Brisvegas (aka Brisbane) to the Gold Coast in a rental car.

This is part of my diary of a frequent renter series….52 rental in 2009 so far.

Dot point summary:

·         Rental company: Budget using my Budget Fastbreak membership

Taxi or rental from Melourne City to Melbourne Airport?

This is part of my diary of a frequent renter series…. 52 rentals for 2009 so far…

Dot point summary:

·         Rental company: Hertz using my #1 Gold membership

Rental car trip from Melbourne to Philip Island Victoria

Rental car trip from Melbourne to Philip Island Victoria

This is part of my diary of a frequent renter series…. 52 rentals for 2009 so far…

Dot point summary:

X-Trail rental car above the snowline

psst – dont tell the rental company, but i picked up a rental car last week and drove it up to Mt Buller for a day.

New Laws on Child restraints and booster seats

When travelling with Children- safety is always paramount.

These new rules for the use of child restraints and booster seats in vehicles and will help parents and carers ensure their children are in the safest child restraint or booster seat for their age.

As of the 9 November 2009, these news [...]

GPS Car Rental

Most rental cars do not have GPS units installed, and if they do they are usually in the luxury models, and even then they may not have GPS. It’s a bit of a hit and miss really, but very much a worthwhile rental investment.

If you answer yes, to any of the below questions- it might [...]

South Melbourne suburban car rental rates saved me oodles

Picked up a rental car from Budget rent-a-car in South Melbourne yesterday, and got a great deal.

I used oodles.com for the quote for melbourne city depots, and found all five rental firms were around $80-$90 for one day. Its school holiday at the moment so i can understand that the car hire prices are high, but [...]

Sydney airport brings luck

Got lucky when picking up my rental at Sydney airport the other day. Had booked a Hyundai Getz but got upgraded to an Audi A4. Man that is a cool car to drive.

Leather bucket seats, dashboard looks like airplane, and lots of grunt for effectively a small car.

I filled the car up with petrol at [...]