duelling car hire firms

tigersharkjs · #1 (**permalink**) 26th January 2009, 03:51 PM

Hi All: I am looking at the prices from 2 car hire firms...RecordGo and CarJet..They both seem to offer quite good prices..around 70 euros for 7 days. Does anyone have any experience with these firms? Or any advice as to other car hire firms in the Malaga area? Thanks!!

jojo · #2 (**permalink**) 26th January 2009, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by tigersharkjs

Hi All: I am looking at the prices from 2 car hire firms...RecordGo and CarJet..They both seem to offer quite good prices..around 70 euros for 7 days. Does anyone have any experience with these firms? Or any advice as to other car hire firms in the Malaga area? Thanks!!

We used malagacar.com when we first arrived, they were very competitive

Jo

Stravinsky · #3 (**permalink**) 26th January 2009, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by tigersharkjs

Hi All: I am looking at the prices from 2 car hire firms...RecordGo and CarJet..They both seem to offer quite good prices..around 70 euros for 7 days. Does anyone have any experience with these firms? Or any advice as to other car hire firms in the Malaga area? Thanks!!

Just as a note, as long as you are aware that Carjet isn't a car rental company. You book a car with them and they make arrangements with whoever they see fit. So you have no control over which company you actually use.

jojo · #4 (**permalink**) 26th January 2009, 06:09 PM

....... and unless its changed Recordgo are based under the airport so you have to wander around to find their booking desk and then go looking for the car they're give you.

malaga car pick you up outside of the airport in their minibus and take you to their office and the car is waiting for you

tigersharkjs · #5 (**permalink**) 26th January 2009, 06:56 PM

Hi Jo and Stravinski...Uh, NO, did not know that about CarJet..Thanks so much for your responses. I'll have a look at malagacar.

tigersharkjs · #6 (**permalink**) 26th January 2009, 07:08 PM

Hi again..just checked out malagacar, Jo..They are even less than the other 2 I mentioned, and specify "great customer service", "NOT a car hire broker"..gosh, glad I asked. I appreciate both of your responses.

Stravinsky · #7 (**permalink**) 27th January 2009, 09:59 AM

I didnt say too much, but I used Carjet once and booked a diesel car. When I arrived at the airport I was asked by the car hire co for extra for a diesel car, and despite protesting I had to pay it. When I returned to the UK I complained and asked for a refund. It never materialised iirc

crookesey · #8 (**permalink**) 27th January 2009, 12:14 PM

I have used Carjet for many years and have never had a problem with any of the firms that they put me with, also on most occasions I was given a free upgrade.

I always pay the 20 euros for the full insurance upgrade as I don't want any nasty surprises when I open my credit card bill.

What I do object to is the lack of full/full fuel arrangements. On my last trip I was charged 90 euros for a full tank of diesel on a full/empty deal. The Dutch guy at the next desk recieved a full/full deal, when I queried this I was told that it was dependent on the broker used.

So there are full/full deals out there, does anyone know who offers them?

MRVT · #9 (**permalink**) 27th January 2009, 01:24 PM

Have never had a problem with Car-Jet in 5 years of using them and many rentals.
The full/full deal is more likely down to the end hire company. We had a car last week through CarJet at Valencia Airport, the hire co was Auriga, and that was a full/full deal

tigersharkjs · #10 (**permalink**) 27th January 2009, 02:00 PM

Hi Stravinsky: Off topic, but I HAVE to tell you how much I LOVE your photo!! How did you get the cat to pose like that??