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Dear all,
I know the chap who runs Al Andalus Car Hire and have used the company on a number of occasions. I have never found them to be expensive. Their price may not beat some of the other headline prices, but overall they are much cheaper because there are none of the usual add-ons to pay.
When I look to hire a car I think of it like booking a flight with some well known budget airlines. The headline price may look seductive but once you’ve factored in all the extras it costs a whole lot more than you thought you would pay. I guess it just pays to do the research. With Al Andalus Car Hire I like the fact that the price I am quoted is what I actually end up paying.
Regards,
Paul
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I would agree totally with you Paul. I've just had an email from Do You Spain with the offer to rent a Ka for £24pw. Sounds like a bargain? Be assured it's not. Add on the petrol which can be around 60+ euros for a small group A car, the add on insurance if you deem to take it, and you are well over what you considered a steal.
When I used them last year, they took 300euros from my card as I didn't take the top up insurance. This was after showing him my 'cars of hire' insurance policy. El escandalo! My car in December cost 100euros for the week, but no queue in arrivals, no full/full policy and en route in less than 10 minutes. Also no charge for dropping off at another location.
As they say - better the devil you know. Nuff said.
Val
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After looking at how much it cost to hire a car each time we were in Spain , and taking into account cost of driving down from uk for one holiday, we worked out if we bought a cheap car (15 year old golf way better than the panda we always ended up with, not a single rattle and drives brilliantly!) it was much cheaper to buy a car in the long run. Apartment has covered parking so leave it at the apartment and get a taxi to apartment. Even with taxi, insurance, itv after 2 years we will break even and after that running costs less than hiring each time. I know we take the risk that the car could pack up, but we. Thought it was worth the risk. I know this is not ideal for everyone, but others have said they have done this and are glad that they have.
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Forgot to say also means if anyone wants to borrow the apartment they can drive the car, as insurance is for car and not the owner. We also leave a satnav in the car for good places we have visited e.g. Markets, beaches, restaurants etc. for guests.
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I have been reading your replies re car hire companies withdrawing monies later for extra insurance etc. I have decided the day before I leave UK for Spain to ring my bank and say I have lost my card, this means they will close that account and send me a new card, which will await me upon my return. I have a foreign euro account so will not need my sterling account in Spain, and if I did I can always transfer monies online from sterling to euro account. I am not taking any risks and allowing the car hire company to operate in this manner, which not only seems illegal but also immoral.
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Just back from Spain where i rented a car for a week - hirecarsinspain.com This worked out really well. I paid 38 Euro for the car. I was then charged 30 euro's for a half tank of fuel. I was meet at the airport and brought to the offices in a courtesy bus. Twenty mins later i'm on my way with a free upgrade. When i return the car a week later i am assured my credit card will be refunded with the fuel costs - 5 mins later i am brought back to the airport in the car i had rented. A smooth - no hard sell on insurance - no additional costs but cheap experience. I will go through this company again.
This message was last edited by semo on 19/01/2012.
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Try Al Andalus Car Hire, they are based in Vera but operate out of Alicante, Murcia and Almeria airports. We have used them over the last number of years and they always offer full/full no matter how long the car hire is for. Worth a try.
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There was another post today requesting information for car hire companies that do full/full on a four day car hire from Alicante, that is why I re posted the details.
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Just back from Alicante airport and used Econorent for small car hire and fuel is full/full. Cost was 42 euros for week and fuel cost at petrol station was about 18 euros. Cost from alternative firms where 35 euros car hire but up to 60 euros for fuel - what a rip off.
I was picked up by mini bus at the airport and driven few minutes to their base and within 5 minutes was on my way, no hard sell of extra insurance. This was the only hire company who actually walked around car with me and marked down any damaged. Condition of car was similar to cars from bigger firms - small dents on body panels and no arial, clean inside.
Unless you plan to drive a lot, the full/full fuel policy of econorent is great value.
Colin
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I have just hired a Micra through Doyouspain at Alicante and was charged €80 for a tank of fuel. Again we complained and were asked "well do you want it". A Micra tank holds 46 litres of fuel €1.41/litre = €65 max.
I might have known batter as the company was called "Dickmanns" . We also had to drag the staff back out to record all of the damage to the car as it was really battered.
DEFINATELY AVOID
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