Renting a Jaaaag for the weekend

aaazza · 27 Apr 2014 at 03:40

It's my old man's 60th soon and I'm thinking of renting him a car for a weekend trip, can anyone recommend anywhere to hire from? (south east England)

Free drop-off /pickup would be a bonus.

PS. Thread title meant to say jag (I'm thinking an XF or XKR-S) but I have fat fingers

Rybo89 · 27 Apr 2014 at 08:35

F type surely.

hawker1986 · 27 Apr 2014 at 09:38

Rybo89 said:
F type surely.

+1 surely this

Hawker

godinman · 27 Apr 2014 at 10:15

How much does renting this sort of vehicle for an older gentleman cost? My dad would love this, he's always drooling over the new F type in a customers garage.

matthab · 27 Apr 2014 at 10:29

Im curious as id like a nice car for my wedding. i.e. Aston/Jag.

Ill be 25 by that time so I guess this will quite expensive. Plus if the budget allows

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DaveyD · 27 Apr 2014 at 10:35

Found AVIS Prestige and did a quick quote and it came out to nearly £900 as a minimum on an F-Type.

Not sure what you're expecting price wise, it's generally very expensive to get a car like that for extended periods with silly excesses to go with it.

Could try contacting a dealer and see how friendly they are.

aaazza · 27 Apr 2014 at 10:38

£900 ouch, thanks for link, was hoping for ~£500ish for a weekend - will keep looking

andicole0 · 27 Apr 2014 at 10:44

Proper Jags here and in budget.

Andi.

Lashout_UK · 27 Apr 2014 at 10:44

How about going the other way? http://www.greatescapecars.co.uk/cars-jaguarclassiccars-etypecoupes.asp

^^ Hah, timing

aaazza · 27 Apr 2014 at 12:02

Wow, both sites look great.

Thanks guys!

Blackhawk47 · 27 Apr 2014 at 21:00

Judging by the fact my dad is near 60. He would love to have a drive of a Morgan. You can hire for a day or even more I think.

http://www.morgan-motor.co.uk

MrMoonX · 28 Apr 2014 at 08:30

They will want a hefty deposit some can be like £5k

Rotty · 28 Apr 2014 at 10:52

Just go and borrow one for a "extended test drive"

alexthecheese · 28 Apr 2014 at 10:55

andicole0 said:
Proper Jags here and in budget.

Andi.

1 day in an E-Type, £265. Job done.

bazzabear · 28 Apr 2014 at 12:45

Bespokes is another classic car hire place. Looking at £1000+ for a weekend in an Aston. Can't remember whether they had Jags.

Matt-Page · 28 Apr 2014 at 12:55

Imagine that as a birthday present, a weekend driving an E Type! Wow!

AndyMoody · 28 Apr 2014 at 13:43

Try Sturgess Jaguar in Leicester. They rent them out and customer service is second to none.