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Colin

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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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25th Apr 12 at 15:09

Going to Milan in 6 weeks time, arriving in Malpensa airport.

I need a car for 6 days, whats the best website??

Also Satnav.....best (cheapest!) to hire from the rental place or buy one over here and take with me??

Whittie

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Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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25th Apr 12 at 15:12

Sat Nav - If its a decent hire car, it'll have one in. However probs not in English, so take one with you.

Have you got a local hertz or enterprise near you?

LeeM

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Registered: 26th Sep 05
Location: Liverpool
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25th Apr 12 at 15:13

Have a word with enterprises, hertz, etc as Whittie said. They'll have airport branches and be more able to give you advise on the sat nav situation. I'd just borrow one off a mate though and make sure it's loaded with maps for that country

LeeM

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25th Apr 12 at 15:14

However when we used enterprise at my old work there was a fiver a day charge for satnavs if it was specifically requested

Colin

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25th Apr 12 at 15:15

I'm looking at a economy car, Fiat Punto or similar.

Thought it would be a shout to go for an automatic as well, not tried a right hand shift before!!

Theres an Enterprise doon the road.

Colin

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25th Apr 12 at 15:16

Yeah £7 a day charge for a sat nav!!

Current car doesnt have one built it so might be worthwhile buying one thats got western europe built in??

Whittie

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Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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25th Apr 12 at 15:16

It comes natural, takes about a mile to get used to

Whittie

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25th Apr 12 at 15:17

Yeah can probably get an old tomtom one europe for about £50 now and just update it. My one is coming up to 5 years old now and its fine!

whitter45

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Registered: 15th Nov 02
Location: Norton
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25th Apr 12 at 15:17

get one off ebay

Just got a TOMTOM via Live for 70 quid with European maps

[Edited on 25-04-2012 by whitter45]

Colin

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25th Apr 12 at 15:18

Just think in a busy city like milan i'd benefit from eyes on the road instead of fighting a gearbox!!

Can get a BMW 1 series coupe for £270!?

LeeM

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Location: Liverpool
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25th Apr 12 at 15:29

You'll try and open the door a couple of times when you go to change gear but you really do just get used to it within a mile or 2.
Worst thing is driving over centre lines because you're not used to having most of the car to your right instead of left

Colin

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25th Apr 12 at 15:30

I'll be drivin like a granny nae doubt!

Graham88

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25th Apr 12 at 15:52

Drove my first left hand drive 300 miles from Nurburg to Calais, only 2 annoying things really.

1) Kept grabbing the door handle to change gear

2) Kept drifting lanes/nearly hitting kerb where I was naturally trying to be on the right hand side of the lane

But you get used to it

LeeM

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25th Apr 12 at 15:55

quote:
Originally posted by Graham88
2) Kept drifting lanes/nearly hitting kerb where I was naturally trying to be on the right hand side of the lane

you end up sat in the middle of a 2 lane road dont you

Nismo

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25th Apr 12 at 17:38

Hertz, Thrifty in most airports.

jase77

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25th Apr 12 at 19:32

I work for avis and they charge about a tenner a day for sat navs so its cheaper to buy your own. Just make sure you check the insurance excess as thats where they make money if you crash it can be up to 1500 pound

Siberia

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25th Apr 12 at 21:45

carhire3000.com might have somthing cheap.

Tomnova16

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25th Apr 12 at 21:53

I just searched on google for when I went skiing. Ended up with europcar. 307 estate with built in sat nav. Was perfect.

http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter

Graham88

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25th Apr 12 at 22:25

quote:
Originally posted by LeeM

quote:
Originally posted by Graham88
2) Kept drifting lanes/nearly hitting kerb where I was naturally trying to be on the right hand side of the lane

you end up sat in the middle of a 2 lane road dont you

Yeah

I felt like a drink driver

VegasPhil

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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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25th Apr 12 at 22:34

http://www.doyouspain.com/

Got ours from here last year. Very reasonable from Alicante.

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Ste

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26th Apr 12 at 07:43

I download the maps on my Nokia for the country I'm going to so I don't incur any data charges whilst there. Totally free sat nav then.

I would rather lose by a mile because i built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me.

Balling

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26th Apr 12 at 08:43

quote:
Originally posted by Colin
I need a car for 6 days, whats the best website??

Have used www.carhire3000.com before, and always found them to be very cheap.

Balling

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26th Apr 12 at 08:44

quote:
Originally posted by VegasPhil
http://www.doyouspain.com/

Got ours from here last year. Very reasonable from Alicante.

Bit of a bitch renting a car in Spain when going to Italy though...

johnhara1

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Registered: 19th Oct 06
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
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26th Apr 12 at 09:55

I hired a little 107 in portugal.

It had a massive blow on the exhaust manifold, a massive clunk on the steering rack and all 4 tyres were bald.

They couldn't give a fuck.

VegasPhil

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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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26th Apr 12 at 10:36

quote:
Originally posted by Balling

quote:
Originally posted by VegasPhil
http://www.doyouspain.com/

Got ours from here last year. Very reasonable from Alicante.

Bit of a bitch renting a car in Spain when going to Italy though...

I read it as Madrid. Whilst watching the football

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