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[yorkshirechris]

Don't ask why but I'm looking at considering hiring a luxury car for me and my better half's birthdays in April...

This was brought on by some chavs who live opposite somehow managing to bring home a big '06 reg Bentley and wheel spinning it up the street, I was impressed until a few seconds later when I could smell the burning rubber in my living room

Anyway I've been looking at Luxury Car Hire but you have to be over 30 for most of them... you even have to be over 25 to hire a Bini Cooper S not that I'd even bother with one of those anyway..

Sooo. I'm after a modern, quality car something like a Bentley, Rolls, or even a sports car, what's my chances?
I'm 21

Has anyone done it and where did they hire it from?

Cheeeers!

[Rob Himself]

There was a thread about this on TA today actually...

....from what we found out, most (Astons, Ferraris, Bentleys and the like) are £500+ per day with a low (think 100, 200) mileage limit.

Plus a deposit in the £2k+ field.

[yorkshirechris]

There was a thread about this on TA today actually...

....from what we found out, most (Astons, Ferraris, Bentleys and the like) are £500+ per day with a low (think 100, 200) mileage limit.

Plus a deposit in the £2k+ field.

Oh dear I'd be prepared to spend around £200, can't afford a deposit of anywhere near as much as that, I'd have to sell both my kidneys and probably my arms

[Rob Himself]

One of those red letter day type things?

If not do what I sometimes do ... book a half-day off work, go into a dealership all suited & booted, wave your virtual willy around a bit, and then blag yourself a long test drive

[yorkshirechris]

One of those red letter day type things?

If not do what I sometimes do ... book a half-day off work, go into a dealership all suited & booted, wave your virtual willy around a bit, and then blag yourself a long test drive

Nah, those aren't good at all. Went on one myself, it was alright, got to drive a scooby up an airfield but.. well it just wasn't as fun as expected.

I want a proper one to drive about myself on real roads

That might be a good idea, I wouldn't be able to keep a straight face though

Plus if I turn up in a "rough around the edges" yellow Mini I won't look to be the most affluent of people

[Ethel]

There was a thread about this on TA today actually...

....from what we found out, most (Astons, Ferraris, Bentleys and the like) are £500+ per day with a low (think 100, 200) mileage limit.

Plus a deposit in the £2k+ field.

Oh dear I'd be prepared to spend around £200, can't afford a deposit of anywhere near as much as that, I'd have to sell both my kidneys and probably my arms

If you make it yer kidneys 'n a leg you could always get an automatic.

[Rob Himself]

True true lol. Last one I had as an Ibiza FR (1.9 TD) ... surprisingly very quick, and I was getting 60-62mpg cruising on the motorway at 80!

PS: Offtopic, where did you get the brackets for your spots from?

[yorkshirechris]

There are no brackets

Take the front bumper off, drill a couple of holes in the seam, bolt them on with the supplied fixings!

[Dan]

The age thing is an issue, being my 30th today my GF gave me a voucher to hire an immaculate Triumph TR6 for three days from a place in Devon this year. That's a proper cool car that I've wanted to own for a long time now and I have very nearly bought one a couple of times. The only problem is a minter costs around £30,000. Still we'll have one for a long weekend holiday and that's good enough for now.

[GreaseMonkey]

If you go on ebay theres auctions to hire cars like porshce 911s and lambos and bentleys.

[yorkshirechris]

Never thought of fleabay, cheers!