While researching rental cars for an upcoming trip to Tasmania I've come across a couple of local companies offering dramatically lower rates than the legacy companies. I have some concerns about their ratings and relative reliability however.
Does anyone here, particularly the resident Aussies on the forum, have any experience or opinions regarding Bargain Car Rentals and/or Eastcoast Car Rentals? TIA
Posted by
Adelaide, Australia
68 posts
Hi Robert, no experience with Bargain Car Rentals but I use Eastcoast for my annual trip to Cairns as do several friends. Eastcoast are reliable, have a good range of vehicles. They are not located within airports, hence the cheaper rates. The do have a free shuttle service for pick up and drop off at the airport, reasonably easy and efficient but does add a bit of time to collect and return your car.
Posted by
Victoria, Australia
30 posts
I have used both. Eastcoast as mentioned is good. So is Bargain. The Bargain Car Rentals company is the franchisee in Australia for Avis , each office is a subfranchise and service depends on the owner. Hobart airport franchisee will be reliable.
I would look at both and go for the best deal.
Posted by
Twin Cities of MN
7757 posts
I've received excellent advice on Australia and Tasmania on this forum. If you do facebook, another source of great info is a group called, "Lap of Tasmania-Road trip advice and inspiration". If you are familiar with NZTT for New Zealand, its similar. There lots of great ideas and advice and quite a few discounts. Based on their advice and the quotes I've received, I'm using Bargain Car Rentals for Tasmania and a couple stretches on mainland Australia. I think Eastcoast is another recommendation from the facebook group.