Car hire

[glasgowjohn]

Car hire in Argentina is absurdly expensive.

Anyone got any tips about the whereabouts of small companies doing good deals?

 

[Ceviche]

You mean long term lease like in US?

 

[French jurist]

I had a good XP with urban-rentacar.com 7 months ago.
Paid 1000 pesos for 4 days (unlimited mileage), for a small Chevy with a 1.6 liter engine (better discard any 1.3 liter engine if you intend to drive in the province = far too dangerous to pass other cars with a small engine).

When I gave back the car, I asked them if I could rent a car on a monthly basis, renting one towards the end of its lifecycle and they actually had one, a Ford Ka from 2007 with the AC not functioning and a few issues. I negociated a deal of about 2500/3000 pesos per month but didn't follow-up finally.

As of now, best deals you can find run around 250 pesos per day (or a bit less with a limited daily mileage).

 

[rrptownley]

I rented through Guido Guidi this weekend past.

Brand spanking new Fiat Palio 4-door hatchback
Friday afternoon to Monday midday (3 days), 800km limit.

452 pesos

No complaints from me.

 

[Ceviche]

what about rental 3rd party insurance. How much it costs here

 

[PhilipDT]

Localiza Rent a Car has discounts for Club la nacion members and is fairly reasonably priced

 

[glasgowjohn]

You mean long term lease like in US?

Ceviche , I was meaning short term 3- 4 day hire to get out of the city for a few days

 

[TomAtAlki]

You mean long term lease like in US?

If you know anything about the possibility of leasing for 1 or 2 months I would appreciate hearing. I need a car in mid Dec for a month or 2.
Thanks

 

[MikeB12]

I'm renting a car and driving down to Bariloche later in the week. I've been checking out the recommendations on this thread. [background=rgb(252, 252, 252)] [/background]Guido Guidi[background=rgb(252, 252, 252)] seems to have good prices and cars. I'm leaning towards renting a Volkswagen Voyage, but questioning if I should pay up for a Volkswagen Bora. I haven't driven much on the roads here outside of the city so I'm not sure if the Voyage will be safe or ideal for such a long trip. Any insights would be appreciated. Thanks![/background]

 

[TomAtAlki]

I drove to (and all around) Bariloche through Santa Rosa and on Routa 40 last year in a rented VW Gol. Roads were all excellent, even the dirt ones. Well maintained, and you can drive fast :=)

Tom