 Poster: A snowHead
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That does sound good service, @johnE, but I can't find any link to argus.com car rental.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@pam w, try https://www.arguscarhire.com. I've changed the original post to give the correct URL
They don't do everywhere - for example they have no cars on Kalymnos
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Thanks @johnE. Rapidly drew a blank there - because I'm over 70. Not found that with any other firms, though they generally ask age, which I obviously answer honestly.
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@pam w, I'm over 70 - 72. I just put my age on the form and it comes up with quotes.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Just used the easyjet site to book for January on the swiss side with unirent who are an arm or europcar and the pickup address is the swiss side.
Easyjet had the best rates (today!) for this rental compared to ryanair, skyscanner, rentalcars and europcar themselves.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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Just watch out for the scams.
Last year Hertz hit me for ChF456 for damage that a wipe with a wet cloth removed from the bumper; probably as I had the extended insurance.
This year Enterprise sent me a second invoice for ~6ChF about 10 days after the return for a re-fuelling charge, they did the same with my mate on the same trip.
This was despite both of us tanking at the airport, and being signed in as full.
After last year we both had the cars fully inspected on return by the return staff.
Both of us challenged the second invoice, both of us had the money refunded.
The swiss have replaced the Belgians as the scam artists of Europe in my view.
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What are your dates/where are you searching?
Just guessed at 22nd/31st and ran a search on Skyscanner and to get anywhere near the £1k mark I had to go up to a Mercedes E class convertable! |
yes, for French side. I think others have confirmed that its not as complex as I thought to collect from French side |
Oh that's a change in the way Skyscanner works - and one I'm glad you pointed out to me before I need to be a car! "GVA" always used to give you the Swiss side and you needed to specifically search for the French side to get that. Looks like they are doing both, or maybe just the French side for "GVA" now - which has a lot of confused people at hire car desks in the wrong country written all over it!
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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The airport code for Swiss French side is GGV and ive used at rentalcars.com
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Just some feedback on current car rental prices at GVA: final bill for 8 days with Europcar 3-10 May was CHF 50 / day for the cheapest automatic, a 4x4 Skoda estate. A Manual would have been less but an auto is easier and my preference, and it wasn’t much of a premium over a manual. This was the first time I’ve booked a car as part of booking the flights i.e. via the easyJet website - in this case it turned out cheaper than the other options I looked at.
At CHF 50 a day for an auto estate the price seems to represent a return to something more reasonable. Albeit this is obviously low season and a weekday-to-weekday rental.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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That's better than I found yesterday - a small non-automatic car for £45 a day for 4 days, French side, May. Will keep checking though.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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That all sounds quite pricey even considering any covid stock issues which really should have gone by now . My recent Norwegian rental was just over £200 for 6 days for a mid sized auto petrol SUV
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I checked Autoeurope today and found a weird issue - prices for many rental companies were higher once I signed in. It should be the other way round. Anyone else finding the same thing?
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You know it makes sense.
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I find the whole rental comparison thing weird - especially as I look across both sides of Geneva airport where there is no consistency of difference. A couple of weeks ago when I looked a booking direct with Hertz was the cheapest.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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@LaForet, we booked car hire through EJ once and it was indeed the cheapest option. But, and it was a big but, our return flight was cancelled due to French ATC strikes and when we extended the car hire the extra over charge, paid when we dropped it back at the airport, was ridiculous! Turns out they cancelled the whole booking and the recharged us at a stupid daily rate...lesson learnt, we wouldn't do a linked booking like that again.
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Poster: A snowHead
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That's well worth knowing, @homphomp, thanks. We used easyJet back in the day when they had the Mercedes A class cars. You were supposed to return them clean - I recall my OH using a pair of M&S briefs for a bit of last minute buffing...... You could return them empty..... a few deep breaths of the same briefs just got us there. Phew.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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OH using a pair of M&S briefs for a bit of last minute buffing...... You could return them empty.....
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The prospects of returning the briefs full would worry me. 
I think that automatics are becoming much more common as hire cars these days. A few of my recent rentals have asked if I would mind taking an automatic instead of a manual as it was all they had left. Normally I prefer a manual as it gives more control.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I find automatics excellent on twisty and hilly mountain roads - it was hiring one which sold me on the idea of my next car being an automatic. But then I'm not a "driver" - just someone who likes to get from A to B with minimum fuss. After driving an automatic for some time I had to drive my old car in France last summer (I'd given it to son and family) and made a right royal hash of it. Short journey on quiet roads, thankfully, but as I slowed down, or even stopped, several times, without putting my foot on the clutch it was alarming for the passengers.  This time I'm going with my sister and she can drive the hire car out of the French side of the airport and onto the motorway. She's a good driver and used to changing gear.
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The old slush-box automatics could be terrible on mountain roads, particularly if paired with a small engine, such that you could find yourself unable to maintain a particular speed, revving too high in one gear so it would changewi, but not enough power to maintain the speed in the next gear up.
Thankfully these days they nearly all been replaced by variations on the semi-manual boxes, with six or more gears and usually a complete manual control if you prefer. If I were offered an auto I would first check that it was one of these, not being familiar enough with various manufacturers to know if some of them are still the old style.
I'm fine with manual anyway, and don't find it a problem when driving the LandRover around town, and in fact often leaving it in a higher gear than an auto may choose can help with fuel consumption.
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