A special rental

Seriously though, how low are your expectations when you aspire to rent a BMW 520.

As Fox says above, "prestige" rental is rarely ever worth it.
 
Jez said:
Seriously though, how low are your expectations when you aspire to rent a BMW 520.

As Fox says above, "prestige" rental is rarely ever worth it.
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I own a Toyota Yaris, so a 520 would be much better in all areas.

As I said previously I would like to rent a coupe, I think more so than a saloon. I fancy driving around Northern Wales for a few days, so would appreciate a better motor than mine to enjoy it in.

Any recommendations would be appreciated.
 
Would you be interested in a classic car rental? Arguably more 'fun' and definitely something different! :)

I rented a 1966 Ford Mustang fastback for the day I proposed to my (now) wife. :)
 
2ZR-FE said:
I own a Toyota Yaris, so a 520 would be much better in all areas.

As I said previously I would like to rent a coupe, I think more so than a saloon. I fancy driving around Northern Wales for a few days, so would appreciate a better motor than mine to enjoy it in.

Any recommendations would be appreciated.
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The trouble is that you are going to pay a disproportionately large amount of money for something which just wont be worth it.

As an example lets rent a car from Manchester Airport for 3 days with Avis Prestige. Next month, for a trip to Wales.

The cheapest Coupe is a 2 litre Audi A5 for £270. I dont know about you but that seems like a lot of money to rent something like that.

For the same money you could get a cheap flight to Munich and borrow a 335i for the day from BMW On Demand! Prestige rental in the UK is just a ripoff.
 
You will not be able to appreciate a rental and enjoy it more than a car you own and, more importantly, KNOW.

I hired a 3 series for a month in South Africa (£500) and it did the job fine but as far as a driving enjoyment was concerned I would have preferred my own car.
 
I rented a 2008 Porsche 997 Gen 1 Turbo for £499 for Friday 10am -> Monday 10am over a bank holiday weekend in May. That was a Groupon special though. Had the choice of the 911, Bentley GTC and an AM V8V Roadster. I thought it wasn't too bad for the experience (I'm 26, think the limit was 25).

It you keep your eyes pealed then offers are available.
 
Mucky_Pup said:
Use your own car and use the money to stay in better accomodation/go to better restaurants in Wales.
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That is something to consider thankyou, but the whole point of this weekend is to drive something special, I love cars so just going away in my car wouldn't feel as special.

Sin_Chase said:
You will not be able to appreciate a rental and enjoy it more than a car you own and, more importantly, KNOW.

I hired a 3 series for a month in South Africa (£500) and it did the job fine but as far as a driving enjoyment was concerned I would have preferred my own car.
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That is fair enough but from your sig you own a S2000 not a Yaris, so that isn't really the same :)

megakid said:
I rented a 2008 Porsche 997 Gen 1 Turbo for £499 for Friday 10am -> Monday 10am over a bank holiday weekend in May. That was a Groupon special though. Had the choice of the 911, Bentley GTC and an AM V8V Roadster. I thought it wasn't too bad for the experience (I'm 26, think the limit was 25).

It you keep your eyes pealed then offers are available.
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Was looking at the following

http://www.avisprestige.com/quote-117-Audi_TTS_Coupe.php#

It has the pace to keep me interested for a few days, what is motors opinion on this? Anything else for a similar price you would rather have?
 
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