston martin 'experience' day where you get to drive it around on a track etc? would be cheaper and he would probably have a chance to appreciate it more

This is the first time I've been a best man, it's the first Christian wedding I've been too as well so I'm not really sure what to expect but I do realise how hectic the day will be (had a lot of close family Sikh weddings) so I can appreciate what you are trying to say.

But for me, if a small journey in an Aston Martin makes his day even more special then it's worth it... as long as it isn't rediculously expensive. From the prices I have seen for 24hr hires, it is worth it.

Housey said:
Have you thought of approaching a dealer? You'd be surprised how many dealers will loan cars, for a small fee if you ask. I borrowed a TVR form TVR Cheltenham when I had a 1.6 Cav for example when I was 20's. Not tried for years but might be worth a try.

Oh now that thought never even occured to me, I shall have a ring around to find out if they will and if it will work out better to do it that way.

shauncr91 said:
If you can't rent one then try asking a few owners if they can give up a few hours of the afternoon to drive him to the venue for a small fee, more owners are willing than you'd imagine.

Also an interesting idea... although would prefer to drive him there myself rather than squeezing in the back seats of a sports car.