Long Term Car Rental Sydney (March & May)

LINeverPayFullPrice on 20/02/2023 - 12:24
Last edited 20/02/2023 - 12:35

Hey OZB team, need a rental car for March & May (Whole Month at a time). All previous deals seems to have expired.

Booked a new EV that's due in Late May or Early June.

Selling/Will Sell my car shortly as it's coming up for registration renewal in March which will cost me 1.5k (Under Business) & insurance renewal due same day.

PS - Bought it for $35k selling it for $30k after a years use

Won't need a car whole of April (Using a flatmate car)

What's the best way to get a car for daily use less than a thousand kms use per month.

Saw Car Rental Republic for a small hatchback for under $900 with basic excess applied but I need to fork out 3k+ if a damage is done)

What options are out there:

Is it worth selling the car or keep the & pay for the rego & insurance car till I get new car then sell it?

So far saw the below:

  1. UBER Car Share
  2. Car Rental Republic (SIXT vis CRR came cheaper under 1k)
  3. Traditional Car Hire (Orana Car & Truck came cheaper)
  4. Looked cheap beat up car but way too many issues in every car
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Comments

  • spackbace on 20/02/2023 - 12:41
    +6

    Just keep current car…

    • GG57 on 20/02/2023 - 13:15
      +1

      Exactly, OP can either sell for more $ because of long registration, or sell it unregistered and return the plates for a partial refund.
      For insurance, consider just doing third-party?

  • Hybroid on 20/02/2023 - 12:44
    +1

    You can contact car hire companies directly for better deals on longer-term hire. Don't use the online booking system for that. Used to be able to get a Camry for $1,000/month from AVIS, no idea if still near figure that nowadays.

    Alternatively you can GoGet if convenient to your location and don't need the vehicle every single day.

  • Seraphin7 on 20/02/2023 - 13:19
    +3

    Is it worth selling the car or keep the & pay for the rego & insurance car till I get new car then sell it?

    This, that, blah, blah, who knows … there are any number of hypothetical outcomes here, but once you overlay headache, just keeping your current car for another three-odd months is almost certainly going to be the best option.

  • Euphemistic on 20/02/2023 - 13:55
    +2

    Just keep it for longer. Transfer to private rego if necessary. Cancel your insurance once it’s sold, you’ll get the remainder of the premium back.

  • mskeggs on 20/02/2023 - 14:56

    A relative working here says most of their customers are waiting for new car deliveries:
    https://www.hellocars.com.au/

  • JimB on 20/02/2023 - 15:07
    +3

    Why go through all the stress and costs if you still have a car?

    You're not going to lose 12 months of registration and insurance value if you sell the car in 3 months time.

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